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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY)– Fans of Atlanta-based rapper Gunna were upset following his show at The Dome in Virginia Beach Saturday night. Attendees say the rapper was over an hour late and abruptly left the stage after only performing for about 45 minutes. Many thought it was an intermission when the rapper left the...

A Norfolk police recruit was arrested in connection with a phone scam but his lawyer says he was manipulated by criminals who asked to used his phone.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — In late December 2024, an abused woman escaped her abuser’s home with the help of her family. She then reported the abuse she endured to the Norfolk Police Department, who started their investigation. According to the Commonwealth, Norfolk law enforcement had already been looking for the woman...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A Portsmouth man pleaded guilty Monday to a reduced charge of voluntary manslaughter in connection to the shooting death last year of a 46-year-old man and will serve 13 years in jail, according to court records. Keonte Jamal Whitfield, after he was initially charged with first-degree murder,...

It takes only a few minutes for a house to fall apart — and only a few hours for a community to pull one back together. Norfolk Fire-Rescue said the call came in around 10:20 a.m. for a residential fire. When crews got to Buckingham Avenue, they found heavy...

A 10-year-old girl in Chesapeake had a violent, allergic reaction, but when her father called 911, he was placed on hold, highlighting dispatcher shortages.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Carlos Manuel Vaughn, 20, was sentenced to one year and 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and misdemeanor shoplifting. The November sentencing follows a shoplifting incident on May 10, 2025, at a Family Dollar store on East Berkley Avenue,...

Norfolk Police have a man in custody who's been accused in a shooting on Waterside Drive a few hours after Norfolk's Grand Illumination festivities, police said in a release on Nov. 26.

The suspect involved in the Patrick Henry Mall shooting claims self-defense after firing multiple rounds into the victim Nov. 29, according to court documents.

Gunna left Virginia Beach concertgoers stunned after arriving late and performing for less than an hour before walking off stage without saying a word. Gunna cut his Virginia Beach concert short Saturday night after turning up nearly an hour late, then walking off stage mid-performance without a word, leaving the...