
David Swanson: Tangier Island is the Earth
It’s nice to look down on the poor foolish residents of Tangier Island, a little speck of land sinking into the Chesapeake Bay. Some 87% of the residents who voted in 2016, voted for Trump.

It’s nice to look down on the poor foolish residents of Tangier Island, a little speck of land sinking into the Chesapeake Bay. Some 87% of the residents who voted in 2016, voted for Trump.

Search and rescue efforts resumed this morning for a person who went missing as a result of a flash flood incident in Albemarle County at Old Ballard Road and Ivy Creek on the night of Wednesday, May 30.

The following highway work is scheduled, weather permitting, in the Culpeper District during the upcoming week. Traffic movements may be restricted and speed limits reduced in work zones.

Virginia Department of Transportation crews will mobilize across Central Virginia this morning to continue repairing roads and bridges flooded and damaged by the torrential rains over the past four days.

The James River Association has released its report Swimming Safety in the James – Know Before You Go: Bacteria Monitoring Results 2013-2017. This report synthesizes five years of water quality monitoring data to reveal bacteria patterns in the James River.

Some 94 million cats and 89 million dogs living with us as our pets in the United States. Given that these animals become part of our families, it’s hard to let them go when their time comes. And beyond that, it’s hard to know what to do with their remains.

Extended amounts of sun exposure can increase the risk of developing skin cancer, especially for those who regularly work outdoors.

VDOT crews are working through heavy rains on Sunday to repair roads and bridges damaged by the torrential rains over the past several days.

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is reminding coastal Virginia residents that the 2018 hurricane season begins June 1 and the time to prepare is now.

There is more rain in the forecast, but roads are reopening after the devastating flooding that hit Central Virginia during the past several days.
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