Local government

Launching in 2026, it will provide artistic and creative organizations with grants, license and permit fee relief.

A group of nonprofits is hosting a “Solar Schools” event in Norfolk Saturday, with the clock ticking on federal clean energy tax credits.

Candidates for the 69th and 71st House of Delegates seats participated in a livestreamed forum hosted by WHRO and Williamsburg Watch.

Virginia Beach voters are being asked to pick their preferred local voting system during this year’s election.

WHRO News and Williamsburg Watch present a forum featuring candidates for James City County Board of Supervisors and the Williamsurg-James City County School Board.

The second phase of work at Peanut Crossing will create 90 units of income-restricted housing

The Norfolk School Board’s new proposal calls for closing Norview Elementary School and the Willoughby Early Childhood Center in 2026.

A former planning director refers to some local housing opposition as the "drawbridge syndrome." Residents are drawn to the area's rural character and amenities but don't want others to move in and change it.

Norfolk School Board members made their own closure plan, but it doesn’t fulfill City Council’s charge. With changing financial conditions, that could become a problem.

Coordinated by the local planning commission, the exhibition displays images of what residents want to protect in the face of environmental threats.