RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The James River is expected to surpass the flood stage on Wednesday evening. As of around 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, the James River was at 9.26 feet. It is expected to ...

As the sun dips softly behind the Blue Ridge Mountains, the James River unfurls like a ribbon of gold, cradling the reflection of a passing batteau. The flat-bottomed vessel, a wooden relic of the ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The James River received a B grade for overall health in the State of James report released on Thursday. The James River Association's biennial report gives the river a score of 68%.

HOPEWELL, Va. (WRIC) — The recreational swimming advisory for sections of the James River and Gravelly Run in Hopewell has been lifted after roughly a million gallons of sewage were spilled, but the ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) was launched into the James River by HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division, the company announced Monday. The submarine was ...

HOPEWELL, Va. — A major release of raw sewage from Hopewell's wastewater treatment plant has health officials warning people and their pets to avoid a major portion of the James River as well as ...

Nine kayakers were rescued by authorities and one was a self-rescue. One woman has died and another is missing after a group of 12 kayakers became stranded and then went over Bosher's Dam in Richmond, ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — The James River Bridge closed northbound lanes Friday night from Isle of Wight County to Newport News for bridge deck repairs. The closure began at 9 p.m. Friday and is ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Significantly high levels of E. coli were detected when testing samples from the James River from several points near Richmond’s downtown area. According to James River Watch, ...

The order that closed the nation’s founding river was bureaucratically frank. The Virginia State Board of Health had become aware of conditions in the James River, from the fall line at Richmond to ...

JAMES RIVER, Va. (WDBJ) - A portion of the Blue Ridge Parkway will close on or around September 9th for work to be done on the James River Bridge, according to the National Park Service. Work on the ...