The Virginia Department of Health is extending the swimming advisory for Lake Anna to include Terry’s Run, a tributary of Upper Pamunkey Creek due to reports of a harmful algae bloom. This HAB is not ...

LOUISA COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The swimming advisory issued by the Virginia Department of Health for the North Anna Branch of Lake Anna has been extended, along with the addition of a swimming advisory ...

A new University of Virginia study led by environmental scientist Justin Richardson shows that phosphorus pollution driving algae blooms in Virginia's Lake Anna may come from residential areas as well ...

A no-swim advisory is in place in some parts of Lake Anna due to a harmful algae that is blooming in parts of Orange, Louisa and Spotsylvania counties in Virginia. The Virginia Health Department’s ...

SPOTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has officially concluded its investigation into an outbreak of E. coli among people who swam in Lake Anna over Memorial Day ...

LAAC has been tackling both HABs and hydrilla. Hydrilla is a submersed freshwater aquatic plant. In the 2026 hydrilla treatment plan for Lake Anna, hydrilla is listed as an “aggressive, non-native” ...

A woman's body was found floating in Lake Anna in Virginia over the weekend, making it the third person to be recovered from the reservoir since May. The Louisa County Sheriff's Office received ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has completed another round of water testing at Lake Anna. Officials confirm there is no public threat as they close their investigation, though ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A statue of O.C. Barber the founder of Barberton is decorated with Mums for the 34th Annual Barberton Mum Festival at Lake Anna in ...

Another deceased body pulled from Lake Anna on Saturday brings the total count to three in less than two months. In a news release, the Louisa County Sheriff’s Office said the body of a woman was ...

The Virginia Department of Health has concluded its investigation into a Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli, or STEC, outbreak that occurred at Lake Anna over the Memorial Day holiday. Water ...