The fight to recognize the Black residents of Gwynn’s Island, Virginia, who disappeared a century ago revealed wounds in a ...

Tangier Island in Virginia — one of the last inhabited islands in the Chesapeake Bay — is under threat from rising sea levels and climate change. This small Virginia island could be underwater before ...

A historic community on Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay may be underwater in 50 to 100 years. With increasing competition for money to protect against rising seas, this tiny town faces a big ...

TANGIER, Va. — Tangier Island, Virginia … population 460 (and shrinking). It’s a quirky, isolated place located smack dab in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. Residents drive golf carts and speak ...

ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Cedar Island is a small strip of marsh and sand that shields part of the Eastern Shore from the brunt of Atlantic storms. Today, it’s home to an unassuming nature ...

Dreaming of an island escape? A private island with sweeping views of the Potomac River just hit the market, but island living does not come cheap. Chopawamsic Island will cost you $15 million. The 13 ...

TANGIER, Va. – At just over one square mile, tiny Tangier, home to less than 500 people, sits surrounded by the Chesapeake Bay in Virginia. No roads can get you there. The easiest way to travel to the ...

As the ferry approaches Tangier, Captain Steven Thomas tells a well-rehearsed history of the island, where crabbing has shaped the culture. He points out a handful of tiny buildings on stilts in the ...