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Adrian Turner closes the U-Haul to his and Michael Myers' Virginia Beach apartment. Job loss and rising costs ultimately resulted in them getting evicted. Advocates say more people in Hampton Roads are finding themselves in similar situations.
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Business & Growth
Hampton Roads’ housing safety net is in ‘tatters.’ Advocates say they need more support to put it back together.
Toby Cox
Funding is the main resource needed to reduce bureaucratic bottlenecks and provide actual housing assistance.
The Virginia Beach City Public Schools board voted April 8 to suspend policies related to diversity, equity and inclusion, to continue receiving federal funds.
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Education News
Virginia Beach Schools reaches agreement with U.S. Ed. Department over Title IX investigations
Ashley White
The division and the DOE’s Office for Civil Rights agreed to seven actions the division will follow.
Early voting in Virginia begins Sept. 18. Voters will pick congressional representatives, consider state and some local referendums, as well as local governing and school boards.
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Elections
Congress, school boards, city councils and more: Learn about who’s on Hampton Roads’ ballots
Staff Report
WHRO asked candidates about the topics you said you were most interested in to help you as you head to the polls.
Ward 1 candidate Scott Guirlinger is running unopposed for Norfolk City Council. He will replace Vice Mayor Martin Thomas, who held the seat for a decade.
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Scott Guirlinger
Local Government
Longtime Wards Corner leader Scott Guirlinger wants to collaborate more as a city council member
Brian Saunders
Guirlinger is running unopposed, so he’ll take over the seat Vice Mayor Martin Thomas has held for a decade.
The Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney's Office building at 800 E. City Hall Ave, in downtown Norfolk. Norfolk City Council voted Tuesday, Sept. 15 to accept a $38,251 grant from Harvard University to fund a part-time data analyst inside the office.
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Brian Saunders
Local Government
Norfolk prosecutors partner with Harvard to test new AI tool
Brian Saunders
The study will test whether a data-driven "triage score" can improve standard risk assessments used to determine the likelihood of defendants reoffending.
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