The recently approved Virginia budget includes nearly $60,000 over the next two years for a commission to study the disruption public college and university expansions have had on Black communities.

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Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism ProPublica Louis Hansen

Suffolk City Council voted to transfer 71 acres of historically significant lands to the Nansemond Indian Nation, settling years of back-and-forth between the city and tribe over the future of the property.

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THIS WEEK 🦾 🤖 🧠

WHRV will be broadcasting a week-long series on AI in our world, produced by KQED's 'POSSIBLE' in San Francisco. We're excited to provide these in-depth conversations and a rich context to the many areas AI 'lives' in our daily experience!

The new exhibit at the The Virginia Zoo now houses 26 reptiles, including alligator snapping turtles, wood turtles, spotted turtles, and Blanding's turtles, with the latter three being endangered species.

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WHRO is excited to announce that 'Morning Edition' host Crizti Walsh is going back to her punk rock roots and taking the reigns on her own music show!

'Retro Underground' emerges Saturday, June 1 at 10 PM on 89.5 WHRV 📻

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WAYLA 🥳

You may recognize Wayla's voice as the host of Afternoon Classics and throughout different programming on the station for the past 10 yrs.

In addition to her work in radio, Wayla is also a professional flutist and music educator.

A federal lawsuit claims the Chesapeake Bay's lone menhaden reduction fishery violated federal law by using a shell company to hide foreign ownership, diverting profits to Canada instead of Virginia.

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TONIGHT AT 8:30pm 🎺 🎨 🎶 🎭 🎸

Every Friday at 8:30pm, tune in to WHRO TV15 and enjoy highlights artists from the Hampton Roads area, showcasing their diverse range of mediums and styles.

IMPACT - #Virginia approves commission to study and consider redress for historic public college and university property acquisitions in Black communities. The state's 'Uprooting' commission follows Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism ProPublica @whro 'Uprooted' investigation. whro.org/2024-05-16/vci…

Arts groups in Virginia Beach will get a financial boost in the coming year, thanks to a new stream of city funding.

The city will earmark 20% of its ticket tax going forward for local arts and culture organizations.

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This time last week, we were honored with the presence of @geoffrbennett right here in the 757 🙌

Bennett is the @pbs @newshour Co-Anchor and a Contributor at @nbcnews. He was our keynote at the annual Hunter B. Andrews Society dinner.

#ThrowbackThursday

Let aquafarmer Kellen Singleton show you how to shuck an oyster 🦪

The best oysters are farmed on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Get to know Kellen and learn about sea level rise in the area in our doc with @WORLDChannel, 'Against the Current.'

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The Family Readiness Group comforted the families of the more than 500 soldiers and sailors from Hampton Roads this week as they waited for news of the food aid mission to get underway off the coast of Gaza.

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A new shift in standards will mean Virginia could start seeing more days rated with poorer air quality, the state says.

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More than 7,000 people in northeastern North Carolina have enrolled in Medicaid since the state expanded the program in December 2023.

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Brandi Kellam WHRO Public Media ProPublica Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism See the award-winning series at VCIJ.org and ProPublica.org

After months of partisan combat over different priorities, Virginia lawmakers approved a bipartisan budget deal Monday with no major tax changes.

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