Senator Warner returns to Charlottesville, and says he’s ‘cautiously optimistic’ that mail delivery is improving there as the winter holiday season approaches… Meanwhile, the global supply chain bottlenecks are affecting retailers, builders and consumers right here in our area… Valley Delegate Todd Gilbert discusses his plans for a new GOP majority in the House of Delegates….

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WMRA Daily 11/5/21

Senator Mark Warner returned to Charlottesville Thursday to evaluate mail delivery there. He said he’s cautiously optimistic. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Sen. Warner says he's 'cautiously optimistic' about mail in Charlottesville

From building materials to toys, cosmetics and groceries, supply chain disruptions are impacting almost every facet of the economy right now. WMRA’s Jessie Knadler checks in with Valley consumers, builders and retailers to get a sense of how they’re faring when so much of what we buy is in short supply.

Supply chain snags hit home

The plaintiffs suing those who staged the violent Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville bring their first expert on anti-Semitism to the trial… Just as Harrisonburg decides whether to keep police officers in the high school, an incident involving officers and a student there has heated up the debate… Winsome Sears will be the first Black woman elected to statewide office in Virginia, but come next year there will be fewer Black members of the General Assembly….

WMRA Daily 11/4/21

The Harrisonburg School Board is deliberating the fate of the district's school resource officers. A recent incident at Harrisonburg High School concerned some parents, but Harrisonburg's Chief of Police says it's been blown out of proportion. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Incident at Harrisonburg High intensifies debate over resource officers

Democrats hold a 55-45 majority heading into yesterday’s election, but Republicans picked up at least two seats in the House of Delegates -- and maybe more.

Will Republicans take control of the House?

For the first time in more than a decade, a Republican will become governor of Virginia… The GOP swept all three statewide offices, and the Democrats are pointing fingers… Republicans also gained seats in the House of Delegates, but control of that chamber still rests on races that are still undecided… We have more on the two suicides this year at the jail in Harrisonburg….

WMRA Daily 11/3/21

In this second report, WMRA’s Randi B. Hagi speaks with the fiance of Shannon Jennings, who reportedly died by suicide at the Rockingham-Harrisonburg Regional Jail, and reports what we know about the second man to die in the jail this year.

Two suicides at jail, two different stories

For a non-presidential race, voter turnout looked pretty good this morning in Greene County, and in the Valley. WMRA’s Randi B. Hagi reports from Ruckersville, and from Harrisonburg.

Virginians vote on Election Day

The campaigning is done, and now it’s up to the voters in Virginia, and we have a look at final arguments, the importance of turnout, and what some voters are saying… Two men have died by suicide at the Harrisonburg – Rockingham Regional Jail, and questions remain about exactly what happened….

WMRA Daily 11/2/21

Two men have died by suicide at the Rockingham -Harrisonburg Regional Jail this year. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports in the first of a two-part series.

Questions remain after two suicides at Harrisonburg jail

Tomorrow is election day, the candidates are making their final arguments, and we have a look at the national significance of Virginia’s governor’s race… Some childcare centers in our area are bearing the brunt of the “Great Resignation”… A team from Albemarle will be the first high school students ever allowed into a college-level competition to float a concrete canoe….

WMRA Daily 11/1/21

Some childcare centers in our area are bearing the brunt of the ' Great Resignation .' WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Local daycare centers feel effects of 'Great Resignation'

Local students are gearing up to become the first high school team ever to compete in the American Society of Civil Engineers 's college-level competition. They'll have to float a concrete canoe. Randi B. Hagi reports.

Local high school first to enter college concrete canoe contest

Opening arguments begin in the civil trial of the organizers of Unite the Right… Meanwhile, two big events are coming up in the next few days – Halloween, and we’ve got ghost stories from the Valley… And, Election Day, and we’ve got a profile of three House of Delegates races in our area, plus a broader look at the statewide races….

WMRA Daily 10/29/21

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