Chesapeake VA

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — The superintendent of Chesapeake Public Schools (CPS) has announced his retirement at the end of the school year. Dr. Jared A. Cotton has served as the superintendent for Chesapeake Public Schools since 2018. His retirement will be effective July 1, 2026. “Serving Chesapeake Public Schools...

Reckless I-264 driver attempted to flee after clipping a car, swerving in and out of traffic at high speeds. Virginia Beach Expressway commuter and Redditor /u/JMan42023 shared headshaking dashcam footage from earlier this week (Oct 21,2025) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing this absolute idiot of a driver...

Anthony Pugh testified Brown showed him the weapon used in the shooting that killed Jahari George, but defense questions his credibility due to pending charges

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Norfolk Police is attempting to identify a person of interest after multiple vehicles were reportedly vandalized in the Park Place neighborhood. Occurring between Sept. 22-23, residents reported damage to their vehicles. During an investigation, detectives located video footage of a person who...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Officers with the Virginia Beach Police Department are investigating a vehicle crash involving an HRT bus Thursday morning. According to officials, just before 9:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 4200 block of South Plaza Trail for reports of a crash involving a bus. Police said...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The Virginia Beach Police Department and Virginia Beach Human Services are getting ready for a drop off event for expired and unwanted prescription drugs for National Prescription Take Back Day on Saturday. The event is set to take place at a table near the food court at Lynnhaven Mall...

WAVY's Andy Fox reports. https://www.wavy.com/news/investigative/wakefield-murder-case-leaves-family-in-pain-suspects-still-at-large/

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Recent interstate shootings, including the latest that took place Thursday morning on I-464 in Chesapeake, have brought awareness to instances of road rage. Virginia State Police is investigating the latest shooting, which brings the total number of interstate shootings in Virginia this year...

RICHMOND, Va. — A Portsmouth woman is among six people arrested in a months-long investigation into the attempted smuggling of about $1.1 million worth of drugs into the Virginia Correctional Center for Women in Goochland County. Brittany Louise Decarli, a current probationer, faces two counts of attempting to...

According to the agency, officers were attempting to detain Jose Castro-Rivera, who they say was in the country illegally, when he ran into traffic and was hit by a passing vehicle.