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PETERSBURG – Is it safe to go into the water? Residents who flock in the summer to the Appomattox River for recreation might not need to worry about great white sharks, but impaired water quality, ...

PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Friends of the Lower Appomattox River will host its 16th annual Paddle Battle later in September, where attendees of any age and experience level can paddle along the river.

Capital Region Land Conservancy transfers over 42-acres of land along Appomattox River to Chesterfield County and FOLAR. The property will be used to develop a riverfront park, connect existing trails ...

Bridge piers carried successive railroad lines across the Appomattox River though the historic settlement of Ettrick, where Virginia State University now sits. Leslie Middleton photo. The ...

COLONIAL HEIGHTS — The city of Colonial Heights closed the Appomattox River Trail on Sunday due to flooding. The trail should ...

PETERSBURG, Va. -- The dream of a 25-mile trail running along the Appomattox River from Hopewell to Dinwiddie County is getting closer to reality. "I'm looking forward to it. It's a very ...

Joan Cowan’s children grew up frolicking on the banks of the Appomattox River, camping and hiking with friends on three islands owned by family since the 1970s. “We used to take the kids down ...

The 75-year-old Vietnam veteran was in big trouble after he fell out of his boat while fishing in the Appomattox River last week. "When I reached back for the anchor rope, I just went right over ...

ETTRICK — Chesterfield Police have launched a death investigation after a man's body was found partially submerged in the Appomattox River Saturday morning. A police statement said the grisly ...

FARMVILLE, Va. (WRIC) — Heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Debby caused Appomattox River levels in Farmville to rise to nearly 22 feet early Saturday morning, according to the National Oceanic ...

(WRIC) — The swimmer who went missing in the Appomattox River has been identified as Michael Treyvon Pushia, 27, of Nesmith, South Carolina. Chesterfield Fire and EMS scuba rescue team ...