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Virginia Wesleyan, the University of Virginia and Old Dominion University are among colleges around the country turning to an investing framework known as ESG.

All 131 Virginia school divisions have submitted their plans to address the significant learning loss seen among students in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Not every story can be in the top 10, but that doesn’t mean they weren’t just as good. These stories almost made the top 10 most-read WHRO news stories of 2023.

Alan Wade Wilmer murdered David Knobling, Robin Edwards and Teresa Howell on the Peninsula in the late 1980s. Wilmer died in 2017.

Six families filed seven lawsuits related to the 2023 classroom shooting, including one from a student’s grandmother who provided aid to teacher Abby Zwerner.

WHRO Public Media is celebrating the 20th anniversary of WHRV Host Paul Shugrue being on the station’s airwaves—and of his incredibly popular program Out of the Box.

Redsail Property Management of Newport News must pay $10,000. The company says faulty language could be in leases throughout Virginia.

Some casinos continue to allow indoor smoking even as the share of Americans who smoke fell from about 21% in 2005 to 12% in 2021 and smoking is banned in at least some public spaces in 35 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories.

This week, WHRO Public Media continues our series into issues facing today’s educators. Join us for Education Matters, a live, call-in show where local superintendents answer your questions.

The eight-figure project includes a greatly expanded veterinarian care center and outdoor playground.