Eastern Shore

Md. man pleads guilty in Eastern Shore bank fraud

lauren.king — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:47:43 -0400

NORFOLK A Maryland man pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud in connection with the purchase of real estate on the Eastern Shore. Christopher G. DeBlauw, 44, of Millersville, Md. faces up to 30 years in prison when he is sentenced in August, a news release from the U.S. attorney's office in the Eastern District of Virginia said.

Woman charged in school bus crash in Accomack Co.

lauren.king — Tue, 15 May 2012 18:44:30 -0400

ACCOMACK COUNTY No children were injured in a crash involving a school bus this afternoon. The crash in the 33000 block of Chincoteague Road occurred at about 3:20 p.m., Virginia State Police said in a news release.

Woman dies in two-vehicle crash on Eastern Shore

lauren.king — Tue, 15 May 2012 14:10:53 -0400

ACCOMACK COUNTY A 58-year-old woman died in a two-vehicle crash on Chincoteague Road this morning.

Residents of drowning Tangier Island look for lifeline

Tom.Justice — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:48:25 -0400

TANGIER ISLAND From the air, this fishing outpost in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay for centuries resembled a giant fishing hook, a curved barb completing the picture on the northern tail of the island. But no more. The barb is gone, swallowed by a rising Bay and fast-eroding land. Now, Tangier Island just looks like a big oval teardrop.

Pottery mystery unfolds on Chesapeake Bay

Tue, 08 May 2012 23:01:16 -0400

SAVAGE NECK On a narrow beach of Virginia's Eastern Shore, a humble pile of broken seashells is changing the timeline of history.

Victim's dad may add defendant to festival lawsuit

lauren.king — Mon, 07 May 2012 10:36:58 -0400

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. The father of a South Carolina woman killed last summer at West Virginia's All Good Music Festival wants to refile his lawsuit to add another defendant.

Dig at Eastern Shore's Savage Neck set for Sunday

Fri, 04 May 2012 23:31:40 -0400

EASTERN SHORE

An open house for the archaeological dig at Savage Neck will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday instead of all day. A flier about the event distributed earlier in the week gave incorrect hours.

Archaeologists to dig at Eastern Shore beach

Wed, 02 May 2012 23:02:33 -0400

A site along the Chesapeake Bay will be studied this week by participants in the Passport in Time volunteer archaeological program. An open house for the public will be held Sunday.

Agency buys Eastern Shore islands to protect the Bay

Tom.Justice — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 23:34:14 -0400

SAVAGE ISLAND

Dave Harris tromped through a thicket of head-high reeds, their dry roots crunching underfoot, until he came to a grassy clearing overlooking the Chesapeake Bay.

“So this is it,” said Harris, director of land programs for The Nature Conservancy on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. “This is Savage Island.”

Virginia Beach officer's bond request denied again

matthew.bowers — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:34:07 -0400

ACCOMACK COUNTY As a two-hour hearing in Circuit Court came to a close Wednesday, Virginia Beach police Officer Bradley Colas told firefighters he was sorry for what happened earlier this month, when he's accused of attacking rescue workers after a car crash.