WHRO-TV (Norfolk, VA)

WHRO-TV is a digital channel broadcasting on channel 15 and serves as the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) affiliate for the Hampton Roads area in Virginia, which includes the Norfolk–Portsmouth–Newport News television market. The station holds licenses for both Hampton and Norfolk and operates its studios at the Public Telecommunications Center for Hampton Roads, situated near the Old Dominion University campus in Norfolk. The station's transmitter can be found in Suffolk, Virginia.

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'View' some of the world's best-known art pieces in a different way

3 days ago | whro.org | Vicki L. Friedman

“Please Touch the Art.”While that’s the official name of the exhibition that opened on Saturday at the Charles H. Taylor Visual Arts Center in Hampton, it’s also an invitation to do what most museums and art centers forbid. Visitors are encouraged to gently touch Sally Barker’s familiar works of art re-created as quilts. The North Carolina artist devised a unique color code that associates different fabrics with specific colors and textures, making the visual arts more accessible to the blind.
Hampton’s Revolution: through the experiences and decisions of 24 who lived it

3 days ago | whro.org | Nick McNamara

Conversations on the prelude to the American Revolution are often carried by well-known hallmarks in U.S. history: The Battle of Bunker Hill; Lexington and Concord; Paul Revere’s ride. But revolutionary sentiment and organizing took root early in Virginia as well, making the then-colony the location of the first fighting outside of New England in the Battle of Hampton. A Hampton History Museum exhibit, opening Saturday, tells the tale of the Oct.
Philippine Cultural Center of Virginia turns 25

1 week ago | whro.org | Cianna Rothwell Morales

The Philippine Cultural Center of Virginia will celebrate its 25th anniversary this Saturday. Along with the “silver jubilee,” local Filipinos are celebrating a legacy of community organizing that goes back more than 50 years in Hampton Roads, said Cynthia Romero, chairman of the Council of United Filipino Organizations of Tidewater. The Council oversees the Philippine Cultural Center in Virginia Beach.
Senate draft of ‘big, beautiful bill’ could cut funds for Virginia hospitals, also affect Medicaid

1 week ago | whro.org | Charlotte Woods

This story was reported and written by our media partner the Virginia MercuryVirginia’s hospitals are monitoring congressional budget proposals with concern.
Suffolk approves new rules for solar farms

1 week ago | whro.org | Nick McNamara

New solar farm regulations are a “good start” for a Suffolk farmer whose family and neighborhood became a case study for future solar development in the city. “With all the frustration that we’ve experienced and my neighbors have experienced, it’s good to see that anyone going forward may not have to go through this frustration,” Shane Alexander said during the Wednesday, June 18 city council meeting.
'Fun, fun, fun,' as Beach Boys, Band Perry headline Williamsburg Live

1 week ago | whro.org | Will Harris

As graduations come to a close, the celebrations begin, and for those who enjoy celebrating by attending a good concert, the Virginia Arts Festival has just the ticket: Williamsburg Live, the weekend-long outdoor event that offers a blend that includes country, rock and a tribute to one of the most successful pop bands of all time.
Styrofoam containers will soon be banned in Virginia

1 week ago | whro.org | Katherine Hafner

Your food and drink orders in Virginia may start to look a little different. Starting July 1, large food vendors across the state will no longer be allowed to use single-use expanded polystyrene, a plastic foam material commonly referred to by the brand name Styrofoam. That includes plates, cups, bowls, trays and hinged containers. State lawmakers passed the ban four years ago, following the lead of others such as Maryland, New York and Washington, D.C. Implementation was delayed. Gov.
Here are results from Hampton Roads’ primary elections

1 week ago | whro.org | Mechelle Hankerson

Virginia and Hampton Roads voters picked the candidates that will appear on November’s ballot yesterday, ending several competitive primary competitions for local elected positions. In primaries, political party members run against each other. The winner becomes the party’s nominee for the general election. Not every race requires a primary if a party agrees on a candidate. In the governor’s race, for example, there was no primary election.
Chesapeake City Council rejects data center proposal

1 week ago | whro.org | Ryan Murphy

Chesapeake’s City Council received a rare standing ovation from a packed chamber Tuesday night after it voted unanimously to reject a proposed data center. “It was like Christmas again,” said Helen Messer, who lives in one of the houses that sits a few hundred feet from where the data center would have been. “I’ll sleep better than I have in a month.”The proposal from long-time Chesapeake developer Doug Fuller would have been the region’s first major data center.
Jones wins Atty. General nomination, Hashmi claims Lt. Gov. nod in Democratic primary

1 week ago | whro.org | Michael Pope |David Seidel

The Democratic field now appears to be set for the November election. Jay Jones won the Democratic nomination for Attorney General, besting Shannon Taylor. And in the crowded, 6-way race for the Lieutenant Governor nomination, Ghazala Hashmi claimed victory in a very close race. The race between Hashmi and Levar Stoney was within the margin for a recount late Tuesday night, though Stoney's campaign would have to pay for the effort if he requests it. J.