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Mikaela Shiffrin seals legacy as one of skiing's greatest with …
12 hours ago · Three months after a bruising crash that resulted in a punctured abdomen and left her traumatized, American Mikaela Shiffrin made history on Sunday — becoming the first athlete in Alpine skiing to win 100 World Cup races. "Everybody's been so nice and so supportive, all of my teammates and ...
WMRA Daily 2/14/25
Feb 14, 2025 · A fire in a JMU dorm displaces hundreds of students, but no one is hurt… Many customers in southside Virginia are still without electricity, after this week’s ice storm downed trees and power lines… We review the latest from the General Assembly, and we have analysis of the week in Richmond from Jeff Schapiro….
WMRA Daily 2/17/25
Feb 17, 2025 · UVa’s medical center has resumed providing gender-affirming care for minors… Virginia’s burn ban takes effect… We have an update on the General Assembly, entering its final week of the session….
3 years on, here's what to keep an eye on in the Ukraine war — …
21 hours ago · KYIV, TBILISI AND PARIS — Nearly every day for the last three years, Russian drones and missiles have hit Ukraine, striking power plants, hospitals, schools and homes. "This is part of our life," says Volodymyr Silvanovskyi, a 63-year-old customs official from the northeastern city of Sumy. "And ...
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WMRA Daily 1/21/25
Jan 21, 2025 · The outgoing president issues pardons for some of those, including two Virginians, who helped uncover the truth about the January 6th insurrection… The returning president pardons those convicted of engaging in the violence of that day… The General Assembly advances legislation to strip tax breaks for Confederate groups, and to protect abortion, marriage equality and voting rights in the ...
Will Youngkin add harsher penalties for dealers tied to fentanyl …
1 day ago · Thousands of people die of fentanyl overdoses in Virginia each year, creating a sense of urgency for members of the General Assembly. That's why they're sending the governor a bill that allows prosecutors to charge drug dealers with manslaughter.