Toby Cox
Business & Growth ReporterToby is WHRO's business and growth reporter. She got her start in journalism at The Central Virginian newspaper in her hometown of Louisa, VA. Before joining WHRO's newsroom in 2025, she covered climate and sea-level rise in Charleston, SC at The Post and Courier. Her previous work can also be found in National Geographic, NPR, Summerhouse DC, The Revealer and others.
The best way to reach her is at toby.cox@whro.org or 757-748-1282.
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The 757 Sober Ride Program will open July 3-6 from 3 p.m. to 3 a.m. -
Frequent riders can save money with Hampton Roads Transit’s GoMobile app. -
A billion-dollar effort to increase the port’s capacity is underway. An official called the newly deepened channel the “crown jewel” of the project. -
Some routes will have more frequent service, while others will be discontinued or absorbed into more popular lines. -
The data facility will use AI to comb data sets stored at Department of Energy research centers across the country. Officials say it will speed up scientific discoveries. -
One expert says Hampton Roads is actually beating many national trends, for better and for worse. -
Returning vendors say it’s an unexpected fresh start. -
Local transportation leaders factored in how technology, sea-level rise and population growth may affect commutes, freight and public transit over the next few decades. -
Governor Abigail Spanberger’s veto shocked advocates for an adult-use market. -
The historic theater won’t reopen anytime soon, but some locals hold onto hope it will in the future.
