This week Norfolk's housing authority has the go ahead to revamp two more public housing communities downtown. Scientists measured and sampled tidal flooding throughout Hampton Roads last year. We'll hear exactly what they learned and what it could mean for the future. Local public schools are gearing up for their spring literacy initiative. WHRO's Barry Graham will give us the update.

This week WHRO climate reporter Katherine Hafner sat down with Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones after his appointment to the Environmental Protection Agency's Local Government Advisory Committee. The Nansemond Indian Nation is opening a second clinic in Newport News. Finally, it's clean up time. An $8 million grant has been awarded to remove old fishing gear around the Chesapeake Bay.

This week WHRO climate reporter Katherine Hafner sat down with Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones after his appointment to the Environmental Protection Agency's Local Government Advisory Committee. The Nansemond Indian Nation is opening a second clinic in Newport News. Finally, it's clean up time. An $8 million grant has been awarded to remove old fishing gear around the Chesapeake Bay.

This week Virginia's colleges and universities are going to miss its target for increasing the number of degrees they award. Also Hampton Roads residents participated in nationwide "days of action" to protest President Donald Trump's presidency. Finally, on the college sports front, Norfolk State is launching a new lacrosse program. WHRO reports how that will open opportunities for the historically Black university.

This week Virginia's colleges and universities are going to miss its target for increasing the number of degrees they award. Also Hampton Roads residents participated in nationwide "days of action" to protest President Donald Trump's presidency. Finally, on the college sports front, Norfolk State is launching a new lacrosse program. WHRO reports how that will open opportunities for the historically Black university.

This week anxiety over President Trump's executive orders is permeating the Department of Veteran Affairs, which is struggling to fill medical positions. International Holocaust Remembrance Day is in late January, but the Hampton Roads commission works to codify its memory year-round. Finally, Williamsburg is set to have a tool to help boost resilience to economic and social challenges.

This week Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters says it's no longer offering gender-affirming treatments to children under age 19. Next, you'd think rising costs of life-saving drugs would hurt paramedics, but those in Virginia are saying it's actually saving lives. Finally, Dominion Energy says offshore wind energy costs are increasing...and that means those costs will also impact you.

This week federal workers in Virginia may be in for some relief as the General Assembly considers a bill that would prevent them from losing housing. The Hampton Roads Planning District Commission wants your input for its first climate action plan. Finally, last month Sentara began using new blood storage systems to dispense blood products closer to the people who need them. In other words, blood vending machines.

This week Perdue Farms is facing large penalties from the U.S. Department of Labor after children were found working in hazardous conditions in an Accomac facility. Virginia churches might soon have an easier path to develop affordable housing. Finally, there's a new alliance to talk about -- Norfolk State University is teaming up with the Elizabeth River Project to help marginalized communities impacted by climate change.

This week the centuries-old mystery of Roanoke Island might soon be solved. Recent discoveries on Hatteras shed light on just what happened to the English colonists who disappeared. In Richmond, the Virginia House of Delegates began the process for constitutional amendments this week including the right to access all forms of birth control. Finally, there's some not so good news in Hampton Roads -- residents reported the lowest quality of life in over a decade according to an Old Dominion study. We'll learn why that's the case.