This week the current path to Sandbridge doesn't satisfy Virginia Beach. The city wants another path there, but the talks have been tumultuous. An $8 million grant aims to help archaeologists who are persevering Jamestown's uncovered history. Finally, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown and Dominion Energy are teaming up to help power the station with a small nuclear power plant.

This week an innovative new project from the Hampton Roads Sanitation Project will create natural gas out of sewage treatment byproduct. Norfolk will now be a year-round host for Carnival Cruises. WHRO spoke with Norfolk's cruise czar to learn how it will impact the region's economy. Finally, the Trump administration wants more Naval ships. It would reverse a dip in manufacturing, but that means finding hundreds of thousands of workers to build them.

This week WHRO speaks with the head of Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads about how high land pricing and looming tariffs are impacting the group's affordable housing mission. The blue crab population continues to decline in the Chesapeake Bay. The exact causes continue to elude scientists. Finally, ahead of Pride Month, WHRO's Barry Graham examines the impact that athletics had on acceptance for the gay community in Hampton Roads.

This week WHRO's Steve Walsh appeared on All Things Considered to discuss the Gaza Pier project's fallout after it resulted in the death of a US solider. The Nansemond Indian Tribe hosted Virginia Beach's first Pow Wow in over ten years, inviting tribes from all over the country. Finally, Northern Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly died this week after a long battle with cancer.

This week a developer has earmarked Chesapeake for the region's first data center, but it's being met with heavy resistance from locals. Virginia health officials are throwing up the caution flag as measles continues to rise in the commonwealth. Finally, Virginia has seen the most coastal flooding in the United States in recent years. We'll learn why that's the case.

This week over in Virginia Beach, the school board upheld an earlier vote to disband diversity, equity and inclusion policies. Dominion Energy is facing new problems due to looming tariffs. Its offshore wind project could balloon to an additional half billion dollars in costs. Finally, funding for Virginia museums and libraries could be under threat by the Trump administration's federal cuts.

This week Hampton Roads is aging faster than the state and nation. That's a problem as health care shortages hit the country. WHRO speaks with Dr. Cynthia Romero about the recruiting challenges facing the region. The Department of Veteran Affairs is making budget cuts. There's concern that money cut from the VA might not stay in the VA. Finally, a new mental health clinic on the peninsula aims to ease the burden on emergency rooms and law enforcement.

This week former New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu was in Newport News for a social justice conference. WHRO spoke with him about both areas' common issues. Suffolk is beginning to tighten its focus on environmental crimes, especially those like illegal dumping. Finally, WHRO chatted with Williamsburg's first poet laureate about the importance of growing the art of the spoken word in the city.

This week WHRO spoke with the CEO of the United Way of the Virginia Peninsula to discuss the impact federal funding cuts had on nonprofits. Fun fact: Canadians make up the largest number of international visitors to Virginia. But will they continue to show up as the US-Canada relationship remains strained? Finally, Hampton Roads is one of the worst areas in the country for pollen. We'll hear from an environmental health professor to find out why.

This week the Virginia Department of Health is gathering information from a coalition it launched last month to combat rising cases in syphilis. Norfolk's mayor says the city is still pursuing the redevelopment of its two malls. Finally, Chesapeake Regional Medical Center opened a new psychiatric emergency room.