As a commercial oyster farmer, Mesdag has to send a sample of her product to state regulators every week during the selling ...

Barraud Park originally opened in 1928 as the first public park in Norfolk designated for Black residents during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation. The renovation preserved the park's tennis ...

In September 1789, two years after ratification of the Constitution, the First Congress adopted 12 amendments to the ...

Lawyers representing the White House and the three media outlets banned from the property sparred over the constitutional ...

Portsmouth became the first city in the region to allow collective bargaining for public employees in 2023. Nearly three ...

Each summer, a natural reservoir that’s formed along the edge of the Mendenhall Glacier fills with water from melting ice.

A new educational collection brings history to life for elementary school students through the stories of Americans whose ...

The popular drive-thru attraction along the Oceanfront has closed after more than 30 years. The new holiday display takes over the nature trail at the Virginia Aquarium.

Jay Pharoah, a Chesapeake native and star of television and film, started the Pharoah Phamily Phoundation with his family to support students in the arts. A fundraising gala is Saturday, Sept. 26, at ...

WHRO interviewed the candidates to represent Norfolk’s Wards 3 and 4 on the key issues shaping the November races.

Pezeshkian's speech comes in the wake of mixed messages from President Trump, who, in his speech on Tuesday, mused about whether he should “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal to end the war ...

If you want to stay up to date with the latest classical releases, you’re in the right place on WHRO-FM, with “This Just In,” this Saturday evening at 8:00.