Chesapeake VA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Portsmouth’s historic Olde Towne is getting ready to turn High Street into a lively, walkable celebration of community, culture and local business. The first-ever High Street Fest will close High Street for a day of live music, food, drinks and more than 60 local vendors on Saturday, Oct. 18. The...

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Hampton Police say they are investigating a homicide and maiming incident on Coliseum Drive Friday night. Police said the homicide and maiming incident took place in the 1000 block of Coliseum Drive in the area of the Hampton Coliseum, where thousands had turned out for a Phish concert on the...

Maegan Cahoon was planning for a job with a financial firm when all her children reached school age. Her son’s autism diagnosis in 2018 changed her world. Cahoon founded the Maverick Learning Center, named for her youngest son, in September 2022. The specialized school in Virginia Beach is for students diagnosed with...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Two teenage boys were arrested and charged in connection with a series of car larcenies in Norfolk. Police say it happened on Aug. 15 and 31 in Downtown Norfolk and Colonial Place. Multiple citizens reported car larcenies happening overnight, in which cars were broken into and items were...

SUFFOLK, Va. — Two Suffolk men have been arrested after the Perquimans County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina said they were wanted for a burglary. On Wednesday, September 17, the Perquimans County Sheriff's Office told the Suffolk Police Department about the burglary that had allegedly happened the day before....

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Beach police are searching for a vehicle linked to a road rage situation involving a firearm. According to police, the incident happened around 2 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Lynnhaven Parkway and Centerville Turnpike. The driver of the vehicle displayed a firearm.

A Chesapeake woman and a Hampton man are dead, while a Suffolk man is facing charges after a single-vehicle crash in Prince George County on Tuesday. https://www.wavy.com/news/two-killed-driver-arrested-in-deadly-single-vehicle-crash-in-prince-george/

A Virginia nursing home plans to close following extreme enforcement action from the government in response to serious, repeated violations of care and safety standards that occurred at the facility.

A crane fell onto an apartment building Friday morning in Virginia Beach.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A driver is facing charges after a vehicle crash at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and J. Clyde Morris Boulevard Friday morning, police said. According to officials, around 2:30 a.m., officers were dispatched to the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and J. Clyde Morris Boulevard for...