Chesapeake VA

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — An investigation is underway after a vehicle was found submerged along the Lafayette River Thursday morning, according to Norfolk Police. Officers were dispatched to the 800 block of Jamestown Crescent at approximately 5:45 a.m. for the report of a vehicle in the water. The Norfolk Police...

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The sentencing hearings for all five co-defendants charged in a 2021 gang-related homicide are now complete.

A 63-year-old man died Friday after a September crash on Northampton Boulevard, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department. More information: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/vbpd-pedestrian-dies-after-being-struck-on-northampton-boulevard-in-september/

South Norfolk salon owner Paradise Smith planned a Christmas toy drive at Campostella Crossing to change community reputation and help families.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A 20-year-old man pled guilty to possessing a machine gun as a convicted felon at a New Year’s Eve party in 2024 in Norfolk. In the early morning hours of Dec. 31, 2024, Jahtay Sincere Norman assaulted two women and drew a gun on an individual he thought was making advances […]

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Grammy award-winning music producer and Virginia Beach native Pharrell Williams is set to be celebrated at the Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective. The Grammy Week event will be held at the Fairmount Century Plaza in Los Angeles on Jan. 29, which is just three nights before the...

An investigation is underway after a car was found in waters near the Lafayette River following a crash Thursday morning, according to Norfolk police.

JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WAVY)– The suspect in a bank robbery that occurred in James City County has been found dead, according to officials. Warrants were obtained charging 50-year-old Richard Frey, of Newport News, for robbing the Wells Fargo Bank on Monticello Ave December 13. Fry entered the bank with a firearm,...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Some Portsmouth leaders, including Mayor Shannon Glover, are trying to derail a proposed CSX train expansion that could clog traffic around the tracks along Frederick Boulevard for up half-an-hour. CSX has requested the federal Surface Transportation Board to allow the company to run a...