Chesapeake VA

The Virginia Beach School Board adopted a policy eliminating classroom Chromebook use for its youngest learners, limiting access for first graders and keeping devices from going home with second graders. Monday night’s 7-4 vote came after nearly two hours of conversation from public speakers and board members. The adop

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — After more than a month of prices sitting above $4 a gallon, gas costs dipped below that in several areas of Hampton Roads on Tuesday. Stations along Hampton Boulevard in Norfolk were selling gas at $3.79. Diesel costs declined by 50 cents from early May’s prices, sitting at $5.15 on Tuesday. […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va., (WAVY) — Two individuals are facing multiple charges after Portsmouth police used K-9 units to sniff and aid in searching a vehicle. Police responded to a report of individuals handling firearms in a Navajo Trail parking lot on June 7 at approximately 8:43 p.m. Rashaun Duvon Carter Jr., 27, and Jaquan

RNR Tire Express, part of the multi-brand franchisor company DX3 Brands, celebrated its 10th annual Mother’s Day Giveaway by awarding three deserving mothers in Florida, Louisiana and Virginia with brand-new vehicles, company officials said in a press release. Each year, RNR invites community members to nominate mother

NORFOLK, Va., (WAVY) — U.S. Marshals arrested a man from New York on a conspiracy to commit murder warrant on June 9. Taquan Collins, 21, was taken to the Norfolk City Jail after being arrested on Kingston Avenue in Norfolk, according to Robert Bower with the U.S. Marshals.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A 77-year-old man died after he was assaulted at the Walmart store on N. Military Highway, Norfolk police confirmed in a news release on June 9. Officers responded to the store located at 1170 N. Military Highway around 3:50 p.m. on June 7 for the report of an assault and arrived […]

A child drowned after falling into a retention pond in a Virginia Beach neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, police confirmed.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – It appears the actions of a few are driving a major change to the operations of a popular park in Norfolk. Lafayette Park near the Virginia Zoo will now close at 7 p.m. for the foreseeable future. City Officials say this scaling back of hours at Lafayette Park had to be done […]

A middle school math teacher was selected from thousands of Virginia educators after receiving a special code through the Virginia Lottery’s Thank a Teacher campaign HAMPTON, Va. — What started as a simple thank you note ended with a surprise celebration and a cash prize for a Hampton middle school teacher after he was

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — As the school year in Virginia Beach comes to a close this Friday, the Virginia Beach Police Department want to make sure your child is in good hands this Summer. And that’s where the LIAM Initiative comes in. “It stands for Local Interventions and Assistance for Minors,” said Lt. Kevin […]