Chesapeake VA

Virginia Beach Del. Barry Knight has died after a multi-year battle with cancer. He was 71.

Dozens of horses seized from a Suffolk farm last January have made an "amazing" recovery, according to the founder of the nonprofit who helped take in many of them. Link: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/trotting-towards-recovery-seized-horses-make-amazing-recovery-caretaker-says/

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — Doctors want to make sure you know the signs of a heart attack, but sometimes, those warning signs can appear a bit abnormal, as in the case of one man who said he had an earache before suffering a major heart attack. For a week, Brian Carroll couldn’t […]

The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for Chris Austin Dooley, 47, who fled on foot while deputies were attempting to serve a warrant in the Leesville Road area. Dooley is wanted on one felony count of probation violation. Deputies made contact during the attempted warrant service, but...

Hidden along the coastal landscape of Chesapeake, Virginia sits a seafood sanctuary that locals guard with the fervor of those protecting buried treasure – Wicker’s Crab Pot Seafood, where golden-brown orbs of cornmeal perfection have become the stuff of regional legend. You might drive past this modest...

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A Nansemond River High School student was struck by a vehicle while crossing Sleepy Hole Road near the school campus Thursday morning, school officials confirmed. Emergency personnel responded to the scene and transported the student for further medical evaluation and care, according to a letter...

Andre Jacobs, a master of fine arts student at Norfolk State University, stood next to “Boo-Hoo,” one of Kara Walker’s iconic silhouettes, as he gave an off-the-cuff interview for an Instagram audience. He was explaining the meaning of the work and how it has inspired him as...

The Chesapeake Police Department is searching for 59-year-old Bonita Renee Ricks, who has been last seen since 3 a.m. on Feb. 16, 2026 leaving Chesapeake Regional Medical Center.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Additional details have emerged from court documents pertaining to a barricade incident in Portsmouth where a 33-year-old man shot at officers attempting to serve a warrant out of Virginia Beach Wednesday afternoon. Homeland Security and Virginia State Police were at an apartment in Harbor...

The Chesapeake Police Department is currently searching for a missing 59-year-old woman. Bonita Renee Ricks was last seen on February 16, 2026, at approximately 3:00 a.m.