Gun supporters are active, as more than 200 activists wearing “Guns SAVE Lives” stickers rally in Richmond, Culpeper’s sheriff says he’ll deputize citizens to resist any new gun laws, and Rockingham County considers its own “2nd Amendment Sanctuary” resolution… Governor Northam proposes millions to fight racial disparities in Virginia’s infant mortality rate… District Courts around the state are woefully understaffed….

Governor Northam suspends a policy that allowed prison officials in Buckingham County to strip search an 8-year-old girl who was visiting her father… UVA physicists are working on a big project that could rewrite the physics books… This week, a statue mirroring and challenging Confederate monuments called “Rumors of War,” will be installed at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and we have a preview….

According to author and musician Gayla M. Mills , music brings people together, it enhances the humdrum of daily living and playing it can benefit your life in many ways. Gayla is the featured author for December's Books & Brews . She recently spoke with WMRA’s Chris Boros who asked her to describe when music entered her life. Gayla M. Mills: Well it was always important to me but I would say it took a back seat during my middle years and it’s been about fifteen years since I’ve returned to

A former third-grade teacher in Rockingham County will spend years in jail for possessing child pornography and illegally recording young girls… The Virginia Clean Cities program at JMU has received federal money for cleaner UPS vehicles… Governor Ralph Northam commits to repealing racist language in Virginia law…

After nearly 2,000 Augusta County residents pack a Board of Supervisors meeting, the board unanimously approves a Second Amendment Sanctuary resolution, joining more than 40 other localities in Virginia… Governor Northam puts on hold a Medicaid work requirement… Meanwhile, a new report says Virginians’ health is improving….

Dozens of rural communities in Virginia have now declared themselves 2 nd Amendment Sanctuaries, and one Democrat wants the attorney general to declare whether those resolutions have any teeth… A new state education report cites a persistent achievement gap for some students and a worsening shortage of high-quality teachers… We meet one family of Salvadoran refugees in Harrisonburg, along with thousands of others, awaiting a court ruling that could force the parents back to El Salvador….

When you think of distinctly American music, you might think jazz, country, hip-hop – and maybe musical theatre. But where do the next Rodgers and Hammerstein or Lin Manuel Miranda come from? Among other places, from Staunton, as WMRA’s Kimberlea Daggy reports.

Delegate Nick Freitas is the latest Republican to challenge Democratic Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger… The University of Virginia and William & Mary are the latest schools to announce plans to become carbon neutral… A high school student from Staunton is one of just seven winners of a national musical theatre song-writing contest….

The Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville is vandalized yet again… With Congress mired in impeachment, can anything get done in Washington?... Ordering holiday packages online? You might want to take extra steps to make sure they’re not stolen from your doorstep….