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Last week, Chief meteorologist Patrick Rockey and I, along with my babies, took a walk through the ViBe district at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.

Barbara spent the last 43 years in the Hampton Roads spotlight, spending time at WVEC and WAVY before landing at WTKR.

Local municipalities around Hampton Roads and Northeastern North Carolina are preparing for a tropical storm Friday evening into the weekend.

Patrick Rockey took a walk with his furry friend Bo, who would have preferred a run to a walk! That's his sister's 3-year-old Vizsla dog.

It’s been nearly a quarter century since mermaids started popping up on the streets of Norfolk. Since then, hundreds of the iconic sculptures have appeared in the city

“One of the criteria for a storm to be severe is actually wind gusts 58 miles per hour or greater,” explained Loveland.

While unusually dry weather can cause problems for farmers and home gardeners, it brought good news this month for marine life in the Chesapeake Bay. With river flows from rainfall in the watershed at 20% less than the historic average during the spring season, the estuary’s summer dead zone is expected to be one of the smallest on record, according to a notice from the Chesapeake Bay program. ...

When you think of parks in Virginia Beach, bigger ones like First Landing State Park and Mount Trashmore might come to mind.

We officially have our first named storm of the season. Tropical Storm Arlene has formed in the Gulf of Mexico.

The population in Smithfield has jumped more than 70 percent since 2000. It's why Windsor Castle Park is a welcome surprise.