Strawberry disease could threaten Hampton Roads’ spring harvest
Virginia Beach is the largest producer of strawberries in the commonwealth. But a disease that...
Environment
Column: Your favorite wine regions will feel the heat
What’s the first industry to fall victim to climate change? There’s a decent argument that...
Maui’s toxic debris could fill 5 football fields 5 stories deep. Where will it end up?
A controversy over whether a landfill is truly temporary — and over where toxic debris...
Woman stung by stingray in Nags Head calls pain ‘indescribable’
At first, Nawal Baker thought she’d been bitten by a shark.
![The National Park Service has expanded a long-term beach closure near a former military site on Hatteras Island after a strong petroleum smell along the shore and the discovery of more exposed concrete, old pipes, rebar and cables due to rapid erosion this week. A 0.3-mile stretch of beach in Buxton has already been closed for more than a year, with the expansion adding about a quarter of a mile more, the park service said in a news release. The beach is now closed from the southern end of beachfront homes in the village of Buxton at the end of […]](https://www.pilotonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Buxton-Beach-Access-09-04-2024.png?w=117 "The National Park Service has expanded a long-term beach closure near a former military site on Hatteras Island after a strong petroleum smell along the shore and the discovery of more exposed concrete, old pipes, rebar and cables due to rapid erosion this week. A 0.3-mile stretch of beach in Buxton has already been closed for more than a year, with the expansion adding about a quarter of a mile more, the park service said in a news release. The beach is now closed from the southern end of beachfront homes in the village of Buxton at the end of […]")
Beach closure expands on Hatteras Island at site of old military facilities
The National Park Service has expanded a long-term beach closure near a former military site...
Swim advisory lifted for Virginia Beach, Norfolk shores
Swim advisories in Virginia Beach have been lifted after bacteria levels measured below state standards.
Extreme weather and natural events disrupt travel around Southern Europe
Austria and Hungary have been especially hard-hit, with residents and tourists alike being advised to...
Multiple beaches closed to swimming across Virginia Beach, Norfolk
The Norfolk and Virginia Beach health departments issued swimming advisories for five beaches in Ocean...
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Scientists study mysterious invader in the Chesapeake Bay’s largest underwater grass bed
In 2004, scientists first noticed a mysterious algae-like substance in the Susquehanna Flats. Its footprint...
Stranded whale on the Outer Banks likely died from parasitic infection, necropsy finds
A "very emaciated" pygmy sperm whale that washed up on an Outer Banks beach this...