It was a very cold week in the DMV as high temperatures stayed in the 20s Monday through Wednesday, and just below freezing on Thursday.

On Saturday, January 25, come out to Schenk Lake at 1:00 p.m. for the thrilling Polar Plunge, where brave souls will take a freezing dip to support the Special Olympics of West Virginia.

Grab your safari hats and khaki — a new lion habitat is coming to the Oglebay Good Zoo in 2026. The new 20,000-square-foot habitat will be the first of its kind in the state of West Virginia and the ...

Five elephants at a Colorado zoo may be “majestic” but do not have the legal right to pursue their release since they aren't ...

Seven Delmarva-region commercial operations have now reported cases of the highly contagious virus.

A woman accused with her husband of forcing their adopted children to perform hard labor denied confining two of the children ...

The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is offering 30-minute meet-and-greets with its new baby pygmy hippo Poppy through February.

By Caroline Coleburn Click here for updates on this story CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Virginia (WTVR) — The Metro Richmond Zoo announced “The Poppy Pygmy Hippo Experience” on Tuesday, which gives visitors a ...

Two cases of H5 bird flu have been reported at the Metro Richmond Zoo, marking the first positive test in the zoo’s 30-year ...

The zoo says the birds did not live in any of its aviaries, where the public shares a common space with birds.

A deceased crane at the Metro Richmond Zoo tested positive for H5 bird flu on Thursday, while a second crane presumptively ...

The two cranes passed away from the disease. The affected birds did not live in an aviary that shares a common space with the ...