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Norfolk has an affordable housing crisis. Advocates say a new city funding program could help.
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 18 hours agoNorfolk resident Sabrina Whaff acutely feels the effects of the city’s affordable housing crisis. Whaff, 55, works two jobs to be able to afford rent at her apartment off ...
Decatur City Council approves adding another Student Resource officer
WCIA Champaign via Yahoo News· 6 days agoDECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — The Decatur City Council has approved a proposal to assign another officer to...
State rep asks state teachers union to help Norfolk deal with homeless shelter in former prison
The Sun Chronicle· 3 days agoVaughn, R-Wrentham, who has been a vocal opponent of the plans, is looking to the MTA to help secure...
VPRA and Norfolk Southern discussing extending passenger rail service to the NRV
WDBJ 7 Roanoke· 4 days agoNEW RIVER VALLEY, Va. (WDBJ)- The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) announced Tuesday that it...
Cambria back in discussion for NRV passenger rail hub
Roanoke Times· 5 days agoThe Virginia Passenger Rail Authority announced Tuesday that it is in preliminary discussions with ...
Legislation to study East Palestine health moves forward
The Center Square· 6 days agoThe East Palestine Health Impact Monitoring Act recently passed the Senate Committee on Health,...
Damaged East St. Louis bridge may be closed for months. Why is it taking so long to fix?
Belleville News-Democrat via Yahoo News· 4 days agoNorfolk Southern railroad tracks run beneath the structure. The bridge closing means...issue...
6 ways to keep your yard (and yourself) mosquito-free this summer - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 5 days agoStanding water can serve as mosquito breeding grounds, and all that spring rain has created an...
Tuesday's forum on prison shelter in Norfolk revised
The Sun Chronicle· 6 days agoThe shelter is set to open in mid-June at the Bay State Correctional Center and house as many as 140 families and up to 450 people for six to 12 months,...
More than bullying? The double bind of being trans and Latinx in school
Birmingham News· 3 days agoSince the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched an investigation last week over various anti-trans...