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Photo by Don S. Montgomery, USN (Ret.). The Navy wants to build a power plant at its shipyard in Portsmouth.
Environmentalists are raising concerns about a plan to build a new natural gas-fired power plant at Norfolk Naval Shipyard, saying the project could increase air and water pollution.
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WHRO Journalism is asking young people to document their lives during the coronavirus.
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A new report says political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica targeted more than 300,000 Black voters in Virginia, allegedly to discourage them from voting.
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'We Were Here, We Counted, We Mattered': A Historic Black Church Rediscovers Its Roots In Colonial Williamsburg Local News
For a few more weeks, Colonial Williamsburg archaeological staff will look for the brick foundation of the historic First Baptist Church.
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Decent, affordable housing on the Eastern Shore is scarce, so residents held a housing summit last week to review current policies and discuss changes.
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A bipartisan group of Virginia lawmakers is demanding answers from the Bureau of Prisons about what they call “troubling conditions” at the two federal prisons in Virginia. That includes one in Petersburg, where about 200 inmates have tested positive for the virus over the course of the pandemic.
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Over 9 Million Gallons Of Sewage Overflowed Into Local Waterways, Sanitation Officials Say Local News
Heavy rains last week caused the sewage overflows around Hampton Roads.
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Bruce Vogt lost about 300,000 oysters to algae bloom several years ago. Now, he fears it will happen again.
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