World & Nation
Motorists sometimes freeze with fear, stop their cars and are unable to drive another inch on this 23-mile, two-lane bridge-tunnel complex connecting Virginia’s eastern shore with the Norfolk area.
Nov. 15, 1987
A 90-foot clam boat with a crew of five slammed into a low trestle of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Monday, bending about 30 feet of the bridge guardrail.
Oct. 15, 1985
Hobbyists find that a walk in the woods isn’t easy with anti-terrorism security in place.
July 5, 2005
Travel & Experiences
Two groups--eight wine-loving friends and a female twosome--decide to design their own itineraries without using a big tour operator, and find adventure and savings in the bargain
Aug. 4, 1996
A suitcase containing human remains was found floating near a bridge, the third such discovery in the Virginia Beach area this month.
May 17, 2004
A woman who changed the fortunes of a man she didn’t know by anonymously donating a kidney has come into a small fortune of her own, winning $500,000 in the Virginia Lottery.
June 16, 2004
Mention the Eastern Shore to folks along the Atlantic Coast and they will probably consign it to Maryland, since it has long been known as a social playground of choice for many well-to-do Easterners.
Oct. 13, 1991
Hurricane Charley charged up the East Coast into Virginia waters Sunday night after sweeping across North Carolina’s fragile Outer Banks with 75-m.p.h. winds and torrential rains.
Aug. 18, 1986
Near hurricane-strength winds slammed into the North Carolina coast Friday, knocking out a bridge to the Outer Banks and leaving 5,000 people isolated on Hatteras Island.
Oct. 27, 1990
The 9/11 terrorist attacks have put the once-ignored service branch front and center as it defends the nation’s shoreline and ports.
Feb. 8, 2004