Chesapeake VA

NORFOLK, Va. — Six Sentara hospitals have been named among the nation’s best for maternity care by U.S. News & World Report, the health system announced. The hospitals earned “high performing” rankings for labor and delivery services for uncomplicated pregnancies out of a record 899 evaluated nationwide. Only 495...

Portsmouth Circuit Court Judge Lavonda N. Graham-Williams will assume her new position in January following a recent swearing-in ceremony on Dec. 5. The former Portsmouth city attorney relocated from Washington, D.C. to her hometown Portsmouth in 2022 and became the first Black female to permanently hold the post....

An assistant principal at Kempsville High School in Virginia was arrested and charged along with his older brother after an off-duty police officer overheard them discussing plans to harm immigration officers and local law enforcement. Court documents describe a chat at a restaurant in Virginia Beach, where one...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A Norfolk man has been arrested in connection to a shooting incident on Greenleaf Drive Sunday night, according to police. Officers responded to a report of a gunshot victim around 10:05 p.m. in the 400 block of Church Street. Upon arrival, they discovered a woman suffering from a graze wound...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Norfolk police are investigating a reported gunshot wound on Green Leaf Drive Sunday evening in Norfolk. No further details are available at this time.

U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-Va.) announced that a lease has been awarded for a new Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Hampton Roads, a move they say will expand access to care for the region's growing veteran population.

Portsmouth City Manager Steven Carter says his focus, more than a year and a half into the job, is turning long-discussed ideas into visible progress.

NORFOLK, Va. — DB3 Boxing, a nonprofit organization focused on youth development through athletics and mentorship, will host a free community holiday celebration on Monday, Dec. 22, at Lambert’s Point Community Center in Norfolk. The event, titled DB3 Boxing Community Day: Home for the Holidays, is scheduled from...

-Three vehicles were involved in a crash at the intersection of Shell Road and South Military Highway Sunday evening. that left minor injuries and temporarily blocked the roadways, according to police.

Roughly one acre of land was burned after a brush fire on Grassfield Parkway in Chesapeake Sunday morning, according to the Chesapeake Fire Department.