3+ week, 18+ hour 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, 1+ day 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…...

1+ mon, 19+ hour 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…...

1+ mon, 12+ hour 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, 1+ day 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, 3+ day ago   (134+ words) The Virginian-Pilot Severe thunderstorms are moving through Hampton Roads Monday evening, bringing strong winds and the threat of damage across the region. A severe thunderstorm near Hampton and Newport News was moving east at about 25 mph around 6:45 p.m. and was capable…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (327+ words) The storm that flooded parts of Norfolk on Tuesday afternoon was a “one in 100-year event,” according to the National Weather Service. In about a 2-3 hour period, the Ghent neighborhood received the highest rainfall total at 6.11 inches while other parts…...

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…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (205+ words) Residents across Hampton Roads should prepare for multiple rounds of strong to severe thunderstorms through Wednesday, bringing the potential for damaging wind gusts, flash flooding and an isolated tornado, according to the National Weather Service. A flood watch is in…...