Chesapeake VA

Parents and community leaders in Portsmouth say a student safety gap is emerging after dark for members of a long-running youth marching band. The New Generation Marching Band, a community-based program that has served young musicians in the city for decades, rehearses twice a week on Elm Avenue. But when practice...

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A woman has died from her injuries after a car crash Monday on Fox Hill Road in Hampton, police said. At around 3:30 a.m., police received a report of a single-car crash in the first block of Fox Hill Road. When officers arrived, they found a car in a ditch, with the driver, a woman, not able to...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A 19-year-old woman was arrested after a man was found shot dead on Thursday, Virginia Beach police said Friday. Ember McSpadden was arrested and charged with involuntary manslaughter, according to Virginia Beach police. A report for a gunshot victim was made around 1:09 a.m. on...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — As of 2:50 p.m., one eastbound lane of Interstate 64 reopened, and two remain closed in Norfolk following a tractor-trailer crash Thursday afternoon. The east left shoulder, left lane, and center lane are closed, as of 3 p.m. The crash occurred at mile marker 281.4 near Military Highway. It is...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — For seven months, a Virginia Beach family waited for word that someone would be held accountable for the death of 66-year-old David Wade, the man they called everyone’s best friend. It was the afternoon of July 8 when Wade, of Virginia Beach, pulled into the parking lot of a gas […]

Suffolk continued to lose more farmland in 2025, part of a trend across Virginia and the United States. “Nothing has changed,” said David Bosselman, chair of the city’s agricultural advisory committee. Suffolk’s farm sector did have some bright spots, according to Julia Hillegass, the city’s agricultural specialist,...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Cathy Staton is sharing her son’s story in hopes of preventing other families from experiencing the same loss. She said her son, DeVon Antonio Staton, was just 33 when he died in April 2024 after complications from Type 1 diabetes-- a chronic autoimmune condition he had lived with since he was a...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Greenbrier Middle School was placed under a secure protocol Friday afternoon following an anonymous bomb threat that was reported, according to officials. Law enforcement officers and fire marshals determined the threat was not credible after a 50-minute search. Chesapeake fire marshals...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Norfolk SPCA Adoption Center is seeking temporary foster care for 14 puppies. The organization rescued 14 orphaned puppies Thursday, according to a Facebook post. The puppies are in need of foster care for three to four weeks. If interested, requirements include you or any member of your...

A residential structure fire is under investigation in Portsmouth that occurred Friday morning.