Chesapeake VA

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Center homeless shelter in Norfolk has been at max capacity for over a week now and is seeking help from the community. The shelter, which offers temporary housing and services for the homeless, began experiencing max capacity after the city of Norfolk issued a winter overflow warning last...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Navy is moving forward with an environmental impact statement as it considers home-basing F-35C Joint Strike Fighter aircraft at Naval Air Station Oceana, a shift that would replace the installation’s existing F/A-18 squadrons. The service is evaluating two locations for the transition: NAS...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Alongside a chain link fence on Calvin Drive in Portsmouth, a faded makeshift memorial marks the spot where 36-year-old Brenton Hargraves took his last breath. With a heart forever broken, Hargraves’ mother, Deshana Linsey, steeled emotions to visit the site for the first time. Hargraves, the...

Craving all-you-can-eat crab legs and fresh oysters without breaking the bank?. Virginia’s seafood buffets deliver exactly that experience every single day. From Virginia Beach to Richmond, these restaurants pile your plate high with steamed shrimp, snow crab, and local catches. Locals know these spots serve quality...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — One person has died and another person was injured in a multi-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer Friday afternoon on Interstate 664 northbound near Exit 4 in Newport News, Virginia State Police said. A four-vehicle crash on Interstate 664 in Newport News Friday afternoon killed one...

Hampton Police responded to an accident that involved a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of East Mercury Blvd. and Fox Hill Rd. last night.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News police say three vape shops in the city were shut down this week after officers and federal partners executed search warrants tied to an ongoing drug distribution investigation. The searches happened Wednesday, Dec. 3, and Thursday, Dec. 4, at:. A-Z Smokehouse in the...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The mother of sailor Angelina Resendiz is speaking out after the man accused of killing her daughter was in court Wednesday. Fellow sailor Jermiah Copeland is charged in connection to her death. Copeland’s charges include murder, sexual assault and obstruction of justice. Her body was...

Kareem Akeem McMurrin, 41, was sentenced this week after admitting he conspired to ship 10 kilograms of cocaine from San Diego to Portsmouth, according to federal authorities. Prosecutors didn’t mince their words about the scale of the operation. “McMurrin’s conduct was inherently dangerous and damaging on a...

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man faces possible jail time after he was accused of damaging more than a dozen license plate readers from the North Suffolk area and stealing parts from them. Jefferey S. Sovern, 41, was arrested in October after detectives say he “intentionally destroyed” 13 Flock Safety cameras between...