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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News Parks & Recreation will transition to a cashless payment system at its community centers beginning Thursday, Jan. 1. According to the department, cash will no longer be accepted for payments at Parks & Recreation community centers. Instead, patrons will be able to pay using debit or...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A driver was injured after a collision involving a vehicle and tractor trailer Monday morning in Newport News, according to police. It happened around 9:40 a.m. in the area of Croswell Place and Jefferson Avenue. Police said the vehicle struck the tractor trailer. The driver of the vehicle...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A 13-year-old boy was shot on Atlanta Avenue Monday afternoon, Portsmouth Police said. Around 3:20 p.m., Portsmouth Police said they found the boy in the 1500 block of Atlanta Avenue with a gunshot wound. He has been taken to a local hospital for treatment, police said. The boy is in stable […]

Hampton Fire and Rescue is currently assisting a boater in distress Monday evening near 326 Dandy Point Road.

SUFFOLK, Va. — It's a holiday tradition built into the fabric of Suffolk. Each year since 2008, thousands of wreaths are laid at graves at Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery. As more veterans are buried there, the number of wreaths grows — topping 15,000 earlier this month.

Cash Osler, one of the teens arrested on assault charges Dec. 4 stemming from a fight at Cox High, was granted bond Monday. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/3rd-teen-identified-in-cox-hs-incident-police/

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Court documents have revealed some disturbing details about a woman facing charges in an animal cruelty case in Chesapeake that left a French bulldog dead. Tiesha Zaragoza was in a Chesapeake courtroom Monday for an arraignment on charges of animal cruelty that was reported by a veterinarian...

A man was charged with felony second-offense carrying of a concealed weapon after hiding a gun in his clothes following a shooting in August 2024, according to the Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney Office.

GLOUCESTER COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A Newport News man was arrested in connection with shoplifting over $2,600 in sports cards at a Gloucester Walmart on Monday evening, according to deputies. Deputies responded to a Walmart, located at 6819 Waltons Lane, for a report of a shoplifting in progress. The suspect was...

"I’ve done this out of the kindness of my heart," landlord Travis Johnson tells PEOPLE