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Lake Hampton, where work is getting started on a "resilience park" project. As seen at a groundbreaking ceremony Friday, Aug. 18. (Photo by Katherine Hafner)

The city is the first in Virginia to use a funding mechanism called an environmental impact bond. Officials broke ground this week on the first set of projects under the Resilient Hampton initiative.

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Run through Norfolk, the Navy and Marines test their ability to work together as they try to figure out new threats after being often sidelined during the War on Terror. 

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A Virginia Aquarium staff member prepares to feed a Green Sea Turtle. (Photo by Ryan Murphy)

City staff say the facilities need hundreds of millions of dollars in upgrades and expansions.

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After a stint in the Army, jobs in construction, warehouses and landscaping, Norfolk man finds his calling in a bakery

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Renee Cobb, one of the organizers behind the Rural Chesapeake Preservation Committee petition drive, stands outside the Chesapeake courthouse Wednesday. (Photo by Ryan Murphy)

Organizers say their message has been sent loud and clear, even if they didn’t reach their goal 

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Princess Cruises announced in February Yorktown was part of a series of "custom-curated" itineraries slated for 2024.

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The 2022 law offers tax incentives to help people install solar panels, improve home ventilation and insulation and more. Read WHRO’s guide to what’s coming to the Commonwealth.

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City elections in 2024 will be conducted with the same court-drawn districts used during November 2022.

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