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Ospreys in the Chesapeake Bay Are Starving to Death at Disastrous Rates. What Will It Take to Save Them?
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (820+ words) Having written two books about the birds" resurgence, I was not eager to see their hopeful story revised, but I set out from my home in North Carolina to investigate. I wanted to know: Will Ospreys again prove resilient? And…...
Virginia's clean slate law goes into effect July 1 - AOL
16+ hour, 49+ min ago (323+ words) PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) " Beginning in July, certain criminal convictions will be able to be sealed from the public eye. The goal of this law is to help individuals with certain prior convictions obtain housing or employment. The clean slate law…...
Virginia COO, Mental Health Provider Among Four Charged In $6. 5 B Health Care Fraud Scheme: DOJ - AOL
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (450+ words) Money meant to help some of Virginia's most vulnerable residents instead fueled a web of alleged fraud schemes worth more than $55 million, federal prosecutors say. Three Virginians were charged this week in connection with separate Medicare and Medicaid fraud investigations,…...
Three displaced after house fire on Honey Locust Way in Chesapeake
4+ day, 12+ hour ago (49+ words) Three people have been displaced, and a dog is dead, after a fire on Honey Locust Way in Chesapeake Sunday morning, according to the Chesapeake Fire Department. Read more here: https: //www. wavy. com/news/local-news/chesapeake/three-displaced-after-house-fire-on-honey-locust-way-in-chesapeake/...
Virginia Beach School Board reverses course on new policy limiting laptops for students, extends ban to first graders
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (802+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH " The School Board on Tuesday narrowly adopted a series of motions walking back a new policy that restricts the classroom laptop usage of the district's youngest students before expanding the ban's scope to entirely include first-graders. In a…...
Qualifacts Partners with Greater Reach CSB to Enhance Operations and Support Expansion of Behavioral Health Services Across Virginia
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (175+ words) Leading Virginia Community Services Board selects Qualifacts" Credible EHR to unify systems, reduce administrative burden, and support expanded care delivery. Greater Reach CSB selected the'Qualifacts Credible electronic health record (EHR) platform to transition from separate clinical and billing systems to…...
Virginia baseball to open 2027 in tournament with Oklahoma, Clemson, Texas and more
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (397+ words) The 2026 college baseball season has officially come to a close, as Oklahoma captured the national title Monday over North Carolina. In a way, the 2027 season has already started. The transfer portal frenzy has yielded several potential starters for Virginia. Meanwhile,…...
Land Ho! For $1 M, You Can Score a Chesapeake Bay Lighthouse
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (96+ words) Built in 1891 and fully restored in 2005, the working beacon doubles as an off-grid residence. The off-grid lighthouse is located in Chesapeake Bay. The exterior has been fully restored and repainted in its signature bold red. See the full story on…...
Chesapeake City Council votes unanimously to start updating solar and battery energy storage facility rules
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (388+ words) CHESAPEAKE, Va. " Chesapeake City Council voted 8-0 Tuesday to begin updating the city's rules for solar and battery energy storage facilities. This unanimous vote could affect the proposed Mill Stone Energy Center Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in the Hickory area....
Troubled Virginia nursing homes being sold to new owners, emails show
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (558+ words) RICHMOND, Va. " Five Central Virginia nursing homes with low-quality ratings are changing ownership, as soon as next week, according to emails obtained by CBS 6 through a public records request. The facilities being sold include Colonial Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center,…...