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WHRO’s journalists share the stories they’re most proud of, want to brag about or think readers might want to read again.
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Holistic wellness and spiritual practices like crystals have gained popularity since the pandemic.
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Experts say without student-friendly policies, U.S. institutions of higher learning risk program cuts and decreased class enrollments that could impact financial stability.
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Parking will be free and some parks are offering special tours and hikes.
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A first-of-its-kind center at Virginia Wesleyan University is offering neurodivergent students more than academic help.
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Military and local history stories were favorites for WHRO readers in 2025.
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St. Paul's Episcopal Church in downtown is the only pre-Revolutionary War building that remains in the city. The church is offering free tours on Thursday.
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Chronic diseases account for most health care spending in the United States, yet nutrition and lifestyle medicine remain limited parts of medical training.
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The task force is part of Coastal Virginia Unitarian Universalist’s commitment to social justice.
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A Portsmouth nonprofit built a program to aid victims of gun violence in Hampton Roads. It was one of several anti-crime projects in Virginia to lose its funding to the Trump administration’s cuts this year.
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The USS Ford strike group and the USS Iwo Jima ARG have spent months in the region around Venezuela.
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Virginia is the national leader in champion trees, which are the largest documented of their species, including oaks and pines around Hampton Roads.