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The species prefers tropical waters, but appears to be spreading north as the Chesapeake Bay warms.

Director Jens Dilling talked about the future of the facility during a visit by the U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

Local researchers recently estimated that tidal marshes generate $90 million annually for the Middle Peninsula.

The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore plans to move from Norfolk into a new $25 million facility in Virginia Beach in the next few years.

Virginia's State Corporation Commission is accepting public comments as it weighs whether to approve Dominion’s proposal.

The City Council on Tuesday directed city staff to pursue a version of the Rudee Park with surface parking for an estimated $42.6 million.

“It’s no longer cost-effective for us,” Vice President of Capital Projects Jeff Bass said.

The Virginia Beach City Council this week discussed the city’s development authority suspension of work with Hampton Roads Transit on a regional bus facility that was already partially funded.

Virginia is racing to produce enough energy to meet growing demand. But solar developers are running into pushback from rural communities, which worry about environmental impacts and changing land use.

The Solar for All program would have helped about 15,000 households get rooftop panels or buy into shared solar projects.