Chesapeake VA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — At least one person is dead following a crash Thursday night at the intersection of Elm Avenue and High Street, Portsmouth Police said. Drivers in the area are advised to use an alternate route. WAVY video shows an active scene at the intersection, which is not far from Effingham Street....

MacArthur Center mall will close June 27. Business owners say they got the news the same day as the general public. “We knew that there was going to be a date when we would have to move out, but we didn't expect it to be this soon,” said Beth Dryer, executive director of the 757 Creative Reuse Center, a nonprofit...

What happens when you buy land, and then you can’t use it? One Norfolk man said it is happening to him, and he has been stuck in a legal battle with the city for the past four years.

A Marine assigned to the Norfolk-based USS Iwo Jima has died after falling overboard in the Caribbean Sea, officials confirmed Tuesday. The Marine was identified as 21-year-old Lance Cpl. Chuwamikah Ofra of Florida. According to officials, Ofra fell overboard Feb. 7 while deployed aboard the USS Iwo Jima, which is...

MATHEWS COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — Following the death of Mathews County Commonwealth’s Attorney Marie Walls, it was only fitting to speak with her longtime boss, and more importanly, her friend, former Suffolk Commonwealth’s Attorney Phil Ferguson. Ferguson, now fully retired, worked with Walls when she worked in his...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Jeffrey Geraci is alive today after his heart stopped behind the wheel-- and health officials say his survival came down to immediate CPR from someone nearby. The life-saving response is now being shared as a reminder during Heart Month that anyone can help during a...

The 26-year-old man who tried to rob a Kohl's department store and shot at police in 2023 was sentenced to 58 years in prison on Thursday, according to the Commonwealth's Attorney's office.

On Feb. 12, Kempsville High School Principal Tamika Singletary-Johnson informed families that the school would take steps to maintain a safe and orderly environment during the demonstration planned for Feb. 20.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — If you love a good juicy romance novel, there are a lot to choose from at the Novel Grounds bookstore in Chesapeake. "So we have our cowboys and our sports, and we’ve got the dragons and the dark romance," owner Megan Gallt said. Gallt worked...

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk police are investigating an overnight shooting on East Little Creek Road that left a man hurt early Wednesday morning. Officers responded around 12:41 a.m. to 800 East Little Creek Road near Levels Lounge. When they arrived, they found a man suffering from a non-life-threatening gunshot wound....