The Smithsonian’s National Zoo in D.C. is welcoming its first Asian elephant calf in nearly 25 years. The female calf, whose name has not yet been decided, was born around 1:15 a.m. Monday, Feb. 2 to ...

A Virginia man having an affair with the family’s Brazilian au pair was found guilty Monday of murdering his wife and another ...

The Virginia Court of Appeals ruled that counties can seize ill-treated zoo animals even if the zoo facility is regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It also does not matter whether there ...

Officials with Mesker Park Zoo & Botanic Garden announced Luna, a three-year-old Sumatran tiger, has died suddenly following ...

Amid a cold drizzle, Democrat Abigail Spanberger was sworn into office Saturday at the state Capitol as Virginia’s first female governor after centuries of men holding ...

Virginia’s Democratic-led General Assembly is advancing a constitutional amendment to allow redistricting ahead of the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Virginia Zoo will host its annual adults-only Valentine’s brunch, “Kiss & Tail,” on Sunday, Feb. 8, from ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Another food and beverage venue fashioned from shipping containers is taking shape in Richmond, this time near the Sauer Center courtesy of a D.C. restaurant group. The Virginia ...

(TNS) — The developers who built the world's largest concentration of data centers in Northern Virginia are now eyeing the Richmond area. While some counties here are embracing the projects, others ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — If you follow the Virginia Zoo on social media, you may have come across a photo posted last Sunday showing Zoo employee Emily Spence with a white rhino. At first glance, she ...