At a House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands hearing Tuesday, Chincoteague Mayor Denise Bowden and Rep. Jen ...

Mayor Denise Bowden traveled to Washington, D.C. to testify before the House Natural Resources Committee in support of ...

An island estate in the “Historic Triangle” of coastal Virginia is back on the market for $3.15 million. The two-parcel property comprises about one-third of the 15-acre Carmine Island on the York ...

Assateague Island National Seashore has announced that the Tom's Cove Visitor Center in the Virginia unit has closed permamently. Here's more from the announcement of the permanent closure on Facebook ...

Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat and former Virginia congresswoman, has for months been favored over her Republican opponent, Winsome Earle-Sears, the current lieutenant governor. But a texting scandal ...

VIRGINIA BEACH — A mysterious man-made island with a possible pirate connection in Virginia Beach’s Lake Joyce has piqued the interest of a local real estate attorney who recently bought the land to ...

With the federal government shut down due to a showdown in the U.S. Senate, questions are swirling all around about what's open and what's closed. On the local level, here's a look at what will happen ...

Tangier Island in Virginia — one of the last inhabited islands in the Chesapeake Bay — is under threat from rising sea levels and climate change. This small Virginia island could be underwater before ...

As the ferry approaches Tangier, Captain Steven Thomas tells a well-rehearsed history of the island, where crabbing has shaped the culture. He points out a handful of tiny buildings on stilts in the ...

CHINCOTEAGUE — Thousands gathered in Virginia to watch the Chincoteague wild ponies make their annual swim across the Assateague Channel in the 100th anniversary of the popular tradition. Foal No. 36 ...