WMRA Public Radio (Harrisonburg, VA)

3 days ago | wmra.org | Chris Boros

Abandoned, crumbling, downtown buildings have become something of a stereotype for the struggles of communities. When storms hit, many of us brace, wondering if the power will remain on. Bon Air Juvenile Correctional Center, Virginia’s last youth prison, is under scrutiny for its understaffing and dangerous conditions. The Democratic primary for attorney general might end up being an expensive fight between two big-money rivals.

1 week ago | wmra.org | Julia Simon |Jeongyoon Han

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has ordered a halt to an offshore wind project near the coast of Long Island. Today, Equinor, the Norwegian energy company that owns and operates the project, announced it is complying with the order and suspending all construction. President Trump, a longtime critic of wind energy, issued a moratorium on new development of offshore wind projects, one of his first executive orders upon returning to the White House.

1 week ago | wmra.org | Sandy Hausman

The Rappahannock, which runs from the Blue Ridge Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay, is the longest undammed river in the eastern United States, but a non-profit called American Rivers says it’s endangered. Brent Hunsinger, with Friends of the Rappahannock, says there’s big demand for its water due to unchecked development.

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….

1 week ago | wmra.org | Michael Pope

Governor Glenn Youngkin is still considering how he wants to handle dozens of bills on his desk. One of them involves social media — which is addictive and potentially even harmful to children, says Senator Schuyler VanValkenburg, a Democrat from Henrico County. That's why he introduced a bill to do something about it. The governor amended his bill to allow parents to disable what’s known as infinite scroll. "On this issue, the governor and I are pretty aligned.