Chincoteague (Accomack, Virginia)

Buffett gets ready to address Sokol matter at Berkshire Hathaway meeting

2011-04-30 16:35:21

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Mark Rosenzweig dies at 86; UC Berkeley pioneer in brain plasticity research

2009-08-03 19:31:00

Mark Rosenzweig, a UC Berkeley psychologist who pioneered studies showing that the human brain can physically grow and change as we age, died July 20 in his home in Berkeley from kidney failure. He was 86. The studies of Rosenzweig and his colleagues...

'We Are Now Beginning Our Descent' by James Meek

2008-05-11 00:00:00

We Are Now Beginning Our Descent A Novel James Meek Canongate: 296 pp., $24 THE TITLE is also the theme. "We Are Now Beginning Our Descent," the announcement made near the end of an airline flight, stands, in James Meek's new novel, for the power and...

May 16-22, 2013

2013-05-16 00:00:00

Sure, it's a little early to start talking about billfish. Spring has been a little cooler than usual, and marlin and sailfish action don't really heat up for a couple of months. But the 19th annual Hatteras Village Offshore Open is underway and...

May 9-15, 2013

2013-05-09 00:00:00

The flounder is one of the most sought-after fish swimming coastal and Chesapeake Bay waters. Efforts to catch flatfish bring millions of dollars annually to the state. And why not? The species can be plentiful, it's a blast to catch and who doesn't...

Virginia Eastern Shore museum to auction off inventory of waterfowl decoys, nautical items

2013-05-04 04:56:52

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP) — A museum on Virginia's Eastern Shore is preparing to auction of its inventory of nautical items and waterfowl decoys. The Refuge Waterfowl Museum in Chincoteague is holding a set of auctions in May and September from its...

Delmarva Peninsula fox squirrel makes recovery

2013-04-24 17:08:00

Trapped in a steel cage barely big enough to hold her, the large squirrel was not happy, pawing at the bars and trying them with her teeth. Matt Whitbeck and Cherry Keller of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service were glad to see her, though. The furry...

April 25-May 1, 2013

2013-04-25 00:00:00

It's been a spring rite of passage, when red and black drum migrate north through the Outer Banks and finally show in the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. The first few fish have shown along the barrier islands of the Eastern Shore, especially around...

EDITORIAL: LIFTOFF

2013-04-23 00:00:00

PONIES, the beach, oysters, vacation: Those are what most people associate with Chincoteague. Now it's clear "rockets" should be added to the list. Not that rockets are newcomers to Virginia's Eastern Shore. In fact, Wallops Island, just five miles east...

Rural Eastern Shore meets Buck Rogers

2013-04-17 00:00:00

EASTERN SHORE — The Great Machipongo Clam Shack has been a kitschy fixture along U.S. 13 on the sleepy, rural Eastern Shore for decades. Its fresh seafood and live music lure the locals and snag passing motorists as they head north toward...

Coast Guard suspends search for two lost fishermen off Assateague

2013-03-07 19:08:27

The Coast Guard suspended its search Thursday for two men missing in waters about 15 miles off the coast of Assateague Island after their fishing boat sank a day earlier. The broken-down fishing vessel was battling 20-foot waves and 50 mph wind gusts...

Warm air deflates likely last chance for winter weather

2013-03-06 16:32:00

It was supposed to be both winter's last blast and Baltimore's first significant snowfall in two years, but stubbornly warm air took the "snow" out of Wednesday's snow day for many Marylanders. While weather forecasts had the region preparing for the...

Horses swim during the 87th annual Chincoteague Pony Swim from Assateague Island National Seashore through Assateague Channel to Chincoteague Island.

2012-07-26 00:00:00

Marsh grasses reach from the muddy water while the dawn breaks as spectators walk on the dock to witness the 87th annual Chincoteague Pony Swim, from Assateague Island National Seashore, through Assateague Channel to Chincoteague

2012-07-25 00:00:00

Horses swim during the 87th annual Chincoteague Pony Swim, from Assateague Island National Seashore, through Assateague Channel to Chincoteague.

2012-07-25 00:00:00