Friday, November 1, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1957, the westbound lanes of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel opened to traffic. The 3.5-mile trip by road replaced ferry service on the Chesapeake Bay. Today, the Bridge-Tunnel is being expanded. The $3.8 billion project will include two newly bored tunnels and 10 miles of new lanes […]

Thursday, October 31, 2024 Happy Halloween! On this day in 1698, Jamestown burned to the ground. After the fire, very few people remained in the town. The colonial government moved to Williamsburg the next year. Welcome to The Virginia Flyover. Today, we’re taking “news deserts,” the latest election information, and we explain why there is […]

Wednesday, October 30, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1831, preacher and self-declared prophet Nat Turner was captured more than two months after he launched a revolt by enslaved people in Southampton County. He would be executed on Nov. 11, leaving behind an influential pamphlet titled The Confessions of Nat Turner.  We work hard […]

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 2011, the Virginia class submarine USS California was commissioned at Norfolk. The Virginia class of subs is known to “excel in stealth, intelligence gathering, and warfare.” More than 20 of these submarines are in service today. Welcome to The Virginia Flyover! Today, we’re bringing you […]

Monday, October 28, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1861, what the military called “the largest fleet of war ships and transports ever assembled” tried to leave Fortress Monroe, one of the few facilities in Virginia to remain in Union hands after the Commonwealth seceded. Storms dogged the expedition from the beginning, and it […]

Friday, October 25, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1888, Navy aviator and explorer Richard E. Byrd was born in Winchester.  Byrd was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor after successfully flying over the North Pole. He later flew solo across the Atlantic and explored Antarctica. Welcome to The Virginia Flyover, where we explore […]

Thursday, October 24, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1861, voters in 39 counties in the Allegheny Mountain region agreed to carve out a new state that would remain a part of the United States rather than join the Confederacy. They would eventually enter the Union as the state of West Virginia, one of […]

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1878, a hurricane caused 84 mph winds at Cape Henry. Cobb and Smith Islands, on the Eastern Shore, were entirely submerged by the storm, which also wrecked the A.S. Davis near Virginia Beach, killing 18 people.  Welcome to The Virginia Flyover, where we cover the state […]

Monday, October 21, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1861, Union troops crossed the Potomac River into Loudoun County to attack what they thought was a Confederate camp. Over the course of the day, they were pushed back into the river and suffered many losses in what became the battle of Ball’s Bluff. Thank […]

Thursday, October 17, 2024 Good morning! On this day in 1922, Lt. Cmdr. Virgil C. Griffin took off from the deck of the USS Langley, which was anchored in Virginia’s York River. It was the Navy’s first carrier takeoff. Welcome to The Virginia Flyover, where we take off daily and cover everything happening in the […]