Democratic Senator Mark Warner changes his position on guns, now calling for restrictions on assault-style guns and ammunition magazines… The Library of Virginia is way behind in cataloging documents, and is failing to answer Freedom of Information requests… A “place-based” education advocate visits JMU….

This week [April 3-4] a promoter of “place-based education” is coming to Harrisonburg to meet with current and future teachers. On Tuesday he’ll also give a keynote address that’s open to the public, as WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz reports.

In a blow to Dominion, Virginia’s highest court says big electric users can shop around for renewable energy… Since Trump took office, federal efforts to crack down on predatory lending have all but ended… And we kick off our month-long series on autism, with a look at new approaches to treating children with the condition….

A proposed new green space park near Harrisonburg’s farmer’s market takes another step forward… Federal regulators deny a request by Atlantic Coast Pipeline builders for more time to cut down trees… And, a new UVa study reveals the disparities of wealth and income across Virginia….

April is National Autism Awareness Month , and World Autism Awareness Day is Monday, April 2. So beginning today WMRA is embarking on a six-part series about this increasingly prevalent developmental disorder . Today, we look at applied behavior analysis – or ABA – a leading intervention for kids with autism, and how Mary Baldwin University is responding to the growing need. WMRA’s Jessie Knadler reports.

The former chief of police for a small town in Augusta County has been relieved of duty for allegedly stealing Hydrocodone… Charlottesville housing officials get some help from their counterparts in Harrisonburg… And, environmentalists demand that Governor Northam call for a more stringent environmental review for the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines….

Two men are sentenced to jail time for repeatedly removing the black tarps covering Confederate monuments in Charlottesville… UVa researchers begin testing a drug that they hope will save the lives of many lung transplant recipients… And a group in central Virginia declares war on non-native plants, and wants to recruit you and your neighbors in the battle….

Following President Trump’s decision to sharply restrict the number of refugees allowed into the United States, the State Department has informed refugee resettlement offices nationwide to trim operations or even close. One of those offices is in Harrisonburg, which has a long history of refugee resettlement. WMRA’s Jessie Knadler takes a look at how the new policy is affecting Rockingham County.

A head-on collision in Winchester kills two people… UVa prepares to host a debate featuring the Republican candidates to challenge Senator Tim Kaine… And, new ballot rules from the state board of elections, hoping to avoid another confusing election like 2017’s….

An inmate sues over prison food… Policymakers debate whether new Virginia laws encouraging teaching colleges to produce teachers in four years instead of five or six are actually a good idea… And, is gambling money making its way into Virginia schools?