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The center has spent years fielding questions from the LGBTQ+ community about which businesses are welcoming.
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The Defense POW/MIA Accounting AgencyDavid Walker, of Norfolk, was 19 years old when Japanese torpedoes sunk his battleship, the USS California, during the surprise attack on the Hawaii naval base in 1941. -
Katherine Hafner/WHROArea residents have complained about coal dust for decades.
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WHRO/The push to rename the USS John C. Stennis first came up in 2021, and has gained traction again in 2024.
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There's a renewed push by retired Navy servicemembers and current members to rename an aircraft carrier. The USS John C. Stennis is named after a segregationist senator.
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The Associated Press/FileRMST said in October it had significantly pared down its dive plans.
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Katherine Hafner/WHROOfficials are looking for ways to avoid landfills altogether.
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Ryan Murphy/WHROFamilies and advocates said Latino students have been hurt because of their race.
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Courtesy/Port of VirginiaIt’s part of a larger vision to produce net-zero carbon emissions by 2040.
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Katherine Hafner/WHROMany localities lack the capacity to address resilience on their own, and planning and funding efforts are too dispersed across different agencies, according to the report
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Courtesy/HeadWaters Resort and CasinoCity officials objected to a two-phase proposal last year that would have delayed the hotel and other resort elements.
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After months of controversy, one councilman said Tuesday, "Let the market decide their fate." -
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The establishment and expansion of public universities uprooted hundreds of Black families, hindering them from accumulating wealth in the most American way: homeownership.
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The marching bands at historically Black colleges and universities have been putting on must-watch shows for decades.
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Despite presenting a $500 million casino development plan years ago, the Pamunkey Tribe contracted it to a $150 million casino and parking garage.
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The co-owner appeared on Fox Business in May, condemning the U.S. Navy’s use of a drag queen as a recruitment ambassador.
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They argue Norfolk’s money might be better spent dealing with existing flooding.
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The city's historic Chesterfield Heights neighborhood is especially vulnerable to rising waters.
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Ghent became an LGBTQ+ safe haven in the 1970s.
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