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If schools need construction money, why aren’t counties asking voters for a 1% sales tax?
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (654+ words) There’s little disagreement that Virginia is behind on school capital improvement projects and maintenance. More than half the state’s schools are over 50 years old and divisions often have long construction and maintenance backlogs. About a third of the state’s cities…...
Virginia agricultural pollution control program struggles to spend its cash
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (703+ words) This story was reported and written by our media partner VPM News. A new state report found that the Virginia Agricultural Cost Share Program (VACS), which helps farmers pay for conservation and water quality practices, has grown in the past…...
Virginia nursing homes are short-staffed. So are the agencies tasked with watching them.
3+ day, 18+ hour ago (1390+ words) When Susan Fanning broke her ankle, she could no longer use the bathroom on her own. At her Chesapeake nursing home, she recalled waiting more than three hours in a wet incontinence brief for someone to change it. Other times,…...
Scientists are tracking a massive algae bloom moving through the Chesapeake Bay
3+ day, 19+ hour ago (580+ words) The first detection happened in the Lafayette River near the Norfolk Yacht & Country Club in July. Researchers at Old Dominion University sample water in the area several times a week during the summer, when algae blooms are most likely to…...
A small Virginia town de-Flocks
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (588+ words) The Bridgewater Town Council this week canceled its contract with Flock Safety, following months of community unrest over widespread surveillance sparked by a report by the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO. A few hours after the resolution on…...
New initiative will bring composting to more Hampton Roads households
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (506+ words) For the past several years, the nonprofit KUSP has worked to combat food insecurity and boost urban agriculture on Norfolk’s Southside, such as hosting a community garden in Berkley. A central part of its mission is to make local food…...
‘The clock is ticking’: Hashmi talks with Hampton Roads residents about Dominion Energy merger
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (465+ words) The Slover in Norfolk was Lt. Gov. Ghazala Hashmi’s second stop on her statewide listening tour focused on energy costs. Before the Tuesday evening event, people gathered outside the library to protest the proposed merger between Dominion Energy and Florida-based…...
Developer for a 700+ housing development withdraws plan after citizen protest
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (239+ words) This story was reported and written by WHRO media partner Williamsburg Watch. In a surprise development, the applicant for the proposed Cardinal Ridge project abandoned its application for rezoning. The news broke just before it was to come up for…...
Virginia Beach wants to give you a library card and maybe some Chucks
5+ day, 17+ hour ago (330+ words) Virginia Beach kicked off Library Card Sign-Up Month with a shoe-themed celebration Saturday at the Joint-Use Library. Kids ventured down a slide wrapped in a cardboard design to look like a giant sneaker. They also decorated their library cards and…...
Amtrak to suspend Virginia-to-D.C. service for critical track upgrades Oct. 16–26
5+ day, 20+ hour ago (377+ words) This story was reported and written by our media partner the Virginia Mercury. Rail passengers traveling through Virginia’s Northeast Corridor should expect cancellations, route changes and may need to rely on bus connections beginning Oct. 16, due to major track upgrades....