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Oak trees are safest to prune in late fall, when the beetles that spread oak wilt are mostly inactive. That single detail changed how I plan my whole autumn calendar and my weekend chores. Funny thing is, many Virginia gardeners hang up their gloves once the first frost browns the...
A Virginia hawk that turned a neighborhood chicken coop into her personal all-you-can-eat buffet spent weeks feasting and snoozing until she packed on so many pounds she could no longer fly. Now, after a month of dieting and exercise, the feathered freeloader is finally getting her wings back, thoug…
Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Big cat ownership laws in Virginia are strict, and the short answer for a private person is no. You cannot legally keep a tiger, lion, leopard, or cougar as a pet in the state. Several layers of law apply at once: state wildlife rules, a state statute on dangerous captive animals, federal law, and local … This article, Big Cat Ownership Laws in Virginia: What Is Banned, Who Is Exempt, and Penalties , appeared first on Animal of Things . Discover more animal wonders – VISIT Animal of Things NOW AND FOLLOW US FOR FRESH UPDATES! Related Posts: • Nov. 21-29: When Wisconsin’s 2026-27 Nine-Day Gun Deer Season Runs • Elk Hunting Season in Arkansas: Dates, Draw Permits, Zones, and Rules • Feral Pig Hunting in West Virginia: Laws, Wild Boar Counties, and Licenses
A former gas station now holds more than 10,000 books, and the old service garage has become part of a charming literary destination. That’s a pretty wonderful second chapter for a building once devoted to automobiles. The Virginia bookstore occupies a renovated property that began as a Pure Oil...
Break down on a Virginia highway, and #77 on your phone can connect you with free help. Tow truck drivers wish more stranded drivers knew that, along with what to do while they wait. Here’s what Virginia tow truck drivers wish drivers did after a breakdown. Note: This is...
An animal weighing about as much as a deck of cards can tunnel close to eighteen feet in one hour. It swims through soil with oversized front paws, and most Virginia yards offer it a welcoming buffet. Cool autumn rain softens the ground, and that moisture pulls earthworms closer to...
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — Virginia’s attorney general is urging the Virginia Court of Appeals to reject Jens Soering’s latest effort to overturn his decades-old convictions in the 1985 stabbing deaths of Derek and Nancy Haysom in Bedford County. Soering filed a petition for a writ of actual...
Charlottesville, Culpeper and Orange face freezing temperatures from midnight through 9 a.m. Sunday.
Every family has that one Italian spot where birthdays, graduations, and anniversaries seem to land year after year. In Northern Virginia, those places tend to share a few things: big plates of chicken parm, warm bread, meatballs, and servers who know how to make a table feel celebrated. This list...
Virginia Democrat Shannon Taylor unseated longtime Republican Representative Rob Wittman as the party took control of the US House and Senate in key midterm elections. But posts alleging fraud are sharing a screenshot of unofficial results from Williamsburg City -- an area set to be represented by Taylor -- that appears to show turnout exceeding the number of registered voters in the jurisdiction. The city's director of elections said erroneous figures briefly displayed on the state's results website, reporting the total of all votes cast rather than the number of individual ballo ts.
STAUNTON, Va. — A bench created through a Bottle Caps to Benches program has been donated and placed near the pond at Gypsy Hill Park. The program ran from May through June, and the Staunton Downtown Development Association placed the bench in the park. A ribbon-cutting with balloons marked the donation.
VIRGINIA – For 14-year-old Josh, a perfect morning starts with a bowl of Frosted Flakes. He loves funny movies, sharing a good joke and spending time with the people who mean the most to him. But what Josh wants most is something much bigger: a family to call his...
An Arlington, Virginia, man was arrested Saturday and is facing charges in connection with a string of shootings that happened in North Arlington late Friday into Saturday morning, police said in a release. Arlington County Police identified the 39-year-old man as Eric Schaefer, who was arrested during a traffic stop...
ROANOKE, Va. – On Saturday, William Byrd High School, William Fleming High School, and Patrick Henry High School, as well as the Roanoke County Corps of Cadets, all participated in the 2026 Virginia’s Veterans Parade! You can watch all of their respective slots here:. William Byrd Choir sings...
Rappahannock Electric Cooperative (REC) has awarded more than $122,500 in grants to 37 nonprofit organizations across Virginia through its The. Power of Change program. The grants, announced November 3, include funding for eight organizations in REC’s western region, supporting education,. financial literacy, housing, accessibility and other community services. Western-region...
Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Trapping laws in Virginia are stricter than many people expect, and most of the rules hinge on one idea: every species is closed to trapping unless a regulation specifically opens it. That means the season dates, trap sizes, and tagging rules you follow are not suggestions but the only legal path to trapping a furbearer. … This article, Trapping Laws in Virginia: Licenses, Seasons, Trap Rules, and Penalties , appeared first on Animal of Things . Discover more animal wonders – VISIT Animal of Things NOW AND FOLLOW US FOR FRESH UPDATES! Related Posts: • Kosher Slaughter Laws in Michigan: What the Humane Slaughter Act Actually Requires • Fireworks Laws and Pet Trauma in Texas: What Owners Need to Know • Exotic Animal Permit Requirements in New York: What the DEC, DOH, and NYC Actually Require
Reported stop-sign challenge raises safety concerns as Virginia prepares for icy roads and earlier sunsets.
Assateague Island pairs a Maryland-and-Virginia beach getaway with the chance to see free-roaming horses. Feral...
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(WHSV) - Get ready for high school playoff football across the Shenandoah Valley and Potomac Highlands. The Virginia High School League and West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission released their playoff brackets for the high school football playoffs Saturday afternoon. Eleven teams from the Shenandoah Valley will begin their quest...
