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YORK – York County’s proposed $308.2 million budget for the next fiscal year would maintain the current real estate property tax rate but follow in the City of Williamsburg’s footsteps by increasing the meals tax. Mark Bellamy, the county’s administrator, presented the preliminary budget to the Board...

Three vehicles and a motorcycle caught fire on Monday near St. Paul's parking lot, according to Norfolk Fire-Rescue.

HAMPTON, Va.(WAVY)– A woman is hurt after being stabbed in Hampton Friday evening. According to police, officers were called to the 2100 block of Executive Drive at 8:13 p.m. for the report of a stabbing. When officers arrived, they found a woman in the parking lot suffering from a non-life-threatening injury. She...

Monday morning in Hampton, Virginia State Police charged a 14-year-old girl with DUI after crashing into a jersey wall on the opposite side of the highway.

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A Hampton family is searching for answers after 20-year-old DeSean Richardson died following a high-speed chase that involved Virginia State Police early Sunday morning. The incident started on Interstate 64 near Fort Eustis, and, according to police, Richardson was driving 99 mph in a 65 mph...

NORFOLK, Va. — Eight cadets from Old Dominion University’s Army ROTC program were awarded meritorious service medals and two Purple Hearts for their actions during a March 12 on-campus shooting, the U.S. Army Cadet Command said on its Facebook page. The awards were presented during a private ceremony...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY)– One person is displaced following a house fire in Chesapeake Monday night. According to officials, crews were called to the 2500 block of Cedar Lane at 10:26 p.m. for the report of a house on fire. When crews arrived, they found a single-story home with flames showing. Firefighters deployed...

Norfolk, Virginia, home to the world’s largest naval base , is well-known to U.S. military veterans. However, a Navy veteran from Norfolk recently made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Callahan Kessler, 25, was sentenced on March 13 to four years in prison for maliciously assaulting his wife, which included a...

NORFOLK, Va. — Naval families are together again after USS Gettysburg returned to Naval Station Norfolk following a five-month deployment on Monday. The Ticonderoga-class cruiser’s deployment involved support for Southern Mission Command, which covers areas of the Caribbean, Central America, and South America. The...

Norfolk Fire-Rescue has unveiled three new ladder trucks Friday afternoon, according to a post from City of Norfolk Government on Facebook.