Musician and disability rights activist Gaelynn Lea will perform in Blacksburg on Monday evening, along with a group of classical musicians called the Music Inclusion Ensemble.
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Candidates for attorney general were on stage together Thursday night for a debate in Richmond.
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Americans have plenty to choose from when it comes to entertainment – hundreds of cable channels, streaming services and direct TV, but that hasn’t stopped a group of investors from bringing back an old-fashioned movie tradition – the drive-in. Sandy Hausman reports on why they think it’ll fly, and what they’re doing to ensure success.
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Susan Stamberg, an original National Public Radio staffer who went on to become the first U.S. woman to anchor a nightly national news program, has died.
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“Instead of plastics making waste we’re making plastics out of waste,” says Jack “Tato” Bigio with UBQ Materials.
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The law school hopes the new Center for Energy Law & Policy will be a hub for addressing growing energy issues.
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Back in August, President Trump said he "would" endorse Winsome Earle-Sears for governor. But he has yet to do that.
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When the Trump administration asked nine universities – including the University of Virginia – to sign an agreement in exchange for preferential access to federal funding, it requested a response by October 20th.
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“Doesn’t everybody deserve the opportunity to live another day? Whether that’s the decision to use again or to recover,” advocate Colin King notes.
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The spotted lanternfly has descended upon grape vines, fruit orchards, and maple trees in more than half of Virginia's counties, including the entire Shenandoah Valley. One local vineyard is arming their patrons to help swat out the invasive insects. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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Virginia’s election is less than three weeks away. Brad Kutner spent some time with the candidates for the state’s highest office.
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