WHRO updates you on the climate action plan that officials are crafting for Hampton Roads. We hear from Norfolk Police Chief Mark Talbot on the force's staffing struggles. A Navy chief petty officer has been charged with espionage. Finally, the Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism reports on how the opioid crisis is impacting the state's foster care system.

Weekly Edition takes a look at the two new ferries that Hampton Roads Transit unveiled this week. WHRO’s Ryan Murphy examines the Port of Virginia’s economic boom as well as its impact outside the gates. Then WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh brings us inside the Navy’s substandard living conditions and how it’s part of a larger military problem.

WHRO updates you on a study conducted by Chesapeake to assess its industrial waterfront. The Navy fired the head of a Norfolk-based destroyer squadron that had recently returned to the area from the Middle East. Finally, WHRO's Barry Graham takes us all the way back to the groovy heyday of Virginia Beach's Peppermint Club.

WHRO Military Reporter Steve Walsh reports that The Marines are undergoing barracks inspections after complaints of subpar conditions. We learn the latest on Virginia’s marijuana legislation. Finally, a large debate raging over a small fish — we take you inside the decades-long dispute over Menhaden.

Whro’s Barry Graham sits down with Norfolk Commonwealth Attorney Ramin Fatehi to discuss the decrease in 2023 crime rates. Climate reporter Katherine Hafner takes us inside the Elizabeth River Project’s new headquarters. And, WHRO reporter Laura Philion speaks with Sentara Health’s first ever Sustainability Director to break down her new role.

JOIN US THIS WEEK AS WE HEAR HOW VIRGINIA HOME SELLERS MIGHT SOON NEED TO DISCLOSE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT FLOOD RISKS. WHRO’S BARRY GRAHAM AND HAMPTON ROADS DELEGATE NADARIUS CLARK DISCUSS LEGISLATION AIMING TO INCREASE TEACHER SALARIES. AND WHRO’S RYAN MURPHY INVESTIGATES A SERIES OF VIOLENT ATTACKS TARGETING LATINO STUDENTS IN NORFOLK.

Doug Boynton invites you to listen to this digest of the trending stories in Eastern Virginia, Fridays at noon.