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Home sales have slowed from their pandemic peak, but prices are still trending up. (WHRO File Photo)

A Virginia nonprofit has been teaching the basics of homebuying for years. The class keeps getting longer.

The president of the Virginia Housing and Community Development Corporation said its 3-hour session has evolved to a 15-hour course.

UVA scientists are researching how to catch deadly preeclampsia early

New research from the University of Virginia may help doctors identify potentially fatal health risks earlier in pregnancies.

As temperatures rise in Virginia, researchers report sparsely located cooling centers

Most cooling centers are clustered in Northern Virginia, as well as the Richmond, Virginia Beach and Danville areas of the state. Few are sprinkled throughout rural parts.

Joe Piscopo Sundays with Sinatra – New Weekly Program on WFOS

Sundays with Sinatra and Joe Piscopo is everything you could expect from a program that is devoted exclusively to the greatest hits from the Chairman of the Board. Every Sunday, for two hours from 6 to 8 pm on WFOS Time Machine Radio 88.7 & 99.3 FM

At Jefferson’s Monticello, launching a U.S. future

Inspired by Thomas Jefferson and Hollywood blockbusters, a Korean scientist becomes an American citizen

As Chincoteague ponies become an official state symbol, town leaders are “delighted”

Gov. Glenn Youngkin is scheduled to ceremonially sign the legislation Thursday night amid Pony Swim week festivities.

Williamsburg voted Thursday to move ahead with a study of an independent school district - but says a split isn't a sure thing, despite preview vote by James City County. (Image courtesy of Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools)

James City County votes to split schools from Williamsburg

The pair have run a joint school district since 1955. The separation could happen as soon as 2025.

Virginia Beach and Chesapeake both had only one neighborhood each where a one-bedroom is $1,200 or less. (Image: Mechelle Hankerson)

Rental data shows housing affordability is concentrated in some Hampton Roads cities

Recent data from a Norfolk-based research group shows and climate change could pressure those Hampton Roads neighborhoods even more

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower conducts maintenance pierside at Norfolk Naval Shipyard. Aug. 29, 2022. (Department of Defense)

A showdown on the national defense bill will leave Hampton Roads projects in a lurch

Several projects for Hampton Roads are left hanging as the House and Senate clash over abortion policy.

Sergio Mendes: Six Decades of Joy From Music

Sergio Mendes is one of the most internationally successful Brazilian artists of all time. A three-time Grammy® Award winner, he has recorded more than 35 albums, many of which went gold or platinum. This week he joins us to talk about his remarkable career.

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