Follow Samantha Brown Through the Historic Triangle
When Samantha Brown’s Places to Love visited Williamsburg, Virginia, the episode beautifully showcased the heart of the Historic Triangle and the powerful stories that connect it. In the Williamsburg, Virginia episode, Samantha explores with a fresh eye, visiting the iconic historic sites, overlooked stories, local...
Newport News implements community safety plan amid violent crime decrease
Newport News city leaders are touting a decrease in violent crime as the city implements a comprehensive community-based prevention strategy called Momentum for Peace.
Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority efforts moving forward amid budget concerns
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — City Council members support moving forward with plans to redevelop the aging public housing communities of the St. Paul’s area, even with budget challenges on the horizon. Friday at their retreat, Dr. Susan Perry, the city’s director of Housing and Community Development, laid out a tentative...
Developer says delayed $1.8 billion plan to privatize all housing for junior sailors in...
Hunt Military Communities CEO Brian Stann said the company is within two months of finalizing a deal to take over the barracks at five locations around Hampton Roads. The deal includes tearing down aging facilities and building new housing, including for sailors at Newport News Shipbuilding. The Navy first announced...
Christian Broadcasting Network layoffs cut a few dozen jobs in Norfolk
The Christian Broadcasting Network implemented a layoff affecting about 8.4% of U.S. based employees, including roughly three dozen employees in Norfolk.
Hampton native celebrates Grammy win for Gospel project
HAMPTON, Va. — A Hampton native is celebrating a Grammy Award win after contributing to a major gospel project that took home one of music’s top honors. Andre Chez Lewis earned a Grammy for his work on I Will Not Be Moved by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, which won Best Roots Gospel Album at the 68th Grammy Awards...
Roger Brown’s Restaurant & Sports Bar to close after Super Bowl LX
Roger Brown's Restaurant & Sports Bar will be closing after 25 years of business, according to a letter posted on social media.
VA Senior Living Fire Causes 16 Residents to Relocate
CHESAPEAKE — An apartment building fire in the Greenbrier section of the city has left 16 people unable to stay in their units, according to a news release from the Chesapeake Fire Department. The Chesapeake Fire Department responded to Harmony at Oakbrooke apartments, a senior living facility located at...
Chesapeake police charge victim’s uncle in Dismal Swamp Canal Trail homicide
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake police have identified a suspect in the homicide of a man whose body was found along the Dismal Swamp Canal Trail last year. According to the Chesapeake Police Department, 46-year-old Dannel Leroy Hill has been charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a...
Child remains found in Ga. not believed to be Codi Bigsby: Police
Child skeletal remains found in Rockdale County Georgia are not believed to belong to Codi Bigsby, the 4-year-old Hampton boy whose father was convicted of killing him in 2024.
