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.
Mechelle can be reached by email at mechelle.hankerson@whro.org or at 757-889-9466.
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Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Andrew Rice and retired teacher Cheryl Smith are running to replace longtime Republican Del. Barry Knight in the House of Delegates. -
The Girl Scouts of the Colonial Coast recently held their annual Cookie Count ’n’ Go. The regional council wants to sell more than one million boxes of cookies this year. -
Most of Hampton Roads’ congressional districts would stay roughly the same in Democrats’ proposed redistricting. A Republican stronghold could change dramatically.
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Hampton Roads residents gathered to mourn the death of Old Dominion University graduate Renee Nicole Good at the hands of an ICE agent in Minneapolis. -
Luria joins a field of six other Democrats who will compete for their party’s nomination before facing Republican U.S. Rep. Jen Kiggans in November 2026. -
Four of the 13 House of Delegates districts that shifted to Democratic representation to secure a 28-seat majority for the party are in Hampton Roads. -
Presidential endorsements have become increasingly important for candidates in Virginia’s race for governor. -
Four planned marches in Williamsburg, Newport News, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach protested President Donald Trump’s policies and actions. -
Virginia Beach voters are being asked to pick their preferred local voting system during this year’s election. -
Virginians will choose a governor, House of Delegates representatives and more. Hampton Roads voters have several options to cast their ballots ahead of Election Day on Nov. 4.
