Governor Northam looks for the state’s most sensitive land to protect. Political money rushes into Virginia from around the country. The state senate tackles the budget. And Harrisonburg turns kids onto fruits and veggies.

An infant’s death leads to a lawsuit against Rockbridge County. A new resource for child mental health opens its doors. Virginia politicians use committee assignments to attract donors. And a Virginia congressman aims to shake up the music business.

Getting kids to eat fresh produce might seem like an uphill battle, but in Harrisonburg schools, there’s some thought going into helping students know, grow and eat their fruits and veggies. WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz reports.

A lobbyist for Charlottesville strikes out in Richmond. Pipeline developers try again in court to oust tree sitters. Today honors a civil rights activist who fought for equal resources in Virginia schools.

The three Republicans vying to challenge Senator Tim Kaine this fall meet in another debate… Virginia will get nearly $10 million to fight the opioid battle… How do first responders – cops, fire fighters and so on – train to deal with, and serve, people with autism?

As part of our recognition of National Autism Awareness Month, WMRA has been examining the spectrum disorder and the people it impacts. In the fourth installment of our series, we take a deep look at how the issue of public and individual safety has evolved. WMRA’s Jordy Yager reports.

White supremacist propaganda sprinkled around Charlottesville neighborhoods… some Democrats in the General Assembly are calling on the governor to hit the brakes on the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines… Could the answer for Puerto Rico be solar power? A local benefit concert is raising money toward that end….

The Republican-led House of Delegates approves its version of the state budget, again expanding Medicaid to low-income Virginians… Next week, high school students are encouraged to register to vote… You have an extra day to file your federal taxes, and we’ll take a look at the tax burden that Virginians bear….

Like a lot of small to midsize downtowns trying to hang on in the age of Amazon, Lexington has its share of empty storefronts. In an effort to juice the downtown scene, Main Street Lexington hosted a Shark Tank -like pitch competition Wednesday night in which eight local entrepreneurs competed for $60,000 worth of prize money from the state to grow a new or existing business. Jessie Knadler filed this report.

As some Puerto Rico residents struggle to recover from last year's Hurricanes Irma and Maria, a group of concerned citizens in Harrisonburg are hoping to fight climate change through humanitarian action – with a benefit concert this Friday [April 20, 2018]. WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz reports.