Chesapeake VA

The Virginia Beach Police Department is searching for 64-year-old Sam Mendoza Ching, who has dementia and was last seen on foot in the 1800 block of Ewing Place, possibly wearing a green shirt and black shoes.

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Suffolk Police Department issued a warning April 3, 2026, advising residents to be cautious when purchasing items online, including sites like Facebook Marketplace, according to officials. Police received reports of people selling cars and having their cars stolen when they met up with the...

A shooting occurred early Saturday morning in the 1600 block of Portsmouth Boulevard, according to officials.

A 22-year-old Chesapeake man is facing charges after a juvenile was shot in Suffolk on Friday, according to authorities.

Virginia State Police have issued a Senior Alert for a missing 64-year-old man in Virginia Beach. Police say Samuel Mendoza Ching was last seen around 2 p.m. on April 4 at his home on Ewing Place.

Chesapeake Fire Department crews responded early Friday to a house fire in the Camelot section of the city. Firefighters were dispatched at 4:09 a.m. to the 2800 block of Camelot Boulevard after multiple callers driving by reported a home on fire. Crews arrived within minutes and found flames coming from the front of...

RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA — An updated forecast has expanded the Level 1 severe weather risk westward for Sunday, now covering a much larger portion of the region. The primary concern will be damaging wind gusts and pockets of small hail as storms develop during the afternoon hours. Risk Area...

The Navy’s newest destroyer, the future USS Harvey C. Barnum Jr., arrived at its home port, Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, March 20, ahead of its commissioning ceremony, scheduled for April 11. The warship’s namesake, retired Marine Corps Col. Harvey Curtiss Barnum Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient, was on...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A former Navy service member and Navy reservist was sentenced on March 12 to two years in prison for defrauding a pandemic-era relief program. Tiara Jenee Bryant, 36, was also ordered to pay $128,844 in restitution for wire fraud involving a fraudulent small business loan.

Two people have been displaced after a fire on Camelot Boulevard in Chesapeake Saturday morning, according to the Chesapeake Fire Department.