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  • 2 weeks ago | whro.org | Steve Walsh

    Xavier Latimore came to Norfolk, Virginia from California roughly two years ago. He enrolled at Old Dominion University to earn a degree in marine biology. Then the bills started to pile up. "I moved out here to take care of my grandma. I thought it might work out - me going to college and trying to still figure it out - but bills are a thing. And, you know, finances are always going to have to be put over education," Latimore said.

  • 3 weeks ago | whro.org | Steve Walsh

    The agreement signed Friday would allow the Navy and Dominion Energy Virginia to explore building a Small Modular Reactor and other alternative energy options, such as a solar farm on base. “To be crystal clear, we believe the new nuclear (power) has to be part of the energy mix if we're able, if we're going to be able to meet the demand going forward, said Ed Baine, president of Dominion. SMRs are a smaller version of commercial nuclear reactors. They produce 300 megawatts or less.

  • 3 weeks ago | whro.org | Steve Walsh

    Residents who live around the Naval Support Activity Hampton Roads Northwest Annex in Chesapeake are being offered free well testing for Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS). Last year, the Environmental Protection Agency released new standards for PFAS in drinking water as part of the Safe Drinking Water Act.

  • 3 weeks ago | whro.org | Steve Walsh

    Lawmakers were told the North Battlefield VA Outpatient clinic in Chesapeake remains understaffed, months after it opened in April. Retired Master Chief Petty Officer Susan Hippen told the panel of Democratic House lawmakers that she lives less than 10 minutes away from the clinic but still has to travel to the VA hospital in Hampton for much of her care. “I go to see my doctor, who is now at the Chesapeake clinic. If he says, Susan, I want you to get a scan for this.

  • 3 weeks ago | americanhomefront.wunc.org | Steve Walsh

    Xavier Latimore came to Norfolk, Virginia from California roughly two years ago. He enrolled at Old Dominion University to earn a degree in marine biology. Then the bills started to pile up. "I moved out here to take care of my grandma. I thought it might work out - me going to college and trying to still figure it out - but bills are a thing. And, you know, finances are always going to have to be put over education," Latimore said.

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