WHRO Reports

Issues involving young people are part of the public safety issues being studied by a task force.

The task force held a series of forums this week. Now the city wants to hear from people who could not attend.

The groups urge Virginia Beach to accurately assess how the project could affect the river, factoring in changing climate conditions.

Doctors say medical advances alone cannot close the gap between rising spending and stagnant death rates without stronger prevention and better access to care and healthy lifestyle.

Virginia has seen a surge in tick-borne illness, such as alpha-gal syndrome.

The group seeks public input before it makes recommendations about public safety concerns in the city later this year.

Delegate Phil Hernandez has announced a contest inviting local residents, students, and artists to design a new Virginia specialty license plate for Norfolk's Ocean View neighborhood. Submissions are open until September 15, with a community committee selecting the winning design this fall.

The change follows a new state law. The sheriff's office said there are important limits.

The state is seeking a vendor that can offer more modern and rigorous Standards of Learning assessments, or SOLs.

A state survey is open through July 31.

The workers play a big role in local elections, according to Virginia Beach's deputy registrar.

The Norfolk nonprofit prepares a multi-phase facility to serve up to 400 teens.

"America's Favorite" will begin filming in the region "this summer," Gov. Abigail Spanberger's office announced. Filmmakers will use local labor and goods, and potentially receive a state film tax credit or grant.

Following the implementation of Virginia's Clean Slate Law, WHRO's Brian Saunders reports on a Portsmouth information session aimed at helping residents with past nonviolent convictions seal their records.

The law requires hospitals to post no-weapons notices but does not require detectors. Some patients say physical screening would give them greater peace of mind.

The government's new definition of “harm” does not include destroying habitat for local species such as sea turtles.

Advocates say missed or delayed Parkinson's medication can lead to serious complications during hospital stays.

Three listening sessions next week are scheduled next week.

Emily Archer has served as the acting director for six months and has been with the city for 11 years.

A proposed battery storage plant in Chesapeake meets the city's requirements. Neighbors don't see it that way.

The data will help VIMS scientists with accurate modeling.

Council will review the yearlong pilot before its license expires next July.

The settlement prevents the landlord from renting properties in the state ever again.

The proposal threatens decades of work to restore oysters in the bay.

Officials say more than 300,000 people across the state have downloaded the Mobile ID app as of July 16.

The project is one phase of a larger effort to attract more visitors, residents and businesses to downtown.

Areas around a busy intersection have been reborn over the past several years. Officials want proposals to finish a final piece.

Virginia is having its second-driest year on record.

Elected officials say his guidance shaped generations of civic leaders.

After months of delay due to state redistricting litigation, the new precinct will be at the NSU Student Center.

Condominiums and some commercial space are planned.

Federal prosecutors rarely bring criminal charges against an entire hospital.

Old Dominion University professor Kent Carpenter was fatally shot in his home in Sibulan, Negros Oriental, Philippines.

A six-year back-and-forth over a vacant lot in Park Place illustrates the city's balancing act for building more housing and preserving green space.

Data shows Virginia has more than 17,000 unfilled registered nurse positions.

The delay is because a public notice for a related meeting listed incorrect acreage. A public hearing will be reheard.

Tatum, 22, told viewers she quit her job at a hardware store to compete in the reality dating show. She will split the $100,000 prize.

Designs feature a 90,000 square foot outdoor amphitheater and 68,000 square feet inside.

Up to $10,000 in grant funding is available for shops to help with rent, mortgage, and utility costs, but owners call it a band-aid, not a fix.

The threatened species is quickly losing habitat as beaches erode around the Chesapeake Bay.

New gene therapies have changed what may be possible for some sickle cell patients. But providers say the path to treatment remains long, expensive and difficult to access.

Some want more public engagement but proponents say a plan that includes housing will improve the course and generate tax revenue.