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This Sunday Mike Proffitt on WHRO's Tiny Desk Concert

Longtime fixture in local music scene to be featured

U.S. Coast Guard tactical team members are hoisted into an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter on the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford.

Thousands of local sailors and Marines won’t be home for the holidays as the U.S mission in the Caribbean widens

The USS Ford strike group and the USS Iwo Jima ARG have spent months in the region around Venezuela.

Sailors assigned to Pre-Commissioning Unit of John F. Kennedy lower a rigid-hull inflatable boat.

Trump “battleship” plans have ties to Hampton Roads

The president takes a swipe at cost overturns at Newport News Shipbuilding while unveiling a ship filled with costly new technology.

Ring in the New Year with WHRO-FM

Celebrate New Year’s Eve this Wednesday at 9 p.m., on WHRO-FM, and enjoy a festive and elegant close to the year.

Miles Mykkanen as Sam Clay and Andrzej Filończyk as Joe Kavalier.

‘The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay’ on WHRO-FM

The Metropolitan Opera’s 2025-26 season continues this Saturday, January 3, with the network premiere of “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” by composer Mason Bates.

The first ‘This Just In’ brings New Classical Discoveries

Begin 2026 by listening forward. Discover what’s shaping today’s classical recording landscape with the first “This Just In” of the year, this Saturday at 8:00 p.m. on WHRO-FM 90.3.

A Supreme Court ruling ending affirmative action applies to private and public colleges, like Old Dominion University. (Image: Courtesy of Old Dominion University)

Study: Virginia faces $23 million revenue loss due to international student enrollment changes

Experts say without student-friendly policies, U.S. institutions of higher learning risk program cuts and decreased class enrollments that could impact financial stability.

Federally Qualified Health Centers in Va. sue state for low Medicaid reimbursements

Fifteen Virginia health centers allege that for 25 years, the state has paid less than the average cost per visit for services the health centers provide to Medicaid patients.

Forest Flynn on WHRO's first Tiny Desk Concert for 2026

Eastern Shore native is quickly making a name for himself in the regional music scene

USS Fort Lauderdale (LPD 28) as the ship departs Naval Station Norfolk. One of three ships from the USS Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, now in the Caribbean.

WHRO’s top news stories of 2025

Military and local history stories were favorites for WHRO readers in 2025.

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