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The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Indian Child Welfare Act allows potential Indigenous adoptees priority over non-Indigenous adoptees when dealing with children who are part of a recognized tribe. (Image: Paul Brady, Shutterstock)
Seven of Virginia’s 11 state-recognized tribes are also federally recognized, making them subject to the Indian Child Welfare Act.
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Norfolk weighing what to do with land at former Lambert’s Point Golf Course — and residents want a park Local News
The new Lambert’s Point City Park Steering Committee has gathered more than 1,600 signatures in support of a public park at the site.
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Ex-Norfolk police chief says navigating department’s racial politics was “draining,” contributed to his departure Local News
Larry Boone spoke on WHRO's Another View before he heads to Urbana, Illinois to lead its police department.
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Lawmakers are pushing to prevent minors from being able to purchase the otherwise legal items.
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Rappahannock Chief Anne Richardson is seeking financial support from Congress for all 574 federally recognized tribes in the U.S. to buy back ancestral land.
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Recent data found that natural processes are affecting surficial aquifers – water that pools above the aquifers near the surface.
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Virginia voters unseated extreme candidates and in some areas, chose fresh faces over familar ones in party primaries.
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As the Hampton Roads' queer community grew and became more visible, it also came under fire.
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