WHRO Reports

Workers at Rivers Casino in Portsmouth are the first casino workers in Virginia to win a union contract.

Local food pantries and community groups are expanding services and urging residents to plan ahead.

Since 1967, Job Corps has been a fixture in Marion, Va. The residential campus on Main Street has trained generations in health care skills. Despite bipartisan support under previous administrations, the Trump administration is trying to close it.

While national debates revive unproven claims about what causes autism, local families say they're focused on more immediate concerns.

The city identified more than 1,100 acres with development potential. Many of the parcels are within one council district and below the city's Green Line.

The proposal would terminate six out of 10 positions at the office under the National Park Service.

The temporary tent casino will be located in front of the construction site and will open by November 15. The casino's permanent location is still scheduled to open late 2027.

After Chesapeake City Council on Tuesday approved its end of the agreement, Suffolk will have to do the same for the process to move forward.

The catch limit for the East Coast will be cut by 20%, which is less than environmental and recreational fishing advocates had hoped.

Officials say they've been surprised by some of the data, including how much cannabis is being sold and what's selling the most.

The policy would set standards the Board of Supervisors would use to review data center permit applications.

Four more houses falling along the seashore Tuesday, bringing the total so far this year to 15.

Venazir Martinez has created festive murals around the world, each reflecting their surrounding communities. She will discuss her work Thursday, Oct. 30 at ODU.

Children admire a combine near their home in the rural city, resulting in a memorable ride around a soybean field. It's about teaching how food “gets on the plate,” the farmer says.

A train carrying 53 coal cars derailed into wetlands in rural New Kent County on Saturday.

The USS Ford is headed to the Caribbean. It's part of a historic build up of US forces in the region that is driven by ships based in Norfolk. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.

The William & Mary institute is part of a team led by a national research collaboration funded by industry partners, including menhaden harvester Omega Protein.

As the health care system at large struggles with staffing shortages, ODU is adding a spring admission cycle to its nursing program.

The Chesapeake Health Department's twice-a-year rabies vaccination clinic is back — and busy as ever.

Plaintiffs support a 10-district system used twice in Virginia Beach following the original suit. The city, awaiting the referendum result, has asked to dismiss the case.

Plaintiffs support a 10-district system used twice in Virginia Beach following the original suit. The city, awaiting the referendum result, has asked to dismiss the case.

New York Attorney General Letitia James pleaded not guilty to federal charges in a mortgage fraud case Friday morning related to a property she purchased in 2020 in Norfolk's Fairmount Park neighborhood.

Yorktown-based Republic Services will begin collecting residents' recycling in January.

American shad have all but disappeared from the river, and other species have declined since the last State of the James in 2023.

Advocates say inflated attorney fees burden tenants already struggling to make rent.

The city is rewriting language for a possible charter change to ensure it doesn't effect its longstanding Agricultural Reserve Program

The change applies to the York and Rappahannock rivers and the southern part of the James.

Now in its fourth week, the government shutdown has become the second-longest in modern history, putting programs like SNAP at risk.

Corn mazes, pumpkin patches, haunts and hayrides account for a sizable chunk of farms' annual revenue — if weather permits.

Board members will vote on the contract with Commonwealth Sortation in early November.

Opening dates and operating hours have not been announced, but plans for the new spot include a full bar, arcade games and a waterfront patio.

Public transit in Hampton Roads is still recovering from the pandemic. Its future hinges on funding and regional collaboration, transit leaders say.

Some troops now report they were underpaid after the Pentagon scrambled to pay the military last week amid the ongoing government shutdown. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.

The Hampton Roads Planning District Commission is finalizing a Climate Action Plan.

Virginia's population is getting older — fast. By 2030, more than 2.2 million residents, or a quarter of the state, will be over the age of 60.

The Grammy-winning performer and producer, who was raised in Virginia Beach, is honored during Timbaland Way Weekend.

The Virginia Film Festival opens Wednesday. It's the 38th year for the festival, which has grown in stature and recognition in the festival circuit.

The organization is slowly expanding its Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow to add water back to the regional aquifer.

The demonstration was one of four in Hampton Roads protesting the Trump Administration.

The foodbank prepared to serve 500 households. Then, more than 1,000 showed up.

Students from Aberdeen Elementary visited HRSD's plant in Suffolk for a program called Imagine a Day Without Water.

An event this weekend aims to encourage local schools to go solar.