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Empowering Education: Participate in Our Community Survey for Educators

WHRO provides numerous educational services and resources to school divisions. We want to know how we can serve educators better.

Crew of USS George Washington leave the Huntington Ingalls Industries shipyard at Newport News. May 22, 2023. Department of Defense.

Fewer roommates, more food, and WiFi: the Navy is working on the first recommendations to curb sailor suicides

The Navy is working on implementing its first round of changes after a rash of shipyard suicides in Hampton Roads and across the service.

Acoustic Highway: Best of the Year

We are highlighting the best albums of 2023 this week on Acoustic Highway. Tune in Sunday at 9 p.m.

Pickin': The Great Tenors of Bluegrass

Hear from the great tenors of bluegrass including Don Reno, John Duffy, Bill Monroe and more. Join us Sunday at 7 p.m. on WHRV FM.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin leads the Governor's Advisory Council on Revenue Estimates meeting on Monday, November 20, 2023 at the Patrick Henry Building in Richmond, Virginia. (Shaban Athuman / VPM News)

Divided priorities, economic unknowns loom over new state budget

Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s conservative fiscal estimate is not new.

A rendering of the now-defunct redevelopment proposal from the Crossroads Partnership, one of three groups seeking to redevelop Military Circle. (Courtesy of Crossroads Partnership)

Military Circle Mall redevelopment proposals, arena plans have been shelved

Norfolk is still trying to figure out what to do with the huge property on the city's east side.

Virginia is banking on data centers, but some say growth should be more deliberate

Virginia is home to the largest data center market in the world, but citizens and lawmakers have urged leaders to temper the onslaught of development and consider the impact.

Price of medical cannabis in Virginia is too high, driving consumers to neighboring states, new study finds

The study exposed the flaws in Virginia’s medical cannabis program just weeks before lawmakers are set to reconvene for the 2024 session. Some hope to tackle legislation that would create a regulated marketplace for all adult-use cannabis.

CHKD's new mental health tower in Norfolk. (Photo by Katherine Hafner)

November Health Roundup: CHKD hit with fentanyl fine; Virginia nurse shortages and more

This month in Hampton Roads and Virginia health news.

Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder receives tribute from the Pamunkey Tribe in front of the Executive Mansion in the 1990s. (Photo courtesy of Library of Virginia)

After 200 years, the Library of Virginia is embracing Indigenous perspectives

The exhibit features photos and art from tribes like the Chickahominy, Pamunkey and Monacan.

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