Chesapeake VA

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach residents will have access to a new Oceanfront parking program beginning in 2026, following City Council approval on Dec. 9. The program provides a $50 annual parking voucher for residents that can be used in municipal garages, surface lots, and on-street metered spaces within the...

As Robert Frost wrote in ‘Mending Wall,’ good fences make good neighbors, but in one Kempsville neighborhood, a fence taken down makes angry neighbors.

Families formed a steady line of cars Monday at the Salvation Army’s Christmas Depot in Chesapeake, popping their trunks to make room for bags of toys, clothes, and food.

A woman was arrested in connection with discharging a firearm near Old Donation School Saturday night, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Police in Newport News are investigating a fatal crash that claimed the life of a man on the night of Dec. 7. Officers responded around 9:27 p.m. to a report of an injured person in the parking lot of a business in the 300 block of Beechmont Drive. When officers arrived, they found an adult male...

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A Suffolk man was arrested following an overnight shooting Sunday on Forest Oak Lane where another man was shot multiple times, according to police. Officers responded to the 100 block of Forest Oak Lane around 2 a.m. for a report of a shooting. Upon arrival,...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY)– A woman has been arrested following a fire that occurred in Portsmouth on December 5. According to officials, the Portsmouth Fire Marshals Office arrested 31-year-old Javette Lee, of Portsmouth, in connection to a duplex fire that occurred on Beacon Road. Officials were called to Beacon Road...

The Jewish community in Hampton Roads marked the start of Hanukkah Sunday night with the lighting of a menorah at Mount Trashmore in Virginia Beach.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Volunteers for the Homeless says it is stepping up efforts to support unsheltered adults as temperatures drop below freezing. Executive Director Darlene Washington says the organization closely monitors weather conditions and adjusts operations when cold weather becomes dangerous. “Just the most...

SELMA, N.C. — A Virginia woman is facing four felony charges after Johnston County investigators say she sold three vehicles that weren’t hers and pocketed the proceeds. Jakie Marie Lipscomb, 48, of Virginia Beach, was arrested Dec. 4, 2025, by the Johnston County Sheriff’s Office. Investigators say the case began in...