Mechelle Hankerson
News DirectorMechelle is News Director at WHRO. She helped launch the newsroom as a reporter in 2020. She's worked in newspapers and nonprofit news in her career. Mechelle lives in Virginia Beach, where she grew up.
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More than 7,000 people in northeastern North Carolina have enrolled in Medicaid since the state expanded the program in December 2023. -
After applying to the state twice for permission for open-heart procedures, Chesapeake Regional performed its first open-heart surgery April 30. -
This month in Hampton Roads and Virginia health news. -
The Dance Theatre of Harlem held a free community dance class in Norfolk before a week of performances as part of the Virginia Arts Festival. -
The Dozoretz Hospice House of Hampton Roads has 12 private rooms but puts only a small dent in the number of hospice beds needed in the region. -
The Virginia International Tattoo opens tonight, April 18, and runs through April 21, with performances from civilian and military performers from seven countries. -
Newport News artists painted ten pianos that are on display around the city until April 18 until they move to schools and community centers as art. -
Missing documents in the Richneck Elementary grand jury report could lead to further investigation and more charges. -
A Newport News grand jury report says the former Richneck Elementary assistant principal dismissed concerns from four faculty members in the hours before a student shot teacher Abby Zwerner. -
Virginia Wesleyan’s new Center for Career Development and Neurodiversity will provide services for students and people with autism and disabilities on campus and through their workforce development programs.
