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“You asked for it, and we listened. The zoo is excited to launch the Poppy Cam, a new live stream of our pygmy hippo duo, Iris and Poppy,” That word Monday morning from the Metro Richmond Zoo whose birth of a pygmy hippopotamus has received worldwide attention. 

Governor Youngkin has a busy travel Thursday as he attended President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral in the morning in DC, then his schedule shows him joining other Republican Governors in a meeting with President-elect Donald Trump Thursday evening at Mar-A-Lago. 

With frigid temperatures set in this week, Triple-A MidAtlantic wants to make sure you protect against frozen pipes, and know what to do if a pipe does freeze.

All the votes are in, and the Metro Richmond Zoo announces the name of the new baby pygmy hippo is Poppy.

A UVA Health gastroenterologist who specializes in treatment of liver disease says data reflects alcohol consumption can increase cancer risk, leading to the U.S. Surgeon General’s Friday call for warning labels on alcoholic beverages.

Federal agents found one of the largest stockpiles of homemade explosives they have ever seized when they arrested a Virginia man on a firearms charge last month, according to a court filing by federal prosecutors.

Hundreds of sailors and their loved ones got an early Christmas present when the USS Cole docked at its home port in Norfolk after seven months at sea.

Many folks are still expecting holiday packages this week and the United States Postal Service is warning customers not to fall for “smishing” scams.

Former star Liberty University quarterback Kaidon Salter has transferred to Coach Prime’s University of Colorado to possibly step in and replace Prime’s son Shedeur Sanders as starter next season.

Bold Rock, the #1 regional cider brand based in Nellysford, has launched its new 0.0% ABV Non-Alcoholic Apple Cider, just in time for Dry January.