1+ week, 1+ day ago   (654+ words) The 46th annual Norfolk Lions Club parade is set for Saturday, Sept. 19, in downtown Norfolk with this year’s theme, “United We Serve — Honoring 250 Years of Freedom.” Randy Stingley, the club’s greater membership chairman, said although Lions Clubs International is a worldwide…...

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…...

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…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (342+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Wet weather forced the annual Memorial Day ceremony at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront indoors this year, but it did not dampen the spirit, honoring veterans who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Veterans, other community members and local leaders…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (433+ words) One of the West’s longest-running food events returns to Virginia City this weekend. Chili on the Comstock takes place Saturday, May 16 and Sunday, May 17 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. KOLO 8’s Hana... RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - One of the West’s longest-running food…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (178+ words) HANOVER COUNTY, Va. — A Mechanicsville veteran injured during his second deployment to Iraq received the keys to a new, mortgage-free, specially adapted home Saturday morning during a ceremony hosted by the nonprofit Homes for Our Troops. Retired Army Staff Sgt....

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (469+ words) Just outside of Downtown Richmond, there's an old school movie theater with an authentic organ that'll take you back in time at a reasonable price. At one spot in Richmond, Virginia, you can still see movies with the old-world setting…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (514+ words) The Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Center has welcomed three new ambassadors: a Virginia opossum named Willow, a striped skunk named Maple, and Mahogany, a spectacled owl. These animals are part of the Virginia Aquarium’s new Bob & Leslie Fort Animal Ambassador…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (310+ words) Sarge, the bobcat, was only a kitten in 2019 when he followed his mother across a road in Dinwiddie. The car came fast. It struck them both. Sarge’s right front leg was severely injured. He survived, but his mother didn’t. After…...

4+ mon, 4+ week ago   (421+ words) RICHMOND, Va. — National Animal Control Appreciation Week, which recognizes the work of animal control officers, is celebrated annually during the second full week of April. To mark the occasion this year, CBS 6 is taking a look back at just a…...