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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A major healthcare disruption is looming in Newport News, where thousands of Medicaid patients are about to lose access to services at Fishing Point Healthcare. Beginning April 15, the provider will pause all services for Virginia Medicaid recipients, a move expected to impact more than...

Looking for something useful around town without spending a dime? Williamsburg neighbors are giving away all kinds of free items this week — from furniture and appliances to plants and garden gear.

JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — Three James City County Police officers saved a blind miniature horse, named Fiona, that had strayed away from home, according to a Facebook post. Officers Washam, McCullough, and A. Darden responded to an unusual call of a “small horse or donkey” wandering in the roadway on John Tyler Highway. […]

GLOUCESTER, Va. (WAVY) — A brush fire burned around 50 acres off of Kings Creek Road as more than 20 firefighters worked for about five hours fighting the fire, the Abingdon Volunteer Fire & Rescue said Friday. The fire is expected to continue smoldering within the burn area for several days, Abingdon Volunteer Fire & […]

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Authorities across Virginia are in the midst of a crackdown on sales by vape shops to minors in Hampton Roads and elsewhere.  10 On Your Side has covered a number of raids, including a handful in Suffolk back in February. The Suffolk Police Department executed search warrants at nine business locations throughout the […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A Portsmouth man accused of killing his pregnant wife appeared in court Friday for a preliminary hearing, where a judge certified all charges against him, allowing the case to move forward to trial. Hasheed Mills is charged in the February 2025 shooting death of Shaquana Jordan at the Chesapeake Pointe Apartments. Prosecutors […]

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A raptor’s residence on one side of the Nansemond River is the focus of concern for residents on the other. The eagle’s nest sits high in a tall pine on land currently owned by the Commonwealth. Major homebuilder Ryan Homes wants to purchase the 87 acres and build nearly 500 homes, […]

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – The Tide light rail will be unable to provide service between 8 a.m. and 5 a.m. on Monday, April 13, 2026, between the Fort Norfolk and Norfolk State University stations due to construction, according to HRT. A bus shuttle will provide service for riders between the impacted stations.

One of the youngest Los Angeles-class nuclear attack submarines will be inactivated after waiting more than a decade for an overhaul, the Navy announced on Friday. USS Boise (SSN-764), currently in a drydock at HII Newport News Shipbuilding, Va., has been scheduled for a regular overhaul since Fiscal Year 2016 but has spent years pierside waiting for repairs. While waiting for a...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Before the future USS Harvey C Barnum Jr gets commissioned on Saturday morning, WAVY’s Navy Ship Salute takes you to Naval Station Norfolk to explore the newest destroyer in the fleet.  The guided-missile destroyer has a living namesake, Colonel Harvey C. Barnum Jr., a Medal of Honor recipient from the Vietnam […]