The swim advisory area is not expected to be expanded as the sewage moves downstream; DEQ believes it will be diluted and ...

The Virginia Department of Health says since Memorial Day, six children under the age of five have drowned, and summer isn't ...

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is raising awareness for sun safety as part of Ultraviolet (UV) Protection Month this July.

Tick-related emergency room visits are at the highest since 2019, CDC data shows. The Northeast region has seen the most this ...

Virginia’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) issued a Notice of Violation to Hopewell’s wastewater treatment plant six months prior to Friday night’s massive discharge of raw sewage.

A toddler drowned in a Henrico County pool Saturday night. This tragedy is one among many in Virginia this year, per state health officials, as small children are drowning at a higher rate.

The West Virginia Department Of Health said West Virginia is the first state in the country to institute a statewide protocol ...

Blacklegged ticks and Lone Star ticks carry diseases in Virginia. They live in the forest leaf litter or in shaded, grassy areas. Ticks do not climb high on vegetation, so they must hitch a ride by ...

Health officials are warning people and their pets to avoid parts of the James River and Gravely Run Creek in Hopewell after untreated sewage is being released.

The Virginia Department of Health kicked off its 2025 community health assessment in the Western Tidewater Health District.

VIRGINIA (WCYB) — A new law in Virginia, effective July 1, mandates specialized training for police officers to better handle ...