Those injured in the Unite the Right rally two years ago will get a chance to face in court the white supremacists who they say brought violence to Charlottesville… Virginia Democrats say they will pass the ERA, but what happens after that?... We take a look at Virginia’s historical claim to the Thanksgiving tradition….

Governor Northam says he will continue to push for gun control in the face of opposition from rural parts of Virginia… A new partnership in Louisa County aims to tackle a shortage of childcare and teachers… Virginia lawmakers in Congress say despite a sweeping new law addressing the opioid crisis, the crisis continues….

WMRA and James Madison University present The John Grisham Writers Hour with special guest Jon Meacham , an award-winning historian and biographer who writes about the history of division in the United States in his book The Soul of America . Both writers sat down together on the campus of JMU in September 2019.

An organizer of the deadly white supremacist rally in Charlottesville in August 2017 is found in civil contempt of court… Governor Northam tells business leaders that he doesn’t want to make any changes to Virginia’s right-to-work law… A preschool food drive in Harrisonburg has a dual purpose -- helping migrant families, and teaching children how to help others….

A preschool food drive in Harrisonburg takes a different approach to helping families in need, while teaching children how to help others. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports.

The parents of a University of Virginia student who died after being released from North Korea say they are going after the country's illicit assets… Augusta and Rockingham Counties will join a growing list of rural areas in Virginia to consider declaring themselves "Second Amendment Sanctuaries"… The problems of hunger and food insecurity on campuses are getting worse, and local colleges and universities are responding….

Virginia regulators reject a request from Dominion Energy to increase its guaranteed profits… State legislators meeting at JMU promise to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment… Meanwhile, GOP leaders have abandoned efforts to pass gun violence legislation, so Democrats say they’ll take up the issue when they assume control in January….

A wildfire in a remote area near Woodstock continues to grow, but the Forest Service says it’s not threatening property... In response to Democrats’ promise to pass gun control legislation, a few rural areas around Virginia are declaring themselves Second Amendment Sanctuaries… Health officials say Virginia’s psychiatric hospitals are overloaded and need an infusion of money, but State Senator Creigh Deeds disagrees with that diagnosis….

Researchers at UVa say they have uncovered important clues to a genetic heart condition that causes sudden death… Is another federal government shutdown looming, and how would it affect Virginia?... Parents and school officials in Richmond are still wrestling with intense racial segregation….