Top 10 Stories of 2025: Swimming Advisory Issued for Yorktown Beach

December 24, 2025

Signs posted on Yorktown Beach warn against swimming in the York River. (Bryan DeVasher/WYDaily) — Signs posted on Yorktown Beach warn against swimming in the York River in 2018. (WYDaily file)

WILLIAMSBURG — As part of our countdown to 2026, WYDaily is revisiting its most-read and favorite stories of the year.

Coming in at No. 10, the announcement that the Peninsula Health District issued a swimming advisory for Yorktown Beach on July 23. The advisory was lifted shortly after.

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