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Virginia Beach, Norfolk urge residents and businesses to cut water use
1+ day, 8+ 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…...
Virginia groundwater report highlights areas of concern for Hampton Roads
1+ mon, 1+ 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…...
Minor damage from storm reported in Norfolk
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (39+ words) Tuesday night's storms hit Hampton Roads hard, but there were no reported issues in Norfolk. Still, they were prepared. Link: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/norfolk/norfolk-stormwater-on-weather-preps-we-do-it-every-single-day/...
Extreme drought area expands in Virginia for the first time in weeks
2+ mon, 12+ hour 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…...
Virginia Residents Are Taking Desperate Measures to Block Out Sounds From Local Data Center
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (369+ words) In a CNN News video posted to X, residents in Virginia shared the constant noise that comes from the nearby data centers. In the video, you can hear it for yourself. It’s a loud, constant buzzing noise. “Neighbors have put…...
Storms knock out electricity to 50,000 across Central Virginia
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (134+ words) RICHMOND, Va. -- Nearly 79,000 Dominion Energy customers were without electricity across Virginia after powerful storms moved through the Commonwealth on Sunday evening. Roughly 49,300 customers were without power in Central Virginia as of 8:30 p.m., according to Dominion Energy. Most of those outages were…...
Virginia officials urge residents to prepare as hurricane season begins
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (530+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — As the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season officially gets underway, Virginia officials are encouraging residents to take action now rather than waiting until a storm is approaching. Governor Abigail Spanberger joined state emergency management leaders this week to discuss hurricane…...
Tanks for 40 years: Virginia Aquarium celebrates 4 decades in Virginia Beach
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1144+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — What started as an idea for a science resource room in the 1970s has grown to become the third-most visited attraction in Virginia behind Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion. In June, the Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center will celebrate…...
Butterflies win big: Norfolk Botanical Garden’s butterfly house voted best in U.S.
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (628+ words) It’s still early in the season, but some butterflies have already returned to Norfolk Botanical Garden. On a warm but comfortable weekday in late May, several monarch butterflies already had begun to congregate on the plants in the Summer Butterfly…...
Residents Wrangle Over Transmission Line Proposal for Rural Virginia
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (1099+ words) GOOCHLAND, Va.—Deborah Blackburn leaned on her cane in a line to enter the Central High Cultural and Educational Complex, angst-ridden over a giant transmission line proposal for reasons that are common refrains here: It’s all to benefit data centers…...