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Children with special needs at higher risk for drowning
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Dayna Harvey has been teaching swim lessons to children of all abilities for 37 years. “Children with autism are at a 160-times greater risk of drowning than neuro-typical children,” Harvey said. While summer time is when most drownings happen, those on the autism spectrum...
Storms, rising seas are growing threats to Portsmouth Village in North Carolina
For centuries, ships have sailed past North Carolina’s picturesque Cape Lookout Lighthouse. And in colonial times, they often stopped in Portsmouth Village. Today, the lighthouse and village are part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore. Many of the buildings have been preserved. But increasingly, extreme weather puts them at risk.
Suffolk to transfer 71 acres of land to Nansemond Indian Nation, settling years of debate
Suffolk City Council voted Wednesday to hand over 71 acres of historically significant lands to the Nansemond Indian Nation. The decision settles years of back-and-forth between the city and tribe over the future of the property, which is called Mattanock Town. The site is already home to the tribe’s headquarters...
No kidding! Highway herd of sheep, goats gather on I-64 near High Rise Bridge
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — They really didn’t kid around. Somehow, more than eight sneaky creatures, eight sheep and two goats, made their break Wednesday night and wandered around the wall to Interstate 64 in Chesapeake, near the High Rise Bridge. Before they could make their grand escape, Virginia State Police troopers, Chesapeake Animal Control and […]
Blog: Weak low slowly moves out to sea.
Yesterday we had a lot of rain over the region. At first it was scattered rain showers, but it turned into a large area of light-moderate rain by the evening. There was also some heavy rain overnight. This moved out by the early this morning, but there was some drizzle...
Chesapeake adopts $1.6 billion operating budget that will expand some tax relief, increase city worker pay
CHESAPEAKE — City leaders adopted a fiscal operating budget and capital improvement program just shy of $2 billion for the upcoming year that funds employee pay raises, a new public safety training academy project and additional tax relief for seniors and those with disabilities. City Council adopted the $1.6 billion operating budget Tuesday, and it will span from July 1 to June 30, 2025. ...
$101M in free tolls are coming to Hampton Roads. Who will be able to benefit?
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — If you make less than $50,000 a year and live in one of five Hampton Roads cities, you could soon pay nothing each time you travel through either the Downtown or Midtown tunnels. Monday, Gov. Glenn Youngkin, (R-Va.) signed the state’s $279 billion two-year budget, which includes $101 million for toll […]
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