
WMRA Daily 5/1/26
New figures from the Deportation Data Project detail a steep rise in the number of immigration arrests in 2025 in Virginia… Multiple court c...
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The WMRA Daily brings you the latest local, regional and statewide news, plus WMRA feature stories.

New figures from the Deportation Data Project detail a steep rise in the number of immigration arrests in 2025 in Virginia… Multiple court c...

Thanks to a grant from Augusta Health, the Waynesboro Family YMCA has installed new technology in their lower gym that combines virtual and...

A grassroots group in the Harrisonburg area, mostly led by retirees, has educated the public about climate change and advocated for solution...

Local advocates are rallying this week in support of Haitian and Syrian immigrants as the U-S Supreme Court will hear arguments regarding Te...

The Supreme Court of Virginia will hear oral arguments today regarding last week’s vote in favor of a constitutional amendment that would re...

The General Assembly’s special budget session ends without agreement on a budget… Jeff Schapiro weighs in on that, plus the vote in favor of...

Elkton, without running water for part of last weekend, works to restore service to residents… Staunton releases the first draft of its floo...

Voters pass Virginia’s redistricting referendum to redraw congressional maps in favor of Democrats… Data centers need more electricity, and...

Those for and against Virginia’s redistricting amendment have made their closing arguments, and today is the last day to vote… On Virginia’s...

A major health care provider in the Shenandoah Valley cuts back, citing Republican cuts in last year’s federal spending bill… Immigration ad...

With two wildfires burning in Shenandoah National Park, the National Weather Service issues a red flag fire warning… Jeff Shapiro discusses...

Governor Spanberger dedicates the new home of a Charlottesville agri-tech start-up… Some people with so-called “alpha-gal” syndrome find rel...

Governor Spanberger visits the Harrisonburg area to highlight economic development and transportation initiatives… Our candidate conversatio...

Governor Spanberger wants next year’s legal cannabis market to begin in July, not January, one of the bills she amended before her signing d...

With her deadline looming, Governor Spanberger signs a series of bills on gun safety and support for first responders… Other pending laws wo...

The governor signs legislation that will raise Virginia’s minimum wage to $15 an hour… Virginians will also soon have a right to contracepti...

Senator Tim Kaine responds to news of a cease-fire with Iran… College professors call on Governor Spanberger to amend a bill on collective b...

News deserts in Virginia grow as newspapers close or merge with other companies… We talk with JMU’s new president as he prepares for his ina...

We pay a visit to a line of homeless encampments along the Rivanna in Charlottesville, and the debate over what to do about them… Governor S...

Charlottesville’s school board declares it will not cooperate with federal immigration enforcement… A new study finds that Farmville’s main...