Yesterday, students at UVa participated in the nationwide walkout to honor the victims of the Parkland school shooting and propose gun control measures. WMRA's Emily Richardson-Lorente was there.

Rockbridge County High was one of thousands of schools across the country where students walked out of their classrooms to honor victims of the Parkland massacre yesterday. WMRA's Jessie Knadler filed this report.

Governor Northam sets April 11 th for the General Assembly to return to session and settle on a budget… a former State Department official sues right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over attacks stemming from the violence of August 12 th in Charlottesville… and, is the small city of Buena Vista poised for a comeback?

Governor Northam gets to work on what the General Assembly has sent him so far, and he has a lot of decisions to make… U-V-A’s next president will start his job earlier than expected… and, we check in with local schools participating in Wednesday’s national school walkout, in their own way….

This week on Wednesday, one month after a shooter killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, students, teachers, school administrators, parents and allies are slated to walk out of school to demand that Congress pass legislation to address gun violence. A number of schools in the area are recognizing that walkout and call – in their own ways, as WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz reports.

The second annual International Women’s Day March in Harrisonburg took place Saturday. WMRA’s Calvin Pynn reports.

Marchers in Harrisonburg mark International Women’s Day… the General Assembly adjourns its regular session, and now the clock is ticking to agree on a budget before July 1 st … One point of agreement – a new law that could actually raise your electric bill….

The General Assembly adjourns on Saturday, without agreement on a budget, with a wide gulf remaining over expansion of Medicaid… In the wake of the Parkland mass shooting, the House Speaker forms a committee on school safety, but no legislation until next year… And, what it means for six native tribes in Virginia, finally recognized by the federal government….

The lead organizer for last August’s violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville is suing the city for not letting him do it again… Lawmakers get ready to leave Richmond, with the state’s budget and Medicaid expansion still unresolved… And, the state will soon require parents to strap their small children into rear -facing car seats….

Harrisonburg and Winchester’s daily newspapers are changing hands in a sale announced Tuesday… The state Senate passes a bill against so-called “sanctuary cities”… And we have some guidelines for how to approach, and best help, panhandlers….