The semiaquatic rodent is called Wally — a name its neighbors bestowed in a nod to a character from the post-World War II-era sitcom “Leave It to Beaver.” The creature has attracted visitors ...

A petition drive may have saved a beaver who made its home at a Northern Virginia lake. Wally the Beaver took up residence at Kingstowne Lake in Fairfax County in September. “I was excited ...