Gov. Youngkin orders POW/MIA flag to be flown at full staff for Friday
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — To recognize National POW/MIA Recognition Day, which is held annually on the third Friday of each September, Governor Glenn Youngkin has ordered for all agencies and institutions to fly the POW/MIA flag at full staff. The order, which was issued on Sept. 18, calls for the POW/MIA to be flown...
‘We might as well call it Windsor Island,’ locals fed up with routine flooding
Less than 24 hours ago, the streets of Windsor Woods were under water — for many neighbors, it was a scene all too familiar.
Mexican American from Norfolk honors heritage, builds on success
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Joana Montano’s journey has taken her from the agricultural fields of California to the U.S. Navy and, today, to running a successful Flawless Beauty Studio spa business in Norfolk. Montano, the daughter of migrant farmworkers, grew up in Salinas, California, surrounded by Mexican culture and...
Surveillance video shows brazen thief stealing Beach stroke victim’s special bike
VIRGINIA BEACH (WAVY) — The surveillance video capturing the theft of a recumbent three-wheel bike gives a better view than earlier still images of the man who stole it. The video was recorded by a security camera mounted to the apartment building where Terri Liestman, 69, lives near the Lesner Bridge. Liestman was...
Portsmouth police searching for missing 13-year-old
Portsmouth police are searching for 13-year-old Oryonna Corbett. She was last seen on Sept. 17 at 8:40 p.m. in the 2600 Block of Deep Creek Boulevard. Police said she is a runaway.
Bomb threat at Virginia Beach school deemed a hoax, investigation ongoing
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Officials say a bomb threat at First Colonial High School early Thursday morning has been deemed a hoax. Emergency Communications and Citizen Services received the report around 3:15 a.m. Detectives were notified and launched an investigation. Preliminary findings indicate the threat came from a...
Virginia Beach residents want answers after their neighborhoods flood following Tuesday’s storm
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Tuesday's coastal storm is heading north now, but parts of Hampton Roads are still dealing with power outages and flooding. The coastal low left its mark on Virginia Beach, slamming neighborhoods with up to 7 inches of water. It was a burdensome morning for some...
Cradock Elementary stops teaching science in 4th grade, replacing it with ‘Virginia Studies’
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Some Portsmouth parents have launched a petition against Cradock Elementary School that levies a number of accusations, with one notably being the elimination of science from the fourth-grade curriculum. The school said this is a part of an “instructional pilot program” that replaces fourth-grade...
Police cameras tracked one driver 526 times in four months, lawsuit says
Lee Schmidt, a retired veteran, wanted to know more about the license plate cameras tracking him in Norfolk, Virginia, where he lives. So he sued with a co-plaintiff and a legal nonprofit and got an answer: 176 cameras across the city logged his location 526 times between Feb. 19 and July 2, according to a Monday...
Student charged after bringing a knife to school: Police
A student at First Colonial High was charged after being found with a knife on school grounds Tuesday morning, according to Virginia Beach Police Department.
