By SCOTT HARPER BY SCOTT HARPER THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT NORFOLK - The Virginia Zoo has a problem: Its curving shoreline on the Lafayette River is eroding away, putting marshes and beach spits at risk, too.

By Debbie Messina, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Oct. 26--NORFOLK -- Greg Bockheim, 40, has taken over the helm of the Virginia Zoo just as it's about to embark on its most costly expansion yet.

By Marques G. Harper, The Roanoke Times, Va. Sep. 26--The Mill Mountain Zoo has been given a one-year extension to fix several ongoing problems involving its finances and exhibits.

By Debbie Messina, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va., The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Dec. 27--NORFOLK -- Crews resumed digging out the Virginia Zoo's prairie dog exhibit Monday in hopes of finding more critters alive after a tunnel collapse.