Norfolk

The institute highlights the expertise of ODU faculty and the partnerships between the university and Hampton Roads security agencies.

Dismantled materials are loaded onto a barge and lowered onto the bay floor several miles offshore.

A billion-dollar effort to increase the port’s capacity is underway. An official called the newly deepened channel the “crown jewel” of the project.

Norfolk is facing some of the highest substance-use-related health burdens in the region.

In 1979, President Jimmy Carter designated June as Black Music Month, also known now as African American Music Appreciation Month; the purpose is to celebrate the African American musical influences in American history.

The Norfolk-based destroyer left in July and came home nearly 11 months later.

With the extension, Brian Hemphill will continue to lead the university through 2032.

Congress passed a pilot program several years ago, but it’s gone dark under the Trump administration, according to lawmakers.

Juneteenth celebrations in Norfolk are taking place at the same time and place as Sail250 Virginia and Harborfest, but they have been extended with more days, fireworks and history programs

Sail250 Virginia is part of the national commemoration of the 250th anniversary. The Norfolk festival, June 19-23, is the largest public event in the Commonwealth for the 250th.