Despite a chilly start to spring with the vernal equinox on March 20, spring’s warming blanket finally has descended. With it ...

The secret is out on Williamsburg, Va. Tucked between the York and James rivers, just 2.5 hours from Washington, D.C., the lively city, rooted in 18 th-century history, is keeping pace with modern ...

Democrats scored a major victory Tuesday when Virginia voters narrowly passed a congressional redistricting referendum that could give the party a significant boost in the battle for the U.S. House of ...

FILE - A small boat travels along the Honga River near the Chesapeake Bay, as the sky lights up at sunrise in Fishing Creek, Md., May 14, 2020. A report on the Chesapeake Bay released Tuesday, June 6, ...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin, Gov. Matt Meyer, Gov. Josh Shapiro, Gov. Wes Moore, and Mayor Muriel Bowser join other officials in signing the revised Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement. ((PhotShannon ...

Down on the Rappahannock, where boats tug gently at their ropes and the air drifts between salt and pine, you’ll find Merroir, a riverside shack that feels both humble and extraordinary. Locals slip ...

You know that feeling. You’re driving, minding your own business, maybe listening to a podcast or singing along to your favorite tunes. And then, bam. It hits. That primal, undeniable urge for fresh ...

Beneath the surface of the Chesapeake Bay, a subtle but dramatic shift is taking place as eelgrass gives way to its warmer-water relative, widgeon grass. A new study from researchers at William & Mary ...

CHESAPEAKE BAY, Va. - For the first time on record, scientists have documented the presence of stone crabs in Chesapeake Bay waters off of Virginia. According to the Virginia Institute of Marine ...

A new report on the Chesapeake Bay’s underwater grasses, a critical but often unseen part of the Bay’s ecosystem, shows a mix of encouraging gains and concerning losses across the watershed.