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Cartoon: Invasive Species
1+ week, 3+ day ago (104+ words) The Virginian-Pilot Cartoon by Drew Sheneman for Sept. 9, 2026. Ocean Breeze Waterpark goes to the dogs for annual Pup Party Southern Chesapeake former farmland, deemed a megasite, has new owner with new plans Cartoon: Work Will Continue Hit producer Teddy Riley…...
Severe storms, tornadoes possible Thursday across Hampton Roads – The Virginian-Pilot
3+ week, 3+ day ago (131+ words) Severe storms, torndaoes possible Thursday across Hampton Roads The Virginian-Pilot Hampton Roads could see scattered thunderstorms Thursday afternoon and evening, with the greatest chance for storms between 4 and 11 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. The storms could bring wind gusts…...
Slight risk for severe thunderstorms, likely heat advisories for Sunday
4+ week, 11+ hour ago (241+ words) Storms are likely to develop Sunday afternoon across Virginia, according to the National Weather Service Wakefield center. Storms are most likely to hit between 2 to 11 p.m. with a slight possibility of wind gusts of over 60 miles per hour. Damaging winds are…...
Column: AI is reshaping Hampton Roads before our eyes
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…...
How to spot the Perseid meteor shower, a summer light show that promises to dazzle
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (374+ words) The meteor shower’s peak Wednesday night into Thursday morning coincides with a total solar eclipse across Spain, Iceland and Greenland and a six-planet parade — though the best time to view the fireballs will come after totality. As many as 50 to…...
Epic rainfall overwhelmed Norfolk’s stormwater system. Here’s how the city responded.
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (844+ words) NORFOLK — Tuesday’s rainstorm flooded streets and underpasses. Cars damaged by the high water were left abandoned in roadways, snarling traffic as the water subsided. Despite the issues caused by as much as 6 inches of rain dropped in a span of…...
Dead tree in remote NC is hiding colony of rarely seen creatures, biologists say
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (392+ words) Deep in the 531,148-acre Nantahala National Forest stands a towering and twisted hemlock that appears to be dead, but is very much alive on the inside with a colony of bats. “Twenty-four 24 bats were counted. This is the first Indiana…...
Peninsula got the worst of weekend summer storm
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (287+ words) The Peninsula got the worst of Sunday’s severe weather in Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina. Of the roughly 34,000 power outages in Dominion Energy’s service area, more than 20,000 were on the Peninsula, according to a Dominion spokesperson. The harshest features…...
Science facility in Newport News breaks ground on new center
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (509+ words) The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility broke ground Friday for a new center that will expand its mission into high-performance computing, artificial intelligence and the data-driven research to meet the demands of modern science. Federal, state and local officials gathered…...
Editorial: William and Mary looks to put environmental tools in public’s hands
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (468+ words) The Gloucester Point campus was renamed the Batten School of Coastal & Marine Sciences & VIMS after philanthropist Jane Batten gave it $100 million — the largest donation in William & Mary’s more than 300-year history — in 2024 to expand its academic programs and research. The…...