Virginia travel, real estate & services

7+ hour, 23+ min ago  (299+ words) WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) " Cliff Fleet, president and CEO of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, announced his retirement after serving in the role since 2020. The board of trustees has named Carly Fiorina as the new CEO, effective immediately. "Leading the foundation has…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (276+ words) ATLANTA " A proposed merger between Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern and Nebraska-based Union Pacific has hit a roadblock after federal regulators deemed the application incomplete. The Surface Transportation Board says the merger filing lacks projections on market share and the potential impact…...

2+ week, 36+ min ago  (385+ words) A Newport Coast estate featuring a speakeasy-style bar with underwater pool views visible between the liquor shelves sold last month for $30 million. The 13, 206-square-foot, stone-clad Tuscan villa has six bedrooms and nine bathrooms, including three powder rooms. It traded for…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1660+ words) Orange County's luxury real estate market made headlines in 2025 with several notable sales, including the priciest home in Newport Coast, which fetched $42 million in an off-market deal. The seller's agent, Paul Daftarian of Luxe Real Estate, described the property last…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (433+ words) Virginia election officials filed an emergency motion in the state Court of Appeals seeking to block a circuit court ruling that invalidated the results of this week's redistricting referendum. The "Motion for Emergency Stay" was filed on behalf of Elections…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago  (36+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) " A local delegate is calling for a new study to see if The Tide light rail could be extended from Norfolk to the Oceanfront. Del. Alex Askew, (D-Virginia Beach) put forward. .....

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (520+ words) WDBJ7 LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Two people were hospitalized after a rollover Saturday, April 25, according to Boonsboro Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company. Firefighters say they responded at 4: 55 p. m. to a single-vehicle accident on Trents Ferry Road, where a vehicle was on its side…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago  (981+ words) The future of energy innovation is here, and Newport News is positioning itself to be a leader in moving those concepts to the marketplace. The Secure Energy Future Center at Tech Center Research Park celebrated its grand opening April 22 with…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (377+ words) Michelle Basch | mbasch@wtop. com February 10, 2026, 6: 40 AM It has long been known that the Chesapeake Bay region is sinking, and an extensive new study led by Virginia Tech now details how fast, with rates that vary widely. The Virginia Tech…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (251+ words) HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) " A new study by researchers at Virginia Tech has determined how fast the land is sinking in the Chesapeake Bay area, and among major adjacent cities, Hampton had one of the most rapid rates of subsidence....