1+ week, 5+ day ago   (326+ words) A growing number of coyotes have begun prowling North Carolina’s Forsyth Technical Community College in search of food, leading to an unusual alert for students to “maintain a safe distance” from the predators. The college is located in Winston-Salem, and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (547+ words) Almost 2,000 sea turtle nests have been spotted along North Carolina’s coast this year — the second-most since the state started tracking nests in 2009. North Carolina’s 300-plus miles of coastline are a crucial habitat for endangered turtles, especially loggerhead turtles, the most…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (528+ words) Last month, the Chesapeake City Council did something unusual. Rather than approving the next wave of data center development, council members unanimously voted to pause new applications for eight months. They wanted time to study where these facilities belong, how…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (554+ words) A new study from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is assessing flood prevention strategies in Hampton’s most at-risk areas. But it’s not quite the approach the city was looking for. The Army Corps partnered with Hampton in 2024 on a $3 million,…...

1+ mon, 9+ hour ago   (443+ words) The severe weather that rolled across Hampton Roads last week didn’t seem like anything out of the ordinary — summer thunderstorms are common to the region — but the results were anything but. Localized rainfall of more than 6 inches in some Norfolk…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (419+ words) The waterspout that formed in the lower James River Tuesday night made for quite a spectacle. It formed at about 8:50 p.m. just off the coast of the Newport News Marine Terminal near the James River Bridge and lasted between 5-10 minutes, never…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (543+ words) Leah Davis works as a registered travel nurse bringing comfort to others. Now she wants to provide comfort to drivers on roadways. The Norfolk resident started her entrepreneurial journey with a question: What if the seat you sit in — in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (165+ words) The Virginian-Pilot The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning Tuesday night for parts of Norfolk and Virginia Beach after radar indicated rotation within a severe thunderstorm. The warning, which remained in effect until 9:30 p.m., said the storm was near Hampton…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (300+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — Virginia has a new notch on its belt when it comes to sea turtle nests. On Saturday night, a leatherback sea turtle laid eggs on a naval installation beach, 5 miles south of the resort area. It is the…...