Chesapeake VA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — In Portsmouth, a local nonprofit is trying to reach kids and teens before the streets do. Big H.O.M.I.E.S.-- short for Heroes of Minority in Every Society-- describes itself as a gun and gang prevention and intervention program. Founder Eugene Swinson said the focus is on neighborhoods that have...

UPDATE: Police say Carmen Rose Fields has been located and has been safely returned to her family. CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Chesapeake Police are looking for a missing 76-year-old woman who they say has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and requires medication. Carmen Rose Fields, 76, is about 5-foot-1, 85...

A mom in Virginia Beach, Virginia, has filed a $150 million lawsuit against a special education cooperative. Julie Xirau filed the suit against Southeastern Cooperative Educational Programs, claiming that employees mistreated her son , Joshua Sikes. That mistreatment led to Joshua, also known as Josh, causing himself...

A person was rescued after their car drove into the water near the Back Deck and Bubba's Seafood on Shore Drive in Virginia Beach on Friday afternoon, a manager at Bubba's confirmed to News 3.

Tucked away on a bustling boulevard, The Pizza Box emerged as Virginia Beach‘s hidden gem for pizza lovers craving authenticity. This family-run spot pivoted smartly after tough times, zeroing in on NJ/NY-style pies that hit all the right notes. Locals quickly caught on, flocking for massive slices and sides...

Over 500 women, mostly Black and on Medicaid, are hitting a Virginia hospital with a jaw-dropping $6 billion lawsuit, claiming a rogue OB/GYN mutilated their bodies for profit over a decade, The New York Times reports. In the lawsuit filed on December 29 in Chesapeake City Circuit Court, and recently...

Students are dismissing at 12:15 p.m., and all after-school activities and events are cancelled for Thursday.

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Having experienced a widowmaker, a severe form of a heart attack, Charlene Grabowski has been on a mission ever since to help women understand the warning signs of a heart attack. The American Heart Association held a luncheon to thank those who have helped get the word out to Hampton […]

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — One person was hurt and several others were displaced following a house fire late Thursday night in Virginia Beach, the Virginia Beach Fire Department said. VBFD and EMS units were dispatched around 11:17 p.m. to the 1000 block of Southern Points Circle. They arrived to...

For the first time, Suffolk is running its own shelter for people experiencing homelessness. The shelter, serving single individuals without housing, opened Friday after major renovations. But Suffolk still has a lot to learn about shelter operations and what they will cost, said Interim Deputy City Manager Gerry...