2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (263+ words) The cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach this week urged residents and businesses to reduce nonessential water use despite recent rain, saying their water reserves are low amid ongoing drought conditions. Norfolk’s Department of Utilities has moved the city to…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (50+ words) The smoke coming from a fire that has burned for more than 12 hours in Chesapeake is blowing north toward the Hodges Manor neighborhood, across High Street, the Western Freeway and past Craney Island toward Hampton, according to WAVY Chief Meteorologist…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (535+ words) In 1898, a dredging boat pulling debris from the floor of the Chesapeake Bay made a discovery that looked like something from a biological nightmare: a set of human dentures with a live oyster firmly attached to them....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (40+ words) Viewer video shows Monticello Avenue in Norfolk submerged in feet of water as flash flooding hit the city on Tuesday. Viewer video shows Monticello Avenue in Norfolk submerged in feet of water as flash flooding hit the city on Tuesday....

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (268+ words) Virginia legislators urged Gov. Abigail Spanberger to call the General Assembly into a special session to address the Department of Environmental Quality’s Groundwater Supply report released in July. In a joint letter sent last week by Sens. Russet Perry, D-Leesburg,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1191+ words) A new state report finds groundwater resources are heading toward unsustainable levels in the eastern part of Virginia, including Hampton Roads, raising concerns for increased saltwater intrusion in drinking wells and the stability of aquifer recharge projects. Virginia’s coastal plain…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (609+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's historic drought is showing its most significant signs of improvement in months, with the extreme and severe drought categories dropping sharply, and 10% of the state now out of drought status entirely. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor, released…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (499+ words) Virginia's drought has reached a point where state and local leaders say voluntary conservation might not be enough if conditions keep deteriorating. Rainfall is far below normal, and stress is showing up in reservoirs, streamflow, soil moisture, and groundwater, raising…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (178+ words) Nearly 40 people aboard a fishing boat off the coast of Virginia Beach experienced a rare wildlife encounter when they spotted a massive whale shark. Read more here: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/ive-never-seen-this-virginia-beach-boat-captain-describes-rare-encounter-with-whale-shark/ Ringo Starr dishes on first ever ‘couple’ song with Paul McCartney Britney…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (365+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — Despite some rainfall, Virginia's drought continues. After a brief period of modest improvement, the extreme drought area is expanding for the first time in weeks. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor, released Thursday and based on conditions through Tuesday…...