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Metronet is offering speeds up to two gigabits per second for residences, and up to 10 for businesses.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The latest in WHRO's series about housing affordability produced with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Recent changes to the National Flood Insurance Program are affecting Hampton Roads.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Authorities have confirmed that another sailor stationed on the U.S.S. George Washington, Seaman Lucian Woods, has died by suicide. He was the fifth sailor stationed aboard the Washington to do so in the last 13 months.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The Virginia Beach Police Department says Craig Byl likely died from gunfire by police after a firefight on Monday.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The casino’s decision comes after negative feedback from guests.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Mathews County is converting a former church into an arts center for the community – and the building’s old steeple has found a new home.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The family of 70-year-old victim Randall Blevins is suing the company and the estate of the shooter.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Citizens swap horror stories in a growing Facebook group, inundate city leaders with messages and trade tips on how to look for and correct errors.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

House of Delegates and Senate lawmakers both sponsored bills to enshrine abortion access in Virginia's constitution.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

A new legislative funding proposal would allocate $100 million to relocate the Hampton Roads Agricultural Research and Extension Center.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Rivers Casino opened on Jan. 23 with a ribbon cutting ceremony. It's the first permanent casino to open in the state.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

New weekly case averages, hospital occupancies and high COVID level area numbers have all decreased in the last two weeks.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Delegates want to address the teacher shortage by bringing back educators with the most experience - retirees.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The family says the mother's handgun, which was legally purchased, was secured. They did not say how the child accessed it.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Restaurants that donate enough oysters could get up to $1,500 each year.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Over the weekend, dozens of volunteers planted more than 60 native trees at a spot that was identified as one of the most vulnerable to extreme heat.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Sen. Tim Kaine and Rep. Bobby Scott visited Naval Station Norfolk Tuesday to discuss mental health care access for service members.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The state grant comes at the same time that a group of residents are seeking to stop the proposed development in southern Chesapeake.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The move comes after years of legal battles over what to do with the substance, and is required by legislation. The process will take several years.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Hampton University is among several HBCUs awarded funds by the U.S. Department of Education to enhance their responses to threats and acts of on-campus violence.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Two Virginia Beach naval pilots appeared on a History Channel series about UAPs — or UFOs as most people call them.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Officials say technological and economic changes in waste management have made it more difficult for localities to meet state recycling requirements.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Hampton City Schools' Superintendent Jeffery O. Smith announced his retirement on January 12, naming July 1 as his final day. Smith served as superintendent for eight years.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Governor Glenn Youngkin reiterated his goals for violent crime prevention in his speech Wednesday night. WHRO's Laura Philion has the details.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The new partnership with the Colonial Soil and Water Conservation District will offer up to $30,000 each to 10 home or business owners looking to install natural-based shore protection.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The city says it paid out more than $5 million to six employees injured in the 2019 shooting and a total of $1.5 million to victims' families.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Democrat Aaron Rouse declared victory late Tuesday night in the special Senate race against Republican Kevin Adams. WHRO's Laura Philion has the details.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

At stake is the Virginia Senate's 7th District. It's up for grabs after Republican Jen Kiggans unseated Congresswoman Elaine Luria in November.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

It's the conclusion to a years-long battle for approval that included legal infighting up to the state Supreme Court.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The Democrats will keep a majority in the state senate whether they win or lose Tuesday's special election for the 7th District. But if they can't take the seat, it would take just one Democrat breaking with the party to approve new abortion restrictions.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Newport News Police have declined to provide many details about the 6-year-old student who shot and critically injured a teacher Friday afternoon.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Former Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax said on Twitter that he is representing families of several victims of the Virginia Beach Municipal Center shooting. This comes the same week that Delegate Kelly Convirs-Fowler announced she was given a laptop allegedly belonging to the shooter.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The Chesapeake Bay Foundation makes the biennial grade based on indicators like water clarity and nutrient pollution.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Hampton Roads received $27 million in new funding from the state to bolster flood infrastructure and resilience.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The Rural Chesapeake Preservation Committee will have to gather more than 32,000 signatures to get a referendum on November’s ballot.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The funding comes at the same time that tensions are flaring over industrial development expanding into historically agricultural areas.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Two new Portsmouth council members were sworn in Tuesday morning. Minutes later, Tonya Chapman became the third city manager fired or forced out since late 2020.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Opponents say they worry about stress on local infrastructure, impacts to the environment and more — while developers say they're helping the Port of Virginia to continue growing.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The price for a trip between Norfolk and Portsmouth will go up between 8 and 11 percent in 2023.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

New draft legislation would create a Chesapeake Bay National Recreation Area – including Fort Monroe as the southern anchor site.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

"It's all about creating units,” said Williamsburg city manager Andrew Trivette. “And whichever one of those mechanisms gets us there the fastest is what we're going to focus on.”Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

“The gallery is a way to interactively learn about some of those challenges that the earth faces and then what action you can take to help mitigate those threats,” said museum education director Rachel Riesbeck.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

For the third year, law enforcement officers from northeastern North Carolina descend on a Chesapeake Target to shop for local kids.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The bill, championed by the late Congressman Donald McEachin, now goes to President Biden for signing.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Gov. Glen Youngkin is proposing tens of millions to get more nurses trained. But economists say it's going to take more than that to fill the gaps.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Warner referenced a Virginia Beach case where an alert was issued for a missing woman hours before her body was found.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

ODU economist Bob McNab explains what's happening with lawyers' salaries as the workforce overall is seeing wage increases.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

Economists are forecasting a recession in the back half of next year.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The governor's budget amendment would go toward a new fund, instead of an existing flood preparedness program funded by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA

The sanitation district bought the land from the city for $30 million. It plans to expand its sewage-to-drinking-water project.Kirjoittanut 89.5 WHRV-FM, Norfolk, VA