WHRO Reports

The cadets were recognized for their bravery and sacrifice during the March 12 shooting in their ROTC classroom. They stepped in to subdue the gunman who injured two people and killed Army Lt. Col. Brandon Shah.

The Tidewater Current will connect Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads with Richmond, Charlottesville and Shenandoah Valley destinations.

Willow, Maple and Mahogany are the facility's newest “animal ambassadors.”

The first turbine is generating enough electricity to power about 3,600 homes.

One member of the council requested the discussion which is expected to be discussed Tuesday.

The Signature at West Neck golf course closed in 2019. Housing and a new nine-hole course could go there next.

The city is planning a June opening for the Downtown Suffolk Library.

As Virginia welcomes more data centers, the question remains: Who's paying the price?

A food hub next to a Sentara clinic has served tens of thousands of people over the past two years, as rising demand and looming cuts to federal benefits put increasing pressure on local food systems.

The shooter was a student who had been convicted on terrorism charges.

Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge welcomes thousands of local students each year for environmental education activities.

The city is contacting large property owners to say that council doesn't support using them as immigration processing facilities.

Concern arose after several were approved last year.

Several bills make it easier for renters and homeowners to get solar energy.

The loblolly pine will grow at Mary W. Jackson Elementary.

The bill would waive rezoning requirements for faith groups to build housing on their tax-exempt property.

Environmental groups say the change will turn trash into treasure for resilience projects such as wetland restoration.

Andrew Rice, a deputy commonwealth's attorney, will succeed longtime GOP Del. Barry Knight, who died last month.

AI tools are helping decrease food waste for grocery stores, but it also means fewer donations of fresh produce to pantries.

Adult crabs accounted for 97% of juvenile crab deaths at the study site in Maryland's Rhode River.

The funds will support heart health programs in the region, including CPR education and hypertension awareness.

Portsmouth, Norfolk and Newport News will get most of the $2.4 million dollars set aside for port communities in the state budget.

Several Norfolk businesses are showing support for the ODU community with free tickets, classes and meals through the weekend.

The vote comes days after a shooting along Atlantic Avenue left six young adults injured and amid concerns about controlling crowds that include juveniles.

The Virginia Department of Health opened an additional 250 acres of water for commercial harvesters, who mostly raise oysters through aquaculture.

Officials say a cold winter caused people to use more energy than usual.

Months of frustration over the school's digital transformation plan led up to the vote.

Lawmakers are considering the bill as part of a broader conversation about treatment options for patients with serious illness.

City Council could enact a 7 p.m. ‘imminent threat' curfew on weekends through the end of April. A vote is scheduled Thursday.

The agency stated it aims to “reduce unnecessary regulatory and economic burdens.”

Dermatomyositis affects only a few people per million each year in the U.S. and can cause debilitating muscle weakness and severe skin rashes.

Provisions recommended by Gov. Abigail Spanberger mean the changes go into effect immediately.

The project was a partnership between NOAA and Northrop Grumman, the aerospace and defense contractor.

Coal and technology link China to the region, the report's lead author says.

Students in Chesapeake Public Schools will soon be able to meet with mental health counselors online through a new telehealth program.

The trail will start at Harris Bottom near the city's municipal building and stretch two miles through downtown, passing a dozen spots that were important in Williamsburg's Black community's history.

The enforcement came before a change later this month to an earlier curfew for unaccompanied minors.

A measure awaiting Gov. Abigail Spanberger's signature would prevent health insurers from directing where doctors send biopsy samples within an insurance network.

The SCC deemed the project necessary for Virginia Natural Gas to reliably serve customers.

A special election is being held for the 98th District seat in the Virginia House of Delegates.

“That acreage represents not only land, but long-term production capacity, economic opportunity and environmental stewardship,” Agricultural Specialist Julia Hillegass said.

Agriculture, the military and tourism were themes of this year's address.