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WHRO Weekly Edition is your go-to source for the latest local and regional news. Tune in every week for a comprehensive and engaging half-hour radio program that keeps you informed about the stories t... more
FAQs about WHRO Weekly Edition:How many episodes does WHRO Weekly Edition have?The podcast currently has 127 episodes available.
July 05, 2024Friday, July 5, 2024This week Greenland's ice is melting away so a team of scientists from Hampton's Langley NASA Research Center is studying its impact. WHRO's Katherine Hafner sat down climate scientist Patrick Taylor to learn more. An animal hospital in Waynesboro teaches veterinarians-in-training how to care for local, native animals. They've received several bald eagles recently, including one from Chesapeake. Finally, WHRO's Barry Graham wraps up our multi-part series on the area's ward-based city council systems....more24minPlay
June 28, 2024Friday, June 28, 2024This week Gillian Pressman of YIMBY Hampton Roads speaks with WHRO’s Ryan Murphy to discuss how the group is pushing the region’s cities to produce more affordable housing. Climate reporter Katherine Hafner swims over to Tangier Island as she dives deep into Its unique crabbing industry. It is under existential threat from erosion and rising sea levels. Finally, VCIJ’s Lou Hansen sits down with reporter Carolyn Shapiro to discuss their latest investigative story into the low wages and poor working conditions workers endured at Dollar Tree stores in Virginia....more24minPlay
June 21, 2024Friday, June 21, 2024This week we examine the rich history of gay culture in Hampton Roads for Pride month. The EPA donated roughly $2 million to a local group to develop messaging about recycling. The long wait is over. Palm reading is finally legal in Norfolk. WHRO's Ryan Murphy sat down with a reader who's been doing it since the 1950s. Finally, as election season nears, WHRO's Connor Worley shares how the ward-based voting system developed in Norfolk in the 1980s....more24minPlay
June 14, 2024Friday, June 14, 2024This week the Chesapeake Regional Medical Center picked up more than a three and a half million dollars for psychiatric emergency care. National Guard from all over the U.S. are in Hampton Roads for the largest cyber exercise in the country. WHRO's Nick McNamara takes us to Newport News to tour the Jefferson Lab. Finally, Weekly Edition host Doug Boynton chats with Gary Lundquist of the Real Estate Information Network to see if the record-high home prices are making room for first-time buyers....more24minPlay
June 07, 2024Friday, June 7, 2024This week WHRO Reporter is sitting down with Chadra Pittman to discuss Hampton's celebration of The Day of Remembrance -- a ceremony honoring enslaved Africans who died en route to the Americas. Hampton Roads business and economic development leaders think an investment in public transit could boost the region's economy. Finally, Weekly Edition host Doug Boynton sits down with WHRO News Director Mechelle Hankerson for a comprehensive health update across Hampton Roads....more24minPlay
May 31, 2024Friday, May 31, 2024The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) dropped its hurricane forecast for this year and it will potentially be the worst in decades. Baltimore welcomed back cruise ships after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March. WHRO's Ryan Murphy tells us what's next for Norfolk's cruise terminal. Finally, the U.S. Military is getting serious about tunnel warfare. The complex tunnels built in Gaza have shined a spotlight on the old combat style....more24minPlay
May 31, 2024Friday, May 31, 2024The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) dropped its hurricane forecast for this year and it will potentially be the worst in decades. Baltimore welcomed back cruise ships after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March. WHRO's Ryan Murphy tells us what's next for Norfolk's cruise terminal. Finally, the U.S. Military is getting serious about tunnel warfare. The complex tunnels built in Gaza have shined a spotlight on the old combat style....more24minPlay
May 24, 2024Friday, May 24, 2024This week WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh reports the VA is opening a new clinic at joint base Langley-Eustis to aid the growing number of clients in Hampton Roads. Rural land deals in Hampton Roads have ignited pushback against development in the past year. Finally, WHRO's Barry Graham caught up with climate scientist David Goodrich as he bikes the eastern shoreline to promote the fight against climate change....more24minPlay
May 17, 2024Friday, May 17, 2024This week a lot of land is being set aside at Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge to build a new marsh habitat. The residential real estate market in Hampton Roads showed signs of life in April. Reporter Vicki L. Friedman sat down with the bluegrass band Mipso for a conversation ahead of their May 28 performance at the Virginia Arts Festival. Finally, WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh chronicles how successful military Tik Tok creators are dealing with the app's potential shutdown in the United States....more24minPlay
May 10, 2024Friday, May 10, 2024This week Hampton Roads soldiers will soon head to Gaza to deliver food. WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh brings us the latest on that. The waters of Virginia's Middle Peninsula are rising above septic systems. WHRO's Katherine Hafner says a local partnership is working on a solution. Finally, former congresswoman Liz Cheney spoke at the Norfolk Forum Tuesday night. WHRO's Doug Boynton had the chance to speak with her to discuss what she expects in the upcoming November presidential election....more24minPlay
FAQs about WHRO Weekly Edition:How many episodes does WHRO Weekly Edition have?The podcast currently has 127 episodes available.