Chesapeake VA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A man has died after a shooting early on Sunday morning in Portsmouth, police said. Johnta Raeshawn Fields, 39, was found in the 2400 block of Chestnut Street after police received calls about a shooting, police said. He was taken to a hospital for treatment of his gunshot wound but later died.

Isle of Wight County supervisors voted unanimously on March 19 to adopt a five-year update of the county’s 2020 “Envisioning the Isle” comprehensive plan. Supervisor Renee Rountree made the motion to adopt the 163-page document with the condition that references to three unfunded projects – an equestrian trail, “green infrastructure” program and agricultural easement program – be stricken. Rountree said the county has “no intention” of moving...

With the fate of the long-delayed Mid-Currituck Bridge hanging in the balance, the Dare County and Currituck County Commissioners are expected to approve resolutions this week urging state and regional officials to help fund the increasingly expensive project. The extent of the funding crisis emerged when state officials, at a...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) – Thousands of people across Hampton Roads are without power this Easter holiday after severe thunderstorms came through the area. On Sunday, damaging wind gusts are the main threat in WAVY’s viewing area. Our forecast had increasing morning clouds. This afternoon and evening, there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms. Winds: […]

10 On Your Side's Ethan Krauss talks with Christy and Clyde Roberson, who live in Hampton overlooking Buckroe Beach Park. The Roberson's sent WAVY videos of a massive police presence that occurred Saturday at Buckroe Beach Park, where Hampton Police can be seen shutting down an unauthorized event. Read more here: https://www.wavy.com/news/video-hampton-police-presence-at-unauthorized-buckroe-beach-event/

Two separate boating incidents along the Mid-Atlantic coast turned deadly this weekend, with one person killed off Sandbridge and another in waters near Ocracoke Inlet, according to authorities.

NORFOLK, Va. — A vehicle fire close to a church brought a large response from Norfolk Fire-Rescue on Sunday night but was quickly extinguished before it could spread to the building. The call came in at 9:06 p.m., according to Norfolk Fire-Rescue. It happened at 1200 St. Julian Ave.,...

Some buildings whisper their history, while others shout it from the rooftops with a fire pole and a dalmatian. Firehouse Coffee 1881 in Hampton, Virginia is a genuine historic fire station turned coffee shop that serves up lattes where firefighters once suited up to save lives, and trust me, this place is hotter than a five-alarm blaze.

A man was arrested after a shooting on Brookwood Drive in Suffolk Friday evening, according to the Suffolk Police Department. Read more: https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/heavy-police-presence-at-suffolk-intersection/

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A Jamaican national with ties to a large-scale drug trafficking operation in Hampton Roads has been sentenced to six years in federal prison, according to court records. Jason Kristian Duncker, 54, was sentenced for his role in an international cocaine trafficking conspiracy that included activity...