Since 1988, an organization called Church World Service has resettled about 3,500 refugees from around the world to the Shenandoah Valley. This month the Harrisonburg office is hosting a photography exhibit featuring 29 portraits of these refugees. WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz reports.

JMU is among three Virginia universities now conducting research on industrial hemp under a new state law… Senator Cree Deeds drops a state lawsuit, but his case against a Rockbridge County agency related to the 2013 death of his son remains… and, the Department of Transportation asks for bids for a new air carrier for Shenandoah Valley’s airport...

A Charlottesville high school teacher is under arrest for alleged possession of child pornography… Republican Ed Gillespie announces a plan for public safety… and, we’ll have a look at what it will be like, soon, when whites are a minority in Virginia….

Charlottesville’s Chihamba African-American festival is back, and we’ve got a preview… a Virginia Tech-designed self-driving car makes a cross-country trip, winding up in Richmond... and, we take a look at money in Virginia politics.

ViaAir answers complaints by officials at the Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport, who are looking for a new carrier… One Virginia lawmaker is looking for a way to regulate online lending…. And, Natural Bridge gets a stress test….

The Chihamba African American Cultural Arts Festival will launch its 28th edition this week, Thursday through Saturday. WMRA’s Marguerite Gallorini has this preview.

On Monday the U.S. House of Representatives voted down a money bill that many veterans opposed, including one veteran in Harrisonburg… meanwhile, Democrats choose Virginia’s 10 th District to announce their new “Better Deal” program to take back power in Washington…

On Monday, July 24 the U.S. House of Representatives voted down S. 114 , a bill that many veterans opposed. One veteran from Harrisonburg spoke to reporters Monday against the House bill, as WMRA’s Christopher Clymer Kurtz reports.

Virginia’s major party candidates for governor met in their first debate in Hot Springs, but the Libertarian wasn’t invited… Shenandoah Valley’s airport is unhappy with ViaAir, the sole provider of air service there, and airport officials want to replace them…

Senator Tim Kaine will visit the remote medical clinic that once each year provides free medical care for people in the Appalachians… Authorities say dashcam video footage shows a Culpeper County man pointed a shotgun at deputies before they fatally shot him after a chase... and, the debate over debates in Virginia’s race for governor has begun….