A Republican state Senator flips on Medicaid expansion in Virginia, raising the possibility of a budget agreement… U-S Senator Tim Kaine visits Harrisonburg as part of his re-election kick-off… Motorcycle rider deaths are way up, and some riders blame car drivers with cell phones….

Some kids have been enjoying their spring break this week. For some that’s meant vegging out, or maybe going to visit relatives out of town. But for a group of 13 girls in Charlottesville, it’s meant a week-long camp focused on health. WMRA’s Jordy Yager has more.

On Thursday [April 5], CNN White House Correspondent Jim Acosta returned to James Madison University as the final Madison Vision Series Speaker this year. WMRA’s Calvin Pynn reports.

An Arlington hospital tries to turn back a crisis in c-section births. Girls in Charlottesville spend spring break focused on health and wellbeing. CNN’s White House Correspondent and JMU grad Jim Acosta speaks on campus for real news and a free press.

This Saturday [April 7], community members interested in the process of becoming naturalized citizens can learn more at an information session at Blue Ridge Community College. WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz reports.

Nine protesters arrested at the Cargill plant in Dayton trying to support workers’ rights to unionize… Harrisonburg city staff recommend against turning animal shelter services over to Anicira…. How are Virginia’s public schools serving students with autism? Our series continues….

Several protesters at a march Wednesday at Cargill in Dayton were arrested for trespassing when they tried to deliver a petition in support of workers they say were fired by the company for exercising their rights to organize. WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz reports.

April is National Autism Awareness Month , and WMRA is presenting a six-part series about this increasingly prevalent developmental disorder . Today, we look at the educational system’s approach to students with autism. WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz reports.

Valley activists say they are carrying on MLK’s work by supporting local poultry workers… State regulators question whether the big electric utility overhaul passed by lawmakers this year is constitutional… UVa researchers learn more about why some babies and not others die of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome….

Senator Tim Kaine kicks off his re-election campaign this week, with appearances around the state… A massive Confederate battle flag appears near Interstate 64 outside Charlottesville… A Virginia Tech administrator who marched with Martin Luther King, Jr. remembers him, 50 years after his death….