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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Hampton Roads is losing nearly $50 million in federal environmental and disaster grants

3 days ago | whro.org | Katherine Hafner

A host of federal agencies in recent months notified local governments, businesses and nonprofits that they will no longer be able to access certain previously approved grants for environmental work. The grants were slated to fund projects ranging from flood infrastructure to student field trips. In total, Hampton Roads is set to lose at least $47 million in federal funding, not including statewide grants, loans or clean energy tax credits that are currently on the chopping block in Congress.
Rep. Jennifer McClellan warns of harm from Medicaid cuts

3 days ago | whro.org | Adrienne McGibbon

The Democrat says GOP spending cuts will lead to “sicker Virginians.”This story was reported and written by VPM News. The US Senate is set to take up a budget bill that’s become the legislative focus of President Donald Trump’s agenda this week after Congress returns from a Memorial Day recess. Before leaving, the US House of Representatives voted 215–214 to pass its version of a tax and spending bill. The legislation put restrictions on who will be eligible for Medicaid coverage. Rep.
Norfolk is hosting cruise ships year-round for the first time. Here's what that means for the economy - and what comes next

4 days ago | whro.org | Ryan Murphy

Cruise ships have been visiting Norfolk since the mid-90s. But for the first time in the city’s history, Norfolk started hosting year-round cruise service via Carnival. The milestone comes after Norfolk invested millions of dollars in the Half Moone Center, where around 3,700 passengers now embark and disembark from cruise ships every weekend.
Everything you need to know about this year’s hurricane season in Virginia

1 week ago | whro.org | Katherine Hafner

Hurricane season along the Atlantic Seaboard officially starts June 1. The six-month period that runs through the end of November is when major storms are most likely to form in the ocean, threatening communities when they approach the coast. This year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts an “above average” hurricane season with up to 19 named tropical storms and up to five becoming major hurricanes.
Youngkin vetoed bill to make Black history classes mandatory towards graduation. What’s next?

1 week ago | whro.org | Nathaniel Cline

This story was reported and written by our media partner the Virginia Mercury. A Northern Virginia faith leader and parent said she will continue asking state lawmakers to make two African-American history courses count towards the state’s graduation requirements for history, after the governor — who vetoed the measure and whose four-year term is sunsetting — leaves office.
New details are being released about a massive air strike by USS Truman

1 week ago | whro.org | Steve Walsh

Acting Chief Naval Operations Adm. James Kilby revealed during a panel discussion last week that USS Truman struck ISIS targets in Somalia back in February. “They launched the largest air strike in the history of the world - 125,000 pounds from a single aircraft carrier into Somalia,” he said. The carrier was part of a U.S.-led effort to protect international shipping in the region. They targeted Houthi rebel positions in Yemen during five months in the Red Sea.
Local LGBTQ+ groups ready for Pride month, despite challenges and funding cuts

1 week ago | whro.org | Vicki L. Friedman

Hampton Roads’ annual PrideFest, held near the end of June, is billed as a weekend for getting louder, prouder and bolder. Yet while multiple regional events will embrace the LGBTQ+ community throughout June, the current anti-diversity, equity and inclusion climate under President Donald Trump threatens what is meant to be a celebratory month. “It’s a rough ride right now,” said Stacie Walls, CEO of the LGBT Life Center, a Norfolk-based health services, HIV and housing nonprofit.
From sewage to pipeline: New project in Hampton Roads aims to make fuel from wastewater byproduct

1 week ago | whro.org | Katherine Hafner

The Hampton Roads Sanitation District handles up to 54 million gallons of wastewater each day that flow into its Atlantic Treatment Plant in Virginia Beach. Treating all that sewage leaves behind a substance called biogas,which is largely made up of methane, a major source of climate pollution. With a new project planned for the site, local officials hope to take advantage of the gas as a fuel source while also cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
The USS Truman is returning to Norfolk after an eventful deployment

1 week ago | whro.org | Steve Walsh

The USS Truman and its strike group are in the Atlantic Ocean, headed back to Norfolk after a deployment filled with engagements and mishaps. The carrier left Norfolk last September. It was seen heading past the Strait of Gibraltar and into the Atlantic late last week as it makes its way back to Hampton Roads. The carrier stopped briefly in the Mediterranean Sea to take part in the NATO exercise, Neptune Strike.
In a county that backed Trump, people depend on Medicaid and are conflicted about cuts

1 week ago | whro.org | Noam Levey

GLOBE, Ariz. — Like many residents of this copper-mining town in the mountains east of Phoenix, Debbie Cox knows plenty of people on Medicaid. Cox, who is a property manager at a real estate company in Globe, has tenants who rely on the safety-net program. And at the domestic violence shelter where she volunteers as president of the board, Cox said, staff always look to enroll women and their children if possible. But Cox, who is 65, has mixed feelings about Medicaid.