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Bob Leweke's coverage focuses on local news, daily updates, and current events in Virginia, particularly Charlottesville. He covers a range of topics including government & politics, education, and agriculture & farming.
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The U.S. Army's 250th anniversary parade, at the behest of President Trump, takes place on Saturday, June 14. Counter-protesters plan a so-called 'No Kings' rally in cities around the country, including in Virginia.
By: Bob Leweke
On Saturday, June 14, the U.S. Army will celebrate its 250th anniversary with a parade in Washington, D.C., at the request of President Trump. Fifty-five cadets from Virginia Military Institute will also march in that parade. Also on that same day, protesters will hold so-called “No Kings” anti-Trump counter-rallies around the country. That includes several in our area. In the Shenandoah Valley, local organizer Jayne Docherty is helping to set up protests, with banners, on bridges over Interstates 81 and 64:
By: Bob Leweke
global warming high temperature city heat wave in summer season concept.
By: Randi B. Hagi, Bob Leweke
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, published detention statistics for fiscal year 2025 last month. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reviewed the data relevant to the Farmville Detention Center and spoke with Bob Leweke about what she found.
By: Bob Leweke
An EMU emergency alert email said that the campus was under a shelter-in-place order as of 4:11pm Sunday.
2-hour delay: Albemarle Co. Amherst Co. Augusta Co. Bath Co. Blue Ridge Christian Buckingham Co. Buena Vista City Charlottesville City Clarke Co. Cornerstone Christian Culpeper Co. Eastern Mennonite School Fluvanna Co. Frederick Co. Grace Christian Grant Co. Greene Co. Hampshire Co. Hardy Co. Harrisonburg City Highland Co. Lexington City Louisa Co.
A few school schedules are still being affected by this week's wintry weather.
CLOSED: Amherst Co. - remote learning Code 1 Buena Vista City - employee Code 2 Nelson Co. - remote learning Code 1 Rockbridge Co. - virtual learning employee Code 2
Bitterly cold temperatures have many schools opening late today.
