Cianna Morales
ReporterCianna Morales covers Virginia Beach and general assignments. Previously, she worked as a journalist at The Virginian-Pilot and the Columbia Missourian. She holds a MA in journalism from the University of Missouri.
Reach Cianna at cianna.morales@whro.org.
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The referendum would ask residents if they prefer voting by district or at-large for city government. -
City council is considering funding a new facility for the Law Enforcement Training Academy in this year’s budget. It’s estimated to cost $82 million and may take five years to complete. -
The spending plan increases stormwater fees, taxes on meals and pleasure boats to fund services and projects deemed essential to the city. Council will vote on it in May. -
The park, home to more than 150 cherry trees, has been closed since October for road improvements. It will open for visitors to view the trees and attend the Cherry Blossom Festival. -
Mayor Bobby Dyer spoke at the second of five State of the City events hosted by the Hampton Roads Chamber of Commerce this year. -
Vibe Check, a two-day hip-hop and R&B festival tied to the anniversary of the ViBe District, will be April 25-26 at the Oceanfront. -
The Harbor Hope Center will open next school year with 25 seats for Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk and Virginia Beach students. -
City Council voted Tuesday to add school zone speed cameras to the city’s stoplight enforcement program to slow traffic and fund pedestrian safety improvements. -
The Dome is a 5,000-person capacity entertainment venue that’s part of the new Atlantic Park development and nods to the Oceanfront convention center that staged iconic shows through the 1990s. -
A building that will serve as a community hub for preserving the state’s Black history has been in the works for over seven years. New funding brings it a step closer to reality.