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Hampton Roads Habitat for Humanity nonprofits see sharp increase in homebuyer applications
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAs the cost of living continues to increase across the region, homebuyer applications have nearly doubled in the past year at the Habitat for Humanity of South Hampton Roads. Applications for ...
Pickleball craze: How Exeter became one local hotspot for nation’s fastest growing sport
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 9 months agoEXETER — It was a Tuesday evening and as usual, Martin Lawrence and his wife, Samantha, headed down...
Hundreds, fearing the overturn of Roe v. Wade, march in Hampton Roads
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Virginia Beach mother’s voice shook with emotion as she held the speakerphone. The crowd of roughly 400 people outside the Virginia Beach courthouse shouted and cheered for Joyce Worthey ...
Two Hampton Roads prosecutors preemptively pledge not to file charges over abortion if Virginia law...
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn anticipation of a wave of new restrictions on abortion following the Supreme Court’s ruling last week to overturn Roe v. Wade, a group of progressive prosecutors from across the country, ...
NH election 2022: Gannon vs. Oldak for District 23 state Senate seat
Portsmouth Herald via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRepublican state Sen. Bill Gannon, of Sandown, is being challenged by Democrat Brenda Oldak, of...
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin pushes state lawmakers for a 15-week abortion ban after the Supreme...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRepublican Gov. Glenn Youngkin of Virginia.AP Photo/Steve Helber Gov. Youngkin is pushing for a...
For Black women in Hampton Roads, barriers to reproductive healthcare are nothing new
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 2 years agoBarbara Harris’ mother was 35 when she was sterilized by the state of Virginia in the 1960s. “She...
Editorial: Expansion of toll relief will provide meaningful help to Hampton Roads
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe expansion of toll relief programs to area residents who frequently travel through the Midtown and Downtown tunnels is a welcome development that will help low-income workers across Hampton ...
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore pans Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's push for a 15-week abortion ban: 'He is...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 6 months agoGov. Wes Moore of Maryland speaks with voters in Henrico County, Va., as part of his push to promote...
Hampton Roads hits the polls on Election Day
Virginian Pilot via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTuesday was the final day for voters to choose new leaders — or return incumbents — who will help set agendas for the most pressing issues facing cities and schools. For Hampton Roads, that ...