Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

Sure, it's a little early to start talking about billfish. Spring has been a little cooler than usual, and marlin and sailfish action don't really heat up for a couple of months. But the 19th annual Hatteras Village Offshore Open is underway and...

Eyegore, a year-old injured gray seal found during a military exercise last month at Fort Story, is swimming aggressively in a tank off Birdneck Road. He's being given antibiotics for his left eye, which is infected. He eats 6 pounds of herring a day....

The flounder is one of the most sought-after fish swimming coastal and Chesapeake Bay waters. Efforts to catch flatfish bring millions of dollars annually to the state. And why not? The species can be plentiful, it's a blast to catch and who doesn't...

It's been a spring rite of passage, when red and black drum migrate north through the Outer Banks and finally show in the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. The first few fish have shown along the barrier islands of the Eastern Shore, especially around...

HAMPTON — Hampton prosecutors are working to settle a forfeiture case involving $80,690 that was confiscated from a New Jersey truck driver on the Eastern Shore in January. According to three separate sources with knowledge of the case, Hampton...

According to Virginia State Police, troopers have responded to 411 traffic crashes across the stat between 10 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday. There have been no deaths reported at this time. Virginia State Police ask drivers to limit their driving as the...

Marylanders began cleaning up from Hurricane Irene this morning but mostly the state emerged from the storm without significant damage or widespread flooding, as feared. Emergency officials cautioned that high winds are expected throughout the day as the...

Just before 5 a.m. on Monday, April 18, Capt. Billy Simmons' work cell phone started humming. That's never good news. Simmons, who oversees the marine hazard and navigation program for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Norfolk District, holds the Corps'...

Want to make life better around your home and yard? Here are some events to help you do just that: Meet folk artist The Colonial Williamsburg store Celebrations on S. Henry Street hosts American folk art artist Jim Shore for a signing event 11 a.m.-2...

Christopher Newport's softball players apparently resolved those nagging team-unity issues. Asked if they were surprised to make the NCAA Division III championship tournament, teammates Jessie Atkinson, Jen Falin and Whitney Haller nodded...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- Possibly the Hampton Roads area hasn't heard there's a bad economy going on, that we need to be thrifty and not squander our resources. Instead, this happily cluttered corner of Virginia luxuriantly overflows with fascinating places,...