Many of us gather items such as used soup cans, milk jugs, and old medicine bottles to be recycled. But what actually gets recycled… or reused? WMRA’s Ayse Pirge explores two places in the Shenandoah Valley with different approaches to processing reusables.
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Virginians are on track to vote on new proposed congressional maps in April. Meanwhile, a bill creating the new map was debated in the House of Delegates.
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How should Virginia participate in the Electoral College? Legislators are considering joining other states to reduce its influence.
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It’s basically a new, national voucher program, one that most Republican-led states have entered. Most Democrat-led states are waiting.
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Jim and Augustine Smith say they don't want financial challenges to block regional medical students from pursuing their degrees in Roanoke.
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Despite a significant snow pack on the ground, state officials are continuing to warn about drought conditions across much of Virginia.
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Researchers at Virginia Tech are studying a new method to help people quit smoking, by testing the effectiveness of a program that prompts them to think of things they look forward to in their personal lives.
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A project to protect more than 5,000 acres of forested mountain land adjacent to the Shenandoah National Park has secured conservation easements on two properties, with three more in the works. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.
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The Ryan White Part B program helps clients pay for medication and needed services. Federal support was reduced last year and now state funding has been trimmed as well.
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More than a dozen localities across Virginia currently criminalize loitering or homeless-adjacent activity.
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Last year’s Super Bowl drew an audience of nearly 128 million people, but a professor of business at the University of Virginia warns that big number may be hiding a big problem. Younger viewers, raised on YouTube and TikTok, are not so excited about football and other TV sports.
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