1+ hour, 45+ min ago  (178+ words) Nashville pastry chef Lokelani Alabanza has dreamed up more than 300 ice cream flavors over the course of her career. She just published "Ice Cream Queen: Flavors from Black America's Past, Present & Future," and she joins host Scott Tong to talk…...

1+ hour, 44+ min ago  (137+ words) WVTF Obamas inaugurate presidential center, cementing their political legacy in Chicago Friday is Juneteenth, the holiday marking when Union troops announced the emancipation of enslaved people at the end of the Civil War. It's also the grand opening of the…...

2+ hour, 20+ min ago  (384+ words) Recent outbreaks of diseases like Hantavirus and Ebola have been unusually aggressive, and this comes at a time when there have been cuts to federal agencies that normally funds this science. But at the same time, scientists, including many students,…...

7+ hour, 30+ min ago  (167+ words) If you've ever wanted to get more involved with advocating for clean water initiatives at the local level " Wild Virginia has a course for you. The nonprofit environmental organization will hold a free, eight-week training program this fall. David Sligh,…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (379+ words) Researchers from the University of Virginia have found a possible negative side effect of weight loss injection drugs on muscle mass. WMRA's Ayse Pirge reports. SIDDHARTHA ANGADI: These drugs, specifically, semaglutide and tirzepatide, they've really only been around, you know,…...

16+ hour, 18+ min ago  (471+ words) Stephanie Blackton has been concerned about the environment since the 70s, and shes passionate about reducing, reusing and recycling. "I have been known to bring recycling home from a party," she says. So when she learned about repair cafes, she was…...

22+ hour, 54+ min ago  (203+ words) Editor's note, 9: 00 p. m. " an ICE spokesperson sent WMRA a statement Thursday evening confirming that 16 people "unlawfully present in the United States" were arrested on Friday, June 12, "in coordination with the Page County Sheriff's Office, Greene County Sheriff's Office, and the Gordonsville…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (640+ words) Newport News will launch a drone first responder program next week, part of a broader move among Hampton Roads police, fire and rescue agencies to use drones during emergencies. Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew said the program will allow…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (359+ words) While budget negotiators are reportedly hard at work, Virginia's Senate President is continuing her tour of Virginia localities to hear from residents about data centers. Portsmouth Democrat and Senate President Louise Lucas is famously less than subtle, and her data…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (493+ words) There's been growing criticism of the organization that operates the power grid in Virginia and 12 other states, in addition to Washington, D. C. Governors and ratepayers have complained as electricity prices rise " largely from the rapid growth of demand from data centers…...