Virginia travel, real estate & services

58+ min ago  (705+ words) December 25, 2025, 5:31 AM Keep the holiday spirit going into the new year with the National Building Museum's Winter Skate Spectacular. Running from Dec. 27 through Feb. 9, the museum's Great Hall is hosting an indoor synthetic ice-skating experience. This second year of the…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (469+ words) Norfolk has a wild beaver living on its rivers for the first time in more than 500 years. A wildlife camera spotted the animal moving logs around to build a lodge, which serves as an above-ground burrow. Broken branches, wood chips,…...

1+ hour, 59+ min ago  (241+ words) December 25, 2025, 4:31 AM Prince William County, Virginia, has put a lot of effort into cleaning up roadside trash over the last few years, but county leaders hope people will do better. At a recent board of supervisors meeting, Khattab Shammout, director…...

2+ hour, 47+ min ago  (338+ words) CHESTER, Va. " A 16-year-old Chester boy battling a rare form of cancer received a Christmas surprise when Make-A-Wish and CBS 6 teamed up with help from Virginia Credit Union. Riley Oldaker was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma in January after complaining of…...

3+ hour, 24+ min ago  (360+ words) Editorial writers can be a curmudgeonly lot. Francis Pharcellus Church was no exception. An editorial writer and columnist for the New York Sun, he was said to be sarcastic, sometimes disdainful. The son of a Baptist minister, Church had covered…...

6+ hour, 7+ min ago  (254+ words) How well do you know Norfolk and some of its places, characters and traditions? Why not test yourself with this special Christmas crossword? There are 14 clues - seven across and seven down. Good luck! More Boxing Day dips cancelled for safety…...

6+ hour, 9+ min ago  (290+ words) A lot has happened in Norfolk this year, but how well can you remember it? We have compiled a quiz based on news stories in the county over the past year. There are 12 questions - one for each month. How many…...

9+ hour, 45+ min ago  (1002+ words) WILLIAMSBURG " The St. George Tucker House, an 18th century home in the heart of the city's historic area, may be the site of where an endearing holiday tradition began. Its namesake was a Bermuda-born lawyer and jurist, but it was his…...

9+ hour, 59+ min ago  (342+ words) December 24, 2025, 8:30 PM Fairfax County, Virginia, is launching a new program that aims to make it easier and more convenient for residents to recycle unwanted books. Through a partnership with New Legacy Books, the county has placed a green drop-off bin…...

15+ hour, 6+ min ago  (135+ words) THE TWO VIRGINIAS (WVVA) - As families gather for the holiday week, Virginia and West Virginia leaders issued messages thanking public servants, urging community care and wishing residents a peaceful season. Governor'elect Abigail Spanberger released a Christmas message for 2025 thanking servicemembers,…...