WHRO Reports

It will add more than 7 miles onto the existing Capital Trail path, which runs from Richmond to near Jamestown High School in James City County.

Overflowing toilets are hampering the USS Ford's recent deployment. The mother of a sailor worries about the health of the crew. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.

Garden workers will vote on whether or not to unionize on July 23.

First responders from Oceana and surrounding communities drilled together ahead of the air show in September. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.

The city saw 28 more incidents of violent crime compared to this time last year. Property crime is up by nearly 200 incidents as well.

New research out of VIMS looks at the relationship between the worm and its host.

The city plans to start sitework this fall.

Public input sessions are planned for late August. City Council will review feedback and bring the program up for adoption by the end of 2025.

The system says it will cut plastic waste by about 78,000 pounds annually.

The accolade comes as the western part of the state continues its recovery from devastating Hurricane Helene flooding last fall.

A New York State University dedicated a center for the late Gen. Gregg, just weeks after his name was removed from an Army fort in Virginia. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.

The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday followed neighboring York County in amending its ordinances to differentiate adult-themed businesses and require any looking to open in James City County to apply for a special use permit, giving the county more scrutiny over if and where to approve one.

United States District Judge Raymond Jackson says the city misled the court and the residents who filed a lawsuit that claimed an old at-large voting system diluted minority voting power.

Part of the Silo at Southern Pine apartment building is in Virginia Beach's Interfacility Traffic Area, which is meant to be an area of lower density development.

About 85% of beaches in coastal Virginia tested positive for harmful bacteria at least once last summer.

The Navy is looking at whether more private wells will be tested for forever chemicals around Naval Air Station Oceana. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.

Solar projects disturbing more than 10 acres of top-tier soil have to put land in conservation easements under new state regulations.

Four clubs set up together in Hampton for 2025's annual amateur radio field day.

Kevin Hughes will step in for the retiring Al Moor.

A new report is the first to look at the sprawling ecosystem in 25 years.

The “feels like” heat index reached more than 113 degrees in Norfolk.

Local leaders encourage home and business owners to register for help with things like shoreline erosion and failing septic systems.

It was the only Virginia city among the 10 recognized this weekend.

The Navy will put its forces to the test with a global exercise run out of Hampton Roads. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.

The Navy says the next aircraft carrier will miss its delivery date. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.

For the first time, research in North Carolina documents downstream remnants of a 35-million-year-old tsunami in Virginia.

James City County will see a plan in the fall about establishing a community land trust, like Richmond, Charlottesville and Lynchburg use to keep housing prices down.

Shelley Butler Barlow expects Suffolk farmers will face increasing competition for agricultural land from the expanding industry.

Phil Jones was recognized as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Americans this year, and will receive the honor at a September ceremony in Raleigh.

The latest survey found only 18 ospreys living along the seaside of the peninsula.

Environmental groups had asked the commission for regulation to protect diamondback terrapins that get stuck and drown inside underwater crab traps.

Museum exhibit aligns with the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Hampton, the first Revolutionary War fight south of Massachusetts.

The court ruled conservative interest groups behind the suit, as well as the Trump administration, have until September to decide how to proceed.

Fighters from Langley and ships from Norfolk are part of a build up of force in the Middle East, after the US bombed Iranian nuclear facilities. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.

The Peninsula Cooperative Fund will invest in small and midsize businesses in the region's core industries.

As the Filipino population grew in Hampton Roads, community groups looked for a place to gather and celebrate their culture. On June 24, 2000, the Philippine Cultural Center opened in Virginia Beach.

Solar farms in Suffolk now have to place certain equipment farther away from residential property lines and better control sound.

The reconstructed African Baptist Meeting House will be finished by October 2026, aligning with the 250th anniversary of the Historic First Baptist Church's founding.

The head of Fleet Forces in Norfolk has been nominated to be the next Chief of Naval Operations. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.

Kenny Alexander says the new job won't change how he does his job as mayor - and will keep him closer to home than the job he's had since 2021.

For now, the ban on foam containers applies only to food vendors with 20 or more locations in Virginia.

Candidates for local offices in Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Chesapeake all faced tough races to represent their political party in November's general election.