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Passengers can now tap to pay for fares on all Hampton Roads Transit buses, Virginia Beach Wave trolleys, Tide light rail trains and Elizabeth River ferries.
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Business & Growth
No pass? No problem: Riders can now tap to pay for public transit in Hampton Roads
Toby Cox
Frequent riders can save money with Hampton Roads Transit’s GoMobile app.
A female peregrine falcon.
Photo courtesy of Bryan Watts
Environment & Sea Level Rise
Bird flu is devastating peregrine falcons in coastal Virginia
Katherine Hafner
Peregrines had recovered along the coast because of ample shorebirds to eat. But now their bird-heavy diet is a weakness.
Western Branch Middle School choral teacher Kyle Cook was selected as a 2026 Country Music Awards Foundation Teacher of the Year.
Photo by Ashley White
Education News
For a Chesapeake choir teacher, music education goes ‘beyond the notes on the page’
Ashley White
The Country Music Association Foundation recognized Western Branch Middle School educator Kyle Cook for his dedication to making music accessible and engaging.
At the Golden LEAF Biomanufacturing Training and Education Center at North Carolina State University, fermentation tanks house microbes that can grow themselves into proteins or other food ingredients. The Pentagon is hoping to use a similar biomanufacturing process to create alternative protein products for troops to eat in the field.
Marc Hall
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North Carolina State University
Military & Veterans
Turning microbes into meals: The Pentagon seeks alternative proteins to feed troops in the field
Jay Price
The U.S. military wants troops on the front lines to be able to make their own food — literally.
Virginia Port Authority Police Chief Jason Snow (L), Port of Virginia CEO Sarah McCoy, Gov. Abigail Spanberger, Virginia Transportation Secretary Nick Donohue and a member of the governor’s security detail look out at the Norfolk Harbor June 18.
Photo courtesy of Port of Virginia
Business & Growth
The channel into Norfolk Harbor is now 55 feet deep, making it the deepest port on East Coast
Toby Cox
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.
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