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Photo by Rebecca Feldhaus Adams. Hampton Roads voters have a number of local and federal positions to vote on.

A snapshot of early voting numbers in Virginia so far

Polls are open across Virginia for all 140 seats of the General Assembly.

Jennifer Olmstead raises and boards horses on 10 acres near the Back Bay Wildlife Refuge in southern Virginia Beach. (Photo by Ryan Murphy)

Facing development pressures, many in rural Virginia Beach fear the end of the Green Line

The mysterious Project Wayne may represent a turning point in the city's long-standing policy toward preserving rural land.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin voiced support for Israel following a visit with Jewish leaders in Virginia Beach, including Rabbi Israel Zoberman of Temple Lev Tikvah in Virginia Beach and Rabbi Gershon Litt of William and Mary’s Hillel chapter. (Photo by Laura Philion)

“A tremendous sense of grief”: Youngkin discusses Israeli war with local Jewish leaders

Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Virginia “wholeheartedly condemn the barbaric acts that have taken place in Israel and also fully want to support Israel as a nation.”

Unlike Virginia Beach, which was one of the first Hampton Roads cities to adopt Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s model policies on transgender students, Suffolk public schools considered a draft with additional local provisions. (Photo by Mechelle Hankerson)

Suffolk schools delay transgender student policy vote, citing Virginia Beach's "rigorous process"

Suffolk’s policies are notably different from Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s model policies. Suffolk Superintendent John B. Gordon emphasized implementing policies in a “non-stigmatizing way.”

Urban CEO Alfred Liggins addresses supporters at a block party organized by his company and Churchill Downs, Richmond, Va., Sept. 30, 2023. The two companies are urging voters to approve a $562 million resort casino in Virginia's state capital.

Virginia's fifth casino in Richmond isn’t a sure bet

Results of the Nov. 7 referendum may shape the future of gambling resorts in the commonwealth

On February 2, 1959, 17 African-American students entered six previously all-white middle and high schools in Norfolk, ending de juro segregation in the city. (Photo from ODU Libraries digital collections)

Norfolk’s white flight: The legacy of segregation

The second part of a look at how Norfolk's history created nearby cities and continue to impact Black residents.

USS Eisenhower departs Norfolk, Oct. 14, 2023. Department of Defense

A second Norfolk-based carrier bound for the Middle East

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced late Saturday that the Ike is being diverted to Eastern Mediterranean.

Over 1.1 million Virginians face student loan payments in October

Borrowers will resume student loan payments this month after a three-year freeze that started in March 2020. Over 1.1 million Virginia residents carry a cumulative $43.8 billion in student loan debt, according to the Department of Education.

The US Marine barracks in Beirut, Lebanon lays in ruins after the bombing. Department of Defense

Marine barracks bombing, which killed Hampton Roads Marines, still echoes in the Middle East

Forty years ago this month Americans were caught up in a civil war in Beirut that many believed touched off modern terrorism in the region.

Doc Martin Season 10 Steaming on WHRO Passport Nov. 1

Beginning November 1, WHRO members can watch the entire final season of Doc Martin on WHRO Passport -- before it airs on TV in December.

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