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Norfolk artist's symphony imagines the sounds of sea level rise

Norfolk artist's symphony imagines the sounds of sea level rise

The piece is designed to reflect the shifting shoreline at the Elizabeth River Project's new resilience lab.

Norfolk artist's symphony imagines the sounds of sea level rise

Norfolk artist's symphony imagines the sounds of sea level rise

The piece is designed to reflect the shifting shoreline at the Elizabeth River Project's new resilience lab.

Feds OK Hampton Roads natural gas pipeline expansion

Feds OK Hampton Roads natural gas pipeline expansion

Canada-based TC Energy can now start constructing its Virginia Reliability Project through Suffolk and Chesapeake.

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

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

This month in Hampton Roads and Virginia health news.

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

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

WHRO host Doug Boynton and reporter Laura Philion talk about this month in Hampton Roads and Virginia health news.

Military Circle Mall redevelopment proposals, arena plans have been shelved

Military Circle Mall redevelopment proposals, arena plans have been shelved

Three development groups submitted pitches for a massive overhaul of the 97-acre Military Circle Mall site in 2021. Since then, a shifting economic climate has left the proposals unworkable.

Chesapeake Bay "dead zone" is at record low

Chesapeake Bay "dead zone" is at record low

Despite warming waters, low rainfall this year led to the least amount of deadly algae in the bay since monitoring began in 1985.

There’s not enough housing in Hampton Roads that workers can afford. Experts worry what that will mean for the region's future.

There’s not enough housing in Hampton Roads that workers can afford. Experts worry what that will mean for the region's future.

A lack of affordable housing is pushing younger workers to leave Hampton Roads for cities like Richmond and Charlotte. Old Dominion University is trying to figure out how to fix the problem.

New research suggests William & Mary’s Indian Residential School was sought-after, not feared, by indigenous tribes

New research suggests William & Mary’s Indian Residential School was sought-after, not feared, by indigenous tribes

Indian Residential Schools committed systemic abuse against indigenous tribes in the 19th and 20th centuries. But William and Mary’s colonial-era school may have been a sought-after experience for tribes, new research shows.

Hampton Roads hospitals grapple with nurse shortage

Hampton Roads hospitals grapple with nurse shortage

Local health officials have ramped up recruitment and retention efforts amid the ongoing national shortage.

What's changed since the 2022 Chesapeake Walmart mass shooting

What's changed since the 2022 Chesapeake Walmart mass shooting

One year ago, a Walmart shift manager carried a gun to the staff break room and began shooting coworkers. He killed six and injured several more before turning the gun on himself. The dead were Randy Blevins, 70; Fernando Chavez-Barron, 16; Tyneka Johnson, 22; Lorenzo Gamble, 43; Brian Pendleton, 38; and Kellie Pyle, 52.

One year later, public memorials for victims of the Chesapeake Walmart shooting are rare

One year later, public memorials for victims of the Chesapeake Walmart shooting are rare

Though the Greenbrier area Walmart is closing early and Gov. Youngkin has issued a flag order, not much else is scheduled for Nov. 22, the day a Walmart employee killed six people and himself last year. The city of Chesapeake said it isn’t sponsoring a vigil or event, only planning a social media post. A Walmart spokesperson said that store will close early at 5 p.m. to give employees private time to mark the day.

Voting starts next week in Virginia Beach City Council special election

Voting starts next week in Virginia Beach City Council special election

Residents of Virginia Beach’s District 1 can start casting ballots Nov. 29 to fill the district’s seat for the next year. The special election is scheduled for Jan. 9.

Pentagon chooses Norfolk Navy base as pilot site for climate resilience program

Pentagon chooses Norfolk Navy base as pilot site for climate resilience program

The new Interagency Regional Coordinators for Resilience are meant to create a model for how military communities can protect themselves from sea level rise.

Norfolk Planning Commission won’t back controversial military-themed brewery’s permit requests

Norfolk Planning Commission won’t back controversial military-themed brewery’s permit requests

Community objections over the far-right views of brewery spokespeople have now driven two neighborhood groups and the city's planning commission to object to Armed Forces Brewing Company's requests for permits it needs to operate. City Council will have the final say.

Deja Taylor, mother of Richneck shooter, sentenced on federal firearms charges

Deja Taylor, mother of Richneck shooter, sentenced on federal firearms charges

Deja Taylor, the mother of the 6-year-old Richneck Elementary shooter, was sentenced to 21 months in federal prison for lying about drug use to buy a gun, and for buying the weapon illegally. That gun was later taken by her first grader, who took it to school and shot his teacher in January.

Virginia is a regional leader on climate action, report says

Virginia is a regional leader on climate action, report says

The Commonwealth is the Southeast state that has taken the most action thus far, according to the new National Climate Assessment.

Development sprawl in the Southeast puts more at risk from climate change, report says

Development sprawl in the Southeast puts more at risk from climate change, report says

The Southeast, including Virginia, paved over more green space than any other region in the country in recent decades, according to this week's National Climate Assessment.

National climate report gives window into Virginia's future

National climate report gives window into Virginia's future

The sweeping new National Climate Assessment is the government’s most comprehensive report on how climate change is affecting the U.S., including a deep dive on the Southeast.

Virginia is starting to take on hundreds of boats abandoned in local waterways

Virginia is starting to take on hundreds of boats abandoned in local waterways

Abandoned or derelict vessels pose threats to water quality, navigation and the boating economy.

How hospitality union workers helped Virginia Democrats get a General Assembly majority

How hospitality union workers helped Virginia Democrats get a General Assembly majority

This year, Democratic candidates running in some of the most competitive races in the state — including Hampton Roads—leaned on union members as part of their political ground game of knocking on doors and distributing literature.