Bob Leweke

Harrisonburg

News Director and Host, Morning Edition at WMRA Public Radio (Harrisonburg, VA)

Host at WMRA Daily

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WMRA Daily 4/17/25

1 week ago | wmra.org | Bob Leweke

VMI’s governing body has a new president… Virginia’s governor considers legislation on medical debt… The Rappahannock River is one of the most endangered in the nation….
WMRA Daily 4/16/25

1 week ago | wmra.org | Bob Leweke

Residents in areas affected by Tropical Storm Helene get an IRS extension... One bill still under consideration by Governor Youngkin involves social media... A UVa student accidentally enlists in an Army program, and we take a look at how that’s turning out....
WMRA Daily 4/15/25

1 week ago | wmra.org | Bob Leweke

Anti-competitive health care mergers could become more common in Virginia… The Waynesboro Symphony has a role to play in a movie filmed in the Grand Canyon… Virginia loves Canadian visitors, but do they still love us?
WMRA Daily 4/14/25

1 week ago | wmra.org | Bob Leweke

JMU closes its DEI office… The president of VMI’s board of visitors resigns… Researchers at UVa explore new treatments for long COVID….
WMRA Daily 4/11/25

2 weeks ago | wmra.org | Bob Leweke

A free clinic in Harrisonburg is adding dental care… United Way of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County will take over services in Augusta County… Tariffs, immigration and education make waves in Virginia, and Jeff Schapiro has analysis….
WMRA Daily 4/10/25

2 weeks ago | wmra.org | Bob Leweke

Four young people are charged in Tuesday’s mass shooting near Fredericksburg… UVa joins the growing list of universities where international students have had their visas canceled… Lynchburg Republicans challenge a state election law they say violates their First Amendment rights….
WMRA Daily 4/9/25

2 weeks ago | wmra.org | Bob Leweke

At least three people are dead and others are injured in a mass shooting in Spotsylvania County… A jury trial is again delayed for the fifth time in a case involving the former leaders of NEXUS... Virginia economic leaders discuss the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on the state’s $70 billion in international trade….
WMRA Daily 4/8/25

2 weeks ago | wmra.org | Bob Leweke

Dozens of bills are back on Governor Glenn Youngkin’s desk, including one that defines the relationship between tribes in Virginia and the Commonwealth… Democrat Abigail Spanberger has about three times as much cash to fund her run for governor as Republican Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears… Voter registration records from more than 120 years ago are rediscovered in one small Rockingham County community….
WMRA Daily 4/7/25

2 weeks ago | wmra.org | Bob Leweke

Thousands of protesters in Virginia join the national “Hands Off” rallies... Virginia Republicans confirm that Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears will be the party’s nominee for governor... Brian Noyes, our April Books & Brews author, joins us to talk about his bakery dreams and his writing....
WMRA Daily 4/4/25

3 weeks ago | wmra.org | Bob Leweke

We investigate how President Trump’s desire to dismantle the Department of Education might affect students in our area… The Blue Ridge Poison Centers warns that taking too much Vitamin A can be bad for you… Jeff Schapiro surveys the busy week in Virginia politics….