WHRO Reports

The announcement comes two months after Sentara announced it was shutting down degree programs at its college. 

At Chesapeake's event, hundreds of protesters fed up with President Donald Trump made their voices heard.

He's the second economic development director to resign in less than a year.

The park has been closed since October for roadway improvements, with a brief pause to construction in early April for the Cherry Blossom Festival.

The groups worry the Corps' pending approval of a project in Prince George County could upend the legal mechanism that protects wetlands in Hampton Roads.

It comes at no upfront cost to Williamsburg. The city paid $12 million for the first leg of the agreement with the regional water provider in 2009, which came up for renewal in 2024 and would have cost $18 million.

The Army's 250th Anniversary celebration included a stop at Yorktown Thursday. The Army Secretary highlighted plans to transform the service. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.

City Council wants to get more feedback before taking action on an ordinance that advocates say would criminalize homelessness.

Members of the Nansemond, Chickahominy and Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribes spoke as part of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation's climate lecture series in Virginia Beach.

An accident in May that blocked Sandbridge Road and cut off the oceanfront community for 18 hours galvanized leaders to relook at the stalled roadway project.

"Evidence: Coal Dust in Hampton Roads” will be on display at the Downing-Gross Cultural Arts Center through July 9.

Several residents criticized the project's price tag, necessity and impact on traffic and wooded spaces. County officials say they need the space to meet the community's service needs, with a population that has nearly quadrupled since the current center was built in the 1970s.

City officials remembered Gilliland as a dedicated public servant.

The 400-year-old historic site faces more frequent flooding and ground inundation that is washing away some history.

The Norfolk-based USS Gravely is in Galveston Texas, part of a larger Navy effort at the southern border. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.

Naval Weapons Station Yorktown signed an agreement with Dominion Power, which may bring a small nuclear plant to the base. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.

Babesiosis, a parasitic infection similar to malaria, was traditionally limited in the U.S. to the Northeast and Midwest.

Former residents of the Ridley Place neighborhood have priority for renting apartments in the new Legacy Landing.

The Navy is expanding well testing for so-called “forever chemicals” in Hampton Roads. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.

Police Chief Paul Neudigate said beach crowds have changed from college students to daytrippers, making it difficult to predict large influxes of people. Staffing shortages also add to the challenge of the Oceanfront's safety.

The most recent annual analysis found reductions of up to 22% in nutrient and sediment pollution.

A panel of House Democrats met at Norfolk State University to hear testimony about how federal budget cuts impact local veterans. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.

The grants would have funded work such as flood resilience at Historic Jamestown and dam improvements in Portsmouth.

A large portion of the USS Truman strike group returned home this weekend. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.

New details are being released about a massive air strike by USS Truman as the strike group prepares to arrive in Hampton Roads. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.

Virginia Natural Gas is partnering with the Hampton Roads Sanitation District on the project in Virginia Beach.

Conservationists remind beachgoers never to approach a sea turtle or nest and to never shine lights on them at night.

The LGBT Life Center says its lost $600,000 to cuts since 2024. Minority AIDS Support Services lost more than $550,000.

USS Truman is returning to Norfolk after an eventful deployment. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.

WHRO tagged along on one of the nonprofit's environmental student field trips.

Gov. Youngkin came to the Waterside marina for a launch event.

The revisions strike discrimination protections based on gender identity and change the division's stance on preferred pronouns, bathroom use and sports participation.

The nation's top weather officials say there could be as many as 19 named storms this hurricane season, which begins June 1.

Roanoke College's latest poll gives an early edge to Democrat and former Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger over Republican Lt. Governor Winsome Sears.

The population in Virginia and Maryland dipped this year to its second-lowest number since local officials began their annual dredge survey in 1990.

A new report from the University of Maryland adds to a growing body of research showing water in the bay is getting hotter.

A late May tradition of celebrating strawberries is complicated by changing climates and peak ripeness arriving earlier in the season.

The Army is merging a command at Fort Eustis with a command in Austin, putting some jobs at stake. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.

Officials with the city and Army Corps of Engineers updated City Council this week.

Preservation Virginia listed the Kingsmill Plantation site as one of the commonwealth's most endangered historic places.

Naval Station Norfolk is set to be the east coast home for the Navy's new drone squadrons. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the details.

Lynnhaven River Now has been working on a grant-funded effort to survey and remove derelict vessels in coastal Virginia.