Black Colleges Enhance Security in Response to Bomb Threats
HAMPTON, Virginia — Just weeks into the start of the fall semester, Nick Jones was walking back to his Hampton University dorm when he got an alert that the campus was on lockdown. “Yo … should I be outside?” he thought to himself, but really, he was only slightly...
Victim ID’d in Chesapeake homicide
A man is dead after being shot in Chesapeake Monday night. Police said they were called to the parking lot of a business in the 1100 block of South Military Highway Monday around 6:55 p.m. Link: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/police-1-dead-in-homicide-at-chesapeake-business/
One hurt following fire on Charter House Lane in JCC
JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WAVY)– A person is hurt following a fire Friday night in James City County. According to officials, crews were called to the 200 block of Charter House Lane at 4:32 p.m. for the report of a residential structure fire. Neighbors told 911 operators the fire was on the garage side of […]
Frozen sewage causes Yorktown Road closure
YORKTOWN, Va. (WAVY) – A section of Yorktown Road was closed Tuesday because of an incident involving frozen sewage. The York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office issued a traffic alert just after 7:30 a.m. alerting the public that Yorktown Road was closed at the 900 block to Calthrop Neck Road due to a sewage leak that caused...
VSP: Man dies after SUV hits tree in Gloucester County
A Mathews County man died after his vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree Monday evening in Gloucester County, according to Virginia State Police.
Norfolk’s temporary casino rakes in $1.4M in first 23 days
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Norfolk’s temporary casino is already cashing in, raking in over a million dollars in its first few weeks, according to new data from the Virginia Lottery. As the city anticipates the construction of Boyd Gaming’s $750 million resort casino, the Interim Gaming Hall’s early success raises...
9-year-old boy fatally struck by vehicle in Chesapeake
A 9-year-old boy died after being struck by a vehicle Friday evening in Chesapeake, according to police.
After 25 years in Newport News, women’s substance use treatment program reopens updated site
A residential program for women with substance use disorders has reopened its newly renovated home in Newport News. Operated by the Hampton–Newport News Community Services Board, the South Eastern Family Project offers residential treatment for women, including many who are pregnant or postpartum and experiencing...
Hampton residents take issue with city’s holiday decorations
Hampton residents take issue with city's holiday decorations, questioning why so much money was spent
Norfolk man has record expunged after decades-long fight to prove innocence
A Norfolk judge agreed Monday to expunge the criminal record of Messiah Johnson, who spent decades trying to prove his innocence in a 1997 armed robbery case that sent him to prison for 20 years.
