Chesapeake VA

Petty Officer 3rd Class Will CruzRivera, a Fall River native, recently traveled to White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico to honor the fallen heroes of the Bataan Death March. CruzRivera, a Durfee High School graduate, joined the Navy three years ago and serves as a retail specialist on the USS Bataan in Norfolk,...

NORFOLK, Va. — Firefighters battled a fire and explosion in a Norfolk neighborhood on Friday afternoon. According to Norfolk Fire-Rescue, crews were called to the 900 block of Wakefield Avenue shortly after 1:30, where they found two backyard sheds heavily engulfed in flames. Firefighters deployed multiple attack...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Road work will impact your commutes all around Hampton Roads this weekend and into next week ahead of the Easter holiday the following weekend. The Virginia Department of Transportation is reporting the following impacts to roads across the region for the week of March 29 through April 4....

Martez Corey, 26, was gunned down June 1, 2024 on Old Buckroe Road in Hampton as he sat on the porch.

Rallies, marches, and visibility events are scheduled Saturday across Chesapeake, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach, according to a press release.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – William Bohan was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for stealing an industrial-sized HVAC system from a Virginia Beach business. The unit was taken from Studio Center in May of last year. Investigators say the heist was captured on security cameras, which recorded the system...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Wendy Ann Latham, 62, pleaded guilty to three counts of felony embezzlement for stealing more than $19,000 from a Norfolk doctor’s office where she worked as a bookkeeper. The guilty plea was entered on March 18, 2026 in Norfolk Circuit Court. According to a news release from the Norfolk...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Beach Police say it was an impromptu car meetup that led to a shooting at KempsRiver Crossing on Sunday night that injured seven people. So far, no arrests have been made. Police say they attempted to break up the large impromptu car meetup when they heard the shots being […]

In a big deal brokered by George Chaconas and Courtney Bernhard, Bayside Harley-Davidson in Portsmouth, Virginia, transferred from Maurice Slaughter to Michael Veracka of MOD Enterprises. Already an established Toyota dealer, Slaughter entered the motorcycle market more than 25 years ago with a strategic vision that...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Norfolk Fire-Rescue responded to a call in the 900 block of Wakefield Avenue Friday afternoon. The call was received around 1:30 p.m. WAVY sent a crew to the scene which is off of Ingleside Road. Photographer Walter Hildebrand spoke with a neighbor who said he heard an explosion and then tried […]