Katherine Hafner

Virginia “is certainly considering what resources it wants to put into incentivization,” said Dr. Danny Avula, the state’s vaccine coordinator. But officials want to wait and see if what’s being done elsewhere, like lottery drawings, actually works.

The units — 61-foot RVs — offer free shots of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which requires only one dose.

The promotional video, “Students for COVIDWISE,” is about one and a half minutes long and features clips of students in Virginia talking about how the pandemic impacted their educational experiences.

“The fact these sites existed, and the fact they had to exist — I want people to be aware of that," said architectural historian Susan Hellman.

“The Chesapeake Bay is a national treasure, and the national park system represents America’s most treasured landscapes,” said Reed Perry, external affairs manager for the Chesapeake Conservancy.

The Norfolk nonprofit recently partnered with the Virginia Institute of Marine Science to create a mapping tool that includes environmental justice factors such as historic redlining, income level and Superfund sites.

Agricultural conservation practices set up to improve Chesapeake Bay water quality also remove millions of tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, according to a new analysis. The findings could have implications for how we fight climate change.

Frank Hruska, executive director of Habitat for Humanity South Hampton Roads, is trying to raise a quarter-million dollars needed in roof renovations to accommodate solar technology.

Local projects that received grants this week include a $3 million wetland restoration effort along the Elizabeth River’s eastern branch, transforming a Hampton site into a "resilience park," doing 3D modeling of Norfolk waterways and more.

The candidates are vying to represent Virginia’s 84th House District, which includes a swath of southwestern Virginia Beach.

Former Norfolk resident James Maybrick has been floated for decades as a prime suspect in the infamous, grisly 1888 London murders. His own life story, however, is perhaps equally riveting. It includes debauchery across continents, arsenic addiction and his own wife being charged with his death.

The Virginia Tech team, working out of an agricultural extension center in Hampton is figuring out the best way to program cells to mimic the look, feel and flavor of the meat we eat.

Most localities accept Christmas trees either through curbside pickup — outside of the usual recycling bins — or at specific dropoff locations. Many of the trees will be mulched or composted.

Congress banned the trans-Atlantic slave trade in 1808. But the domestic slave trade — trading humans within the nation’s borders, dubbed “the Second Middle Passage” — continued through the Civil War and is much less discussed in American history. The Norfolk region sent more than 21,000 enslaved pe…