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Virginia to roll out new, more secure EBT cards to prevent theft and protect families
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (314+ words) FILE - A SNAP EBT information sign is displayed at a gas station in Riverwoods, Ill., Nov. 1, 2025. VIRGINIA - Virginia will start rolling out new, more secure Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards, with "chip-and-tap" technology in an effort to stop Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…...
Virginia rolls out more secure EBT cards to curb SNAP benefit theft
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (705+ words) Virginia is replacing traditional food-assistance benefit cards with chip-enabled versions designed to make it harder for thieves to steal SNAP benefits from families. About 749,000 state residents receive assistance through the program. Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced Thursday that the state has…...
Maryland's Chesapeake Bay Underwater Grasses Expanded Nearly 13% in 2025
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (616+ words) Gains add more than 4,600 acres of critical Chesapeake Bay habitat Underwater grass abundance increased in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries last year. In Maryland's portion of the Bay, underwater grass coverage expanded from 36,799 acres in 2024 to 41,419 acres in…...
In 2025, Virginia spent $8 million rebuilding 1.09 miles of Ragged Island shoreline; the project created 2.6 acres of new marsh and 2.2 acres of oyster reef while cutting hundreds of tons of sediment entering Chesapeake Bay
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (673+ words) In 2025, Virginia spent $8 million rebuilding 1.09 miles of Ragged Island shoreline; the project created The Times of India...
Oak Ridge graduate helps with Chesapeake Bay restoration
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (557+ words) It was her grandmother's famous oyster dressing served at Thanksgiving that was Allison Albert's first taste of the shellfish. The Chesapeake Bay, the nation's largest estuary, stretches across a 64,000-square-mile watershed touching six states and Washington, D.C. More than 18 million people…...
Oak Ridge graduate helps with Chesapeake Bay restoration - AOL
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (565+ words) It was her grandmother’s famous oyster dressing served at Thanksgiving that was Allison Albert’s first taste of the shellfish. The Chesapeake Bay, the nation’s largest estuary, stretches across a 64,000-square-mile watershed touching six states and Washington, D.C. More than…...
Chesapeake athletes enjoy an adaptive day on the water with deputies
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (48+ words) Special Olympics athletes and Chesapeake deputies teamed up for tubing, adaptive water skiing and boat rides during the annual Champions on the Water event. Special Olympics athletes and Chesapeake deputies teamed up for tubing, adaptive water skiing and boat rides…...
Could an extremely popular yet invasive shellfish come to Chesapeake Bay?
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (124+ words) Manila clams, a popular global delicacy known to also be invasive, could come to the Chesapeake Bay — but may not necessarily harm the ecosystem, experts say. Deadly motorcycle crash closes I-95 lanes in Baltimore, causes major delays Ocean City beach…...
Chesapeake crash victim remembered for kindness
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (112+ words) Cars continue to whiz by the dangerous stretch of Mount Pleasant Road where, on Sunday morning, Dylan Farrer died. Around 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Chesapeake Police reported that Farrer was involved in a single-vehicle crash in the 2400 block of Mount Pleasant Road, as…...
Virginia residents move closer to $35 power-bill rebates from a $650 million carbon fund
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (528+ words) A budget measure under consideration in Virginia could eventually lower electricity costs for some residents. If it takes effect, certain utility customers would get about $35 a year from the state's expanding carbon-credit revenue. The U.S. Sun reported that Virginia lawmakers approved…...