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WMRA's local reporting on current events and issues in the Shenandoah Valley and Charlottesville areas.... more
FAQs about WMRA Local News:How many episodes does WMRA Local News have?The podcast currently has 1,914 episodes available.
December 19, 2017WMRA Daily 12/19/17Charlottesville’s Police Chief resigns after less than two years on the job, and less than a month after a report harshly criticized his leadership after a violent summer in Charlottesville… Also, outgoing Governor McAuliffe releases his final budget proposal… as election officials comb through a handful of results with control over the House of Delegates hanging in the balance…....more9minPlay
December 18, 2017WMRA Daily 12/18/17One of the marchers with a white supremacist rally on August 12 th who punched counter-protesters is going to jail… Gov. McAuliffe leaves office with a record budget surplus for Virginia… And yet, more people are moving out of Virginia than moving in…....more5minPlay
December 15, 2017WMRA Daily 12/15/17The charge against the man accused of killing Heather Heyer has been upgraded to first-degree murder… As members of Congress debate mandating sexual harassment training for themselves, some experts question the effectiveness of such training… and, in part 2 of our report on conditions at a detention facility near Staunton, we look at how unaccompanied immigrant children there are coping…....more11minPlay
December 14, 2017Tales of Self-Harm, Suicide Attempts at Valley Detention Center for Immigrant ChildrenAround 30 unaccompanied immigrant children are being held at a juvenile detention center near Staunton. In Part Two of our report, WMRA’s Jessie Knadler takes a look at how these undocumented youth cope with confinement and trauma....more5minPlay
December 14, 2017WMRA Daily 12/14/17Anti-pipeline activists try to make sense of recent rulings by state regulators… the alleged killer of Heather Heyer is in court today for a preliminary hearing for second-degree murder… and, a lawsuit cites inhumane conditions for refugee children detained at a facility near Stanton…....more10minPlay
December 13, 2017Inhumane Conditions Alleged at Juvenile Detention Center Near StauntonA class action lawsuit filed by a 17-year-old Mexican boy detained at the Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Center near Staunton shines a light on what has been described as brutal, inhumane conditions faced by roughly 30 unaccompanied immigrant children confined there. Their crime? Entering the United States, often alone, to flee violence south of the border. WMRA's Jessie Knadler has the first in this two-part report....more5minPlay
December 13, 2017Charlottesville Police FoundationThe Charlottesville Police Foundation is a local non-profit organization that has been helping officers in the City since 2004. They do that through a variety of programs - from extra training, to partnerships through grants and various community events, as well as housing assistance. WMRA's Marguerite Gallorini talked with the foundation's Executive Director, Mindy Goodall....more2minPlay
December 13, 2017WMRA Daily 12/13/17Dominion will have to wait before beginning construction of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline… a new study says winter road salt may pose more of a threat to the environment than we thought… and, there’s a program in Charlottesville to help cops afford to live in the high-cost city…....more6minPlay
December 12, 2017WMRA Daily 12/12/17The state’s water control board meets to decide on approval for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline… Charlottesville denies a request for another white supremacist rally next year… and, Governor McAuliffe announces measures to address Virginia’s severe teacher shortage…....more7minPlay
December 12, 2017Affordable Housing 101Charlottesville is undergoing an affordable housing crisis. So the non-profit organization IMPACT (Interfaith Movement Promoting Action by Congregations Together) invited Dave Leibson, the Vice President of Alliance for Housing Solution in Arlington to provide an “Affordable Housing 101” crash course at the Church of the Incarnation in Charlottesville. WMRA's Marguerite Gallorini reports....more2minPlay
FAQs about WMRA Local News:How many episodes does WMRA Local News have?The podcast currently has 1,914 episodes available.