NNPD: Seek help finding missing teen, last seen getting off school bus
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — The Newport News Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing teenager. Marwa Barakzai, a 16-year-old female, was last seen getting off a school bus at around 6 p.m. on Fontaine Road on March 19, according to police. Barakzai stands five feet three inches tall,...
Currituck County HS students shelter-in-place after altercation
CURRITUCK COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) — Students at Currituck County High School had to shelter-in-place after an altercation outside the school Friday and a report of a student who may have been in possession of a weapon on its campus, the school division said. The school division said law enforcement investigated the...
Wawa scratch off turns into $300K jackpot for Portsmouth woman
Tax refund turns into $300K jackpot for Virginia woman after
Chesapeake Ruck Cancer race raises over $20,000 for firefighters battling cancer
Hundreds of people gathered in Chesapeake for the Ruck Cancer 5K and 10K, raising more than $20,000 for local firefighters battling occupational cancer.
Neighbors come together to clean Freemason Historic District
About 20 neighbors spent this Saturday morning picking up trash, clearing gutters and sweeping sidewalks in the historic Freemason District
Oman Funeral Home donates wreath to honor fallen firefighters in Chesapeake
Friday morning, firefighters from Firehouse 3 joined Deputy Chief Thibeault and Ms. Patrice Welch of Oman Funeral Home at the Public Safety Operations Center to place a wreath in honor of Frank Young and Johnny Hudgins.
Suffolk Police investigate shooting on Portsmouth Boulevard
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📅 Sylvan Learning of North Suffolk Reopens March 27
Sylvan Learning of North Suffolk is celebrating its grand reopening at a new location — 3575 Bridge Road, Suite 13 — with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 27, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. The community is invited to join the celebration.
Group of Good Samaritans save driver trapped in sinking car
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A man in Chesapeake is lucky to be alive, as a group of Good Samaritans helped rescue him Wednesday after his car ran off the road and into the waters of Indian Creek, trapping him in the car as it began to sink. Resident Chris Kenny said he was driving home from dinner […]
ODU is asking students to divulge their criminal histories following campus shooting
Old Dominion University is asking current students to answer questions about their criminal histories after an ROTC instructor was killed and two students were injured. The perpetrator was also a student and pleaded guilty to federal terrorism charges in 2017, for which he spent eight years in prison. Framing the...
