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The Housing Crisis Hotline serves at the first call for people in the region experiencing housing insecurity. They received record call volume in 2024 and 2025.

Calls to Hampton Roads’ Housing Crisis Hotline are at an all-time high

Advocates are bracing for the local housing crisis to get even worse in 2026.

Solar panels on former farmland in Campbell County, Virginia in 2023.

Large solar farms in Virginia can produce ‘rapid’ stormwater runoff, researchers find

Virginia Tech’s preliminary report is part of an ongoing study funded by the state to address growing concerns.

Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles (center) at the keel laying ceremony for the USS Barb.

Aussie delegation marks the ceremony for the latest Virginia-class sub at Newport News shipyard

Huntington Ingalls said more skilled trades will be hired next year as the Newport News shipyard continues to ramp up production.

Norfolk International Airport announced JetBlue would add direct daily flights to Boston from April to October and expects to add direct international flights to the Caribbean later in 2025.

If Hampton Roads wants direct flights to Europe, it will have to put money where its mouth is

A regional fund could encourage airline companies to launch direct international flights from Norfolk International Airport.

Virginia Wesleyan University President Scott Miller shows off Batten University merchandise in August, when he announced the school would change its name during the State of the University event.

Virginia Wesleyan alumni say they were dismissed, ignored during name change process

Accounts from Virginia Wesleyan University’s Alumni Council shed light on a name change process that was a closely held campaign, and a culmination of university President Scott Miller’s decade of leadership marked by transformative – and at times, controversial – decisions.

A rendering of the James City County Consolidated Government Center.

James City County takes another step toward building its consolidated government center

The Board of Supervisors also approved a new strategic plan, an update to the county’s first plan passed nine years ago.

Virginia Beach's budget season is approaching, during a challenging year for crafting the city's spending plan. Virginia Beach City Hall is shown Nov. 26, 2024.

Virginia Beach funds seven capital projects in communities known to flood

Some money from other flood protection projects is shifting, so a “mega bundle” of projects can advance. Officials say that funding would be restored.

Pansy Frye and other volunteers load boxes of nonperishable goods for area seniors as part of a federal program at the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank distribution center in Charlottesville, Tuesday, November 12th. Photo by Christopher Tyree

For Virginia foodbanks, growing demand amidst federal cuts

The Trump administration canceled 94 million pounds of food aid in recent months. Here’s what didn’t make it to Virginia charities.

The Francis Land House, which has been closed since 2019 for repairs and renovations, opens this weekend with a free community day.

Historic Francis Land House opens after years of repairs and restoration

Virginia Beach is hosting a free community day on Sunday, Nov. 16, marking the completion of extensive work on the circa 1800 house.

After years of vetoes, Virginia poised to launch adult-use cannabis market

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