The VA is downplaying the lack of staff at the new Chesapeake clinic. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

An Inspector General report found the Chesapeake VA clinic was expected to have more health care providers to alleviate the burden at the Hampton facility. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Residents will see their water rates bump if the proposed budget is approved. The average customer can expect to pay about $6 more per month.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

"They're going to be the ones who bring the life to whatever that design is," said Community Engagement Manager Monica Meharg.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Commander Zena Cardman and three other astronauts will be aboard the space station by July at the earliest, according to NASA. The team will conduct research in preparation for missions to the moon.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

WHRO spoke with Diane Wilson ahead of an upcoming lecture at the Elizabeth River Project.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The Elizabeth River Project will unveil the community resource as part of its Seed Keepers Initiative, which also emphasizes Indigenous traditions.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Officials say next-generation aircraft and growing community support have tipped the scales in favor of attracting international carriers.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The local share of school funding remains flat with the previous year at $95 million.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

As space at the Regional Landfill shrinks, the Southeastern Public Service Authority spent the past year looking for a new way to handle the region's trash.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The budget needs more than $11 million more from Williamsburg and James City County.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The Norfolk-based USS Gravely is in Galveston Texas, part of a larger Navy effort at the southern border. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The latest budget proposal would make $2 million available immediately to incentivize affordable housing development, but includes no ongoing funding.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Federal officials are hosting several virtual public meetings this week about the concept.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The site lists more than 1100 jobs with state agencies, including positions in healthcare, law enforcement and financial services.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

You can learn more and register at AskHRGreen.org.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Moving pre-K to new buildings will lessen overcrowding at elementary schools.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Agricultural Advisory Committee Chair David Bosselman shared the information in his state of agriculture update with City Council.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Shorebird species -- which rely on coastal Virginia -- are particularly imperiled, officials say.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

City officials say converting forested land into wetlands is necessary to earn legal credits that will allow them to move forward with public works projects elsewhere.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The new Chesapeake VA Clinic will open with less than a third of the required staff. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh says Sen.Tim Kaine and Rep. Bobby Scott blame staff cuts imposed by the VA.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The Republican governor advertised 250,000 open jobs across the state at an event in Virginia Beach Tuesday.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Suffolk schools will distribute 200 free all-day bus passes to parents and guardians.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The MacArthur Memorial recently won $1,000 from the Virginia Association of Museums to conserve the item the infamous general wore more than 70 years ago.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The Navy is sending mixed messages about potential firings at public shipyards and maintenance facilities. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The William & Mary's women's basketball team will make its first NCAA tournament appearance. Norfolk State's women are taking on the University of Maryland, and the NSU men face one-seed University of Florida.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Hourigan Construction beat out two Williamsburg-based firms for the project, expected to cost upwards of $40 million.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The Fiddlin' Pig becomes just the 15th bar in America to earn the UK certification.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The city wants residents' input to complete a draft budget.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The first Nimitz class carrier will return to Norfolk for its final assignment. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The $223 million project is meant to help Dominion Energy store and transfer equipment for its Virginia Beach wind farm.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The disabled mother of two says the property owner filed to evict her family despite offers from the state and a veteran’s group to pay her rentPar 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Julia Hillegass sees opportunities to preserve farmland, promote agritourism and strengthen agricultural education.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Advisory boards and staff presented proposed funding to council members as the city continues developing its 2026 budget.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The massive, multi-state effort to clean up the bay was already at a turning point and now faces additional challenges.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

According to an expert with the University of Richmond School of Law.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The closing of the controversial Armed Forces Brewing Company sparked an amused victory lap from opponents who turned the company’s excuse for its closure into merchandise and a rallying cry.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The interim director of the Hampton VA system has stepped down. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh has the story.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The Army Corps operates a handful of Proving Grounds around the country through Engineering with Nature, an arm of the agency meant to boost flooding infrastructure that also benefits the surrounding environment.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Residential and agricultural properties on average increased more than 6% in 2024. Commercial properties jumped 7.8%.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The money will go toward replacing school buildings, modernizing fire stations and several road and utility system upgrades.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Suffolk Agricultural Advisory Committee Chair and farmer David Bosselman says growers in the region had already seen dipping commodity prices for crops like cotton and soybeans before new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Officials estimate approximately 13,000 violations occur each week in the city.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The General Services Administration, which oversees properties and leases for the federal government, published and then took down a list of 443 properties across the nation that it said were "non-core" to providing government services.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

About 60,000 federal civilian workers live in Hampton Roads, many working under the banner of the Department of Defense. It's unclear how many positions will be frozen or what will happen to those jobs.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

A coalition including environmental nonprofits and Virginia Wesleyan University will host an “extreme heat town hall” at New Bethel Baptist this weekend.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The federal workforce has lost as many as 100,000 employees since President Donald Trump took office. One of them is Alexzandria Hunt. Congressman Bobby Scott invited her to Trump’s Joint Address to Congress tomorrow.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The hospital stopped care following an executive order from President Donald Trump in January. The Norfolk hospital's new policy does not fully cover new patients.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Citizen scientists traverse Hampton Roads each fall to map tidal flooding.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Cao ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate against Tim Kaine in 2024 and to represent Virginia's 10th Congressional District in 2022. Trump said Cao's military experience would make him a successful as the second highest-ranking civilian in Navy leadership.Par 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA