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Culture
WHRO is airing a special tribute to Dr. Madblood tonight at 9:30 p.m. on TV 15, with WHRO+ streaming available starting 9:30 p.m. today, featuring past clips, interviews with former cast members, and outtakes celebrating 50 years of the show.
Environment
A record-strong Super El Niño will likely bring wetter fall and winter weather to Hampton Roads, with more rain, repeated coastal flooding, warmer temperatures, and reduced chances of snow; officials say extra rain could help ease the drought.
Culture
Local costume shops say classic horror, pirates and vampires, plus celebrity tributes—especially Dolly Parton—are top sellers in the 10 days before Halloween at stores across Hampton Roads + big skeletons and fog machines are flying off shelves.
Environment
A Clark University report released Thursday found Virginia lost about 494,000 acres of forest from 1990 to 2017, the seventh-most in the U.S., with 61% converted to cropland and 39% developed, and Pittsylvania, Chesterfield, Prince William and parts of Norfolk were top loss counties.
Community
Jennifer Harrison created a Hampton Roads Halloween map that marks about 30 Suffolk houses so families can plan Halloween-night visits; orange tags show simple displays and purple tags mark "must-see" yards (including a popular Strawberry Court display).
Civic
The League of Women Voters of South Hampton Roads is publishing a YouTube series called Plan to Vote that features older local women sharing stories of lost rights and discrimination, and it will add more videos after the election next Tuesday with younger women reacting + discussing why voting matters.
Health
A Federation of Virginia Foodbanks study found 42% of Virginia families went hungry at some point between May 2025 and May 2026, with Black and Latino families twice as likely as White families (WHRO's Another View on Health discussed causes and faith-based relief efforts).
Education
Rural Tidewater Education Consortium won a $4.1 million federal Teacher Quality Partnership grant to recruit and retain teachers over five years for Franklin, Isle of Wight, Surry and Sussex schools and will partner with local colleges to train teachers and develop school leaders.
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