Inez Pruitt has watched COVID-19 spread throughout the world from the relative safety of Tangier Island, a small fishing community in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. But, the virus has come as ...

And when you look at a map you can just as easily miss the tiny island that the tower sits on, 12 miles from either coast in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. Largely unknown, Tangier Island ...

Tangier Island in Chesapeake Bay. Eskridge knows his island is in trouble, but, like many residents, he is doubtful of climate change and believes that the island can be defended. If it succumbs ...

TANGIER ISLAND, Va ... 14 miles from the Eastern Shore — one of the last of its kind in the Chesapeake Bay. Erosion and sea level rise have already swallowed two-thirds of Tangier Island ...

Life on Tangier Island has always been defined by water. Now it is menacing its very existence. Battered by Chesapeake Bay's relentless waves, scientists say the land’s shrinking is accelerating ...

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) said the $2.3 million grant has been awarded to Tangier Island. Located in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay between the Northern Neck and ...

(AP) — Inez Pruitt has watched the coronavirus spread throughout the world from the relative safety of Tangier Island, a small fishing community in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. But the ...

“We were immersed in learning about the Chesapeake Bay and the lifestyle of the residents of Tangier Island during our three day adventure.” The Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Port Isobel ...

Tangier Island in the Chesapeake Bay has long been engaged with a battle against erosion and rising water. Has its salvation been skulking just offshore this whole time? Two potential projects ...

TANGIER ISLAND, Va.—Cameron Evans, from his boat about a hundred feet offshore, hauled a wire mesh trap out of the water and shook wriggling blue crabs into a basket. Barely a decade ago ...

Growing up, summer vacations meant family trips to Tangier Island ... The rich flavors of the Chesapeake Bay lingered in my mind long after the trip ended, and now, I bring that taste home ...