Harrisonburg fire officials have determined that the explosion Saturday morning was the result of a gas leak. Virginia lawmakers wrapped up work on the state budget. A judge in Richmond heard arguments regarding the fate of the Robert E. lee statue on Monument Avenue. And Govenor Ralph Northam is now considering several dozen bills lawmakers sent during the special session.

The investigation is still ongoing regarding an explosion in Harrisonburg, Saturday morning and many questions still remain… The much awaited budget proposal for Virginia was adopted by the General Assembly late Friday… A lawsuit seeking to prevent the removal of the Lee Statue in Richmond is scheduled to go to trial… And a recent survey of schools in Virginia yielded some surprising and worrisome news – enrollments are down.

Questions still remain in an explosion in Harrisonburg Saturday that rocked the city and was felt for miles. WMRA’s Bridget Manley has this report.

The General Assembly finally nears agreement on a state budget, and new law enforcement reforms… Our Community Place in Harrisonburg combines its big fundraisers in this year of the pandemic… We take a haunted tour of Staunton, with masks and safely physically-distanced, of course….

The pandemic has complicated this year’s fundraising for Our Community Place. Instead of a separate fall Gala and Christmas Concert fundraiser, OCP will hold both at the same time this weekend. WMRA’s Calvin Pynn has this preview.

A lot of the traditional Halloween festivities are cancelled this season due to the pandemic, but there are still a few COVID-safe ways to get your thrills in this fall, including a ghost tour in Staunton. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi took the tour, and has this report on why the Queen City might just be a little more spooky than other places.

A judge extends voter registration in Virginia, and you now have until midnight tonight… Bridgewater College will likely lay off 13% of its employees… We profile GOP candidate for the 7 th District, Nick Freitas….

Advocacy groups are suing Virginia to allow two more days of voter registration, after a utility accident shut down the state’s elections portal on the last day to register to vote… The same members of anti-government domestic terror groups arrested for a plot against Michigan's governor discussed kidnapping Governor Northam, and he points the finger at Trump… We profile Democrat Abigail Spanberger, running for reelection in Virginia’s 7 th District….

At least one death at a nursing home in Staunton is a result of COVID-19… Meanwhile, a new VCU study suggests the death rate from the coronavirus is much higher than reported... We learn how the trauma of losing a business, such as from the August floods in Staunton, can lead to an opportunity for personal growth….

Private property owners in Staunton learned last week that they would not get federal disaster aid for the estimated $3 million in damage caused by floods in early August. But friends and neighbors are stepping up. And the trauma caused by losing a business, something all too common for entrepreneurs during this pandemic, can lead to an opportunity for personal growth. WMRA's Jason Barr reports.