Dominion’s pilot wind turbines, as seen in June 2024. (Photo by Katherine Hafner)Federal judge rules Dominion Energy can resume construction on Virginia Beach offshore wind farmA federal judge in Norfolk ruled Friday that Dominion Energy can restart construction on its offshore wind project after finding the government failed to explain how the project specifically threatens national security.
The $11 billion Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project off Virginia Beach is expected to finish construction later this year and begin delivering power within months.
The ruling mirrors recent decisions that cleared offshore wind projects in New York and New England to restart construction, despite broader efforts by the Trump administration to halt the work.READ MORE
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Sports from our media partner WTKRGrassfield’s Rambo races to national high school record in 500 meter dash Read more-Through coaching rise, Tomlin left mark on Hampton Roads Read more-Princess Anne girls basketball making national noise Read more– Suffolk’s new shelter has 17 double-occupancy rooms and one triple-occupancy room. Interim Deputy City Manager Gerry Jones toured the space the day before it opened its doors. (Photo by Nick McNamara)Suffolk opens first city-run homeless shelterSuffolk has opened its first city-run shelter for people experiencing homelessness after renovating the former Regal Inn into a 37-bed facility for single adults.
The city bought the property in 2024 using more than $1.9 million in federal and state funds and completed extensive repairs after the building was found to be in poor condition.
City officials say the shelter fills a service gap in the city, where about a third of residents spend 30% or more of their income on housing. Affordability is a leading cause of homelessness.READ MORE Local journalism is made possible only because of generous WHRO donorsDONATE NOW A C-2A Greyhound aircraft lands on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford while underway in the Caribbean Sea, Dec. 12, 2025. (Photo via the Department of Defense)Major plumbing headache haunts $13 billion U.S. carrier off the coast of VenezuelaNew documents show the crew of the USS Gerald R. Ford are increasingly frustrated by repeated failures in the ship’s toilet system, which was flagged as undersized and poorly designed by the Government Accountability Office in 2020.
Emails obtained by NPR detail hundreds of breakdowns during deployments, with sailors reporting daily trouble calls and maintenance crews working long hours to keep the system running.READ MORE
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