Multiple displaced due to extensive water damage at a Chesapeake hotel
A sprinkler system activated on the second floor after a tenant experienced a small cooking fire on the stove.
Norfolk to close downtown flood gates Tuesday
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – The evening high tide in Norfolk Tuesday is expected to peak around 6 p.m. and will bring minor and moderate flooding to low-lying areas of the city. A 10 a.m. update from Norfolk Emergency Management said 2.17 inches of rain had already fallen Tuesday, with another 2-3 inches possible before...
Norfolk woman convicted of murdering disabled man living in her home
NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk woman was found guilty by a jury last week of first-degree murder for the beating and strangling death of a disabled man who was living with her and her husband. Kristie Marie Lynch, 45, and James Christian Lynch, 52, had met Jose Luis Moreno...
More doctors in Hampton Roads leaving insurance behind in favor of direct payment systems
After 16 years in corporate healthcare, physician James Tinsley came home one night and told his wife he couldn’t do it anymore. He was exhausted from working 12-hour days for more than a year while missing Father’s Day with his daughter. When his daughter cried and said, “Daddy,...
Hampton Roads mother is an ‘Everyday Hero’ after turning pain into purpose
After Heather Wilson's daughter was stillborn in 2009, she created the nonprofit "Kennedy's Angel Gowns" to help other families facing a similar loss.
‘Celebrating 250 years of America’s Navy,’ NAS Oceana preps for 2025 air show
The 2025 NAS Oceana Air Show will be held on Sept. 20-21 — at this event, attendees will be able to enjoy aviation performances, STEM exhibits, and more.
Hearing set for sailor accused in Resendiz death
Jermiah Copeland, the sailor accused in the death of Angelina Resendiz will face a preliminary hearing on Thursday at Naval Station Norfolk.
VB animal rescue takes in 21 cats after NC shelter gets shuts down
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Another local animal shelter has taken in close to two dozen cats from a shuttered animal shelter in Elizabeth City. A total of 21 cats made their way to Hope For Life Rescue in Virginia Beach from the SPCA of Northeastern North Carolina on Saturday. The shelter was given […]
Crash leads to vehicle fire on Route 58 in Suffolk; multiple injured
The vehicle crashed into the ditch that separates East and Westbound Route 58 near the 1900 block of Portsmouth Boulevard.
Blue Recycling Bins Could Be a Thing of the Past Under Virginia’s South Hampton...
Representatives of the region’s waste disposal authority are making the rounds at city meetings to lay the groundwork for long-term contract extensions they say will extend use of the regional landfill through the end of the century. Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA) is asking South Hampton Roads cities...
