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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Virginia Catholics mourn the loss of Pope Francis

3 days ago | whro.org | Brad Kutner

Catholics around the world, and in Richmond, mourned the passing of Pope Francis Monday. Mary Kate Aylward, with four-month-old Louie strapped to her chest, said her fondest memory of Francis comes from when he took the name of St. Francis of Assisi when he rose to the papacy in 2014. “He was fierce in his love of poverty, the poor and the sick," Aylward said.
Norfolk State breaks ground on “transformative” new science building

6 days ago | whro.org | Ryan Murphy

Norfolk State University broke ground Friday on a new $118 million science building. The four-story, 131,000-square-foot building will include labs and classrooms, plus a planetarium and greenhouse.
Former New Orleans mayor talks shared challenges between his city and Hampton Roads

6 days ago | whro.org | Ryan Murphy

Mitch Landrieu spent eight years as the Mayor of New Orleans, overseeing the city's post-Katrina recovery between 2010 and 2018. He later became President Joe Biden's infrastructure czar. Landrieu was in Newport News this week to address the Hampton Roads Social Justice Conference. WHRO sat down with the former mayor to talk about some of the challenges New Orleans and Hampton Roads have in common. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity.
Federal layoffs, tariffs likely to cause economic slowdown in Hampton Roads, expert says

1 week ago | whro.org | Ryan Murphy

Hampton Roads should expect declines in business investment and consumer spending as the federal government looks to cut workers and implement tariffs, economist Nikki Johnson told the Hampton Roads District Planning Commission Thursday. Hampton Roads is home to 51,000 federal civilian workers. That’s the third- highest concentration in the nation, behind New York City and Washington D.C.Johnson said those jobs pay more than double the average of other civilian jobs.
Museums, libraries and cultural groups grapple with federal humanities cuts

1 week ago | whro.org | Chris Suarez

This story was reported and written by VPM News. American museums, libraries and cultural organizations could soon look very different. Some may perish. Earlier this month, the National Endowment for the Humanities revoked grant funding and placed most of its employees on leave. Cuts also announced for the federal Institute of Museums and Library Services have left stewards of Virginia’s theaters, libraries, museums, cultural organizations and other groups fearing what could wind up unsupported.
Most residents at meeting say no to referendum on Virginia Beach voting system

1 week ago | whro.org | Cianna Rothwell Morales

Thirty-eight Virginia Beach residents spoke at a comment session Tuesday night on adding a referendum to November’s ballot. Most speakers opposed it. The referendum would ask which voting system residents want in the city charter: the current with 10 district elections for the city council and one at-large for mayor, or a version of an older system with seven seats for council districts, and the mayor and three additional seats elected at-large.
‘A flat for a bat’: Dominion Energy working with CNU to turn power poles into habitat for endangered bats

1 week ago | whro.org | Katherine Hafner

A few years ago, David Bilyeu learned at a Dominion Energy safety meeting that several species of bats, such as the northern long-eared and tricolored bats, are declining in Hampton Roads. The utility also realized that the rights of way where it puts its distribution equipment often create a sort of transitional habitat space preferred by many animals, including bats. Dominion saw some of the creatures already roosting on power poles, which resemble trees.
Tackling housing affordability and discrimination among the discussions at CNU’s Social Justice Conference

1 week ago | whro.org | Ryan Murphy

Building more housing isn’t enough to tackle the affordability crisis for those with lower incomes. That’s one of the messages from a wide-ranging discussion on the state of Virginia’s housing from the Hampton Roads Social Justice Conference at Christopher Newport University, which began Tuesday and runs through Wednesday. A push to loosen zoning laws and allow the construction of more units per lot is one of the most visible current housing reform efforts.
'Last Seen' shows how the formerly enslaved used ads after the war to find loved ones

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

Clara Bashop saw her daughter, Patience, for the last time in 1859. Clara wept as she mounted an auction block in Richmond. A man named Ben Davis bought her but didn't want 12-year-old Patience. Still, Clara begged. Her story is one of thousands of children, parents, aunts and uncles, siblings, husbands and wives separated during bondage and left looking for each other when slavery ended in 1865.
Great Bridge museum loses training grant because of federal order

1 week ago | whro.org | Mechelle Hankerson

The Great Bridge Battlefield and Waterways Museum in Chesapeake is one local organization feeling the immediate impact of President Donald Trump's administration’s decision to cut staff and funding at the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. The agency provided local museums with grants to support new programs. According to its grant database, it’s given $5 million to organizations in Hampton Roads in the last decade and closer to $15 million in the region since 1997.