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WILLIAMSBURG – The Virginia Arts Festival will return to the heart of Colonial Williamsburg this summer with a lineup of well-known rock, bluegrass, jazz and country artists. The annual outdoor music festival is set to expand to four days this year and will be held June 25-28, with a...

Two former employees at Chesapeake Regional Medical Center are speaking out against the hospital, claiming they told supervisors about concerns they had regarding former OB-GYN Dr. Javaid Perwaiz.

NORFOLK, Va. — Abigail Spanberger announced Monday that more than $1.5 million will go toward redevelopment and infrastructure projects in several Hampton Roads port communities. The $1.53 million investment comes through Virginia’s Port Host Communities Revitalization Fund and will support projects in Portsmouth,...

Behind Mary W. Jackson Elementary School in Hampton, a small loblolly pine sapling sits protected by a metal fence. Students planted the tree a few months ago – but it started its life far, far away. The pine is growing from one of almost 2,000 seeds that orbited the...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A vehicle crash occurred on Interstate 664 S at mile marker 5 in Newport News near 35th Street and Jefferson Avenue Thursday afternoon, according to VDOT. The incident took place North of Exit 6, according to Virginia State Police. Motorists experienced delays Thursday afternoon due to the...

Suffolk is letting large property owners know it doesn’t want them to repurpose warehouses as federal detention centers. The city manager’s office will send letters to everyone owning a facility larger than 100,000 square feet. Council gave assent to alert owners at Wednesday’s meeting. For Leslie Rinaldi,...

NORFOLK, Va. — Investigators are continuing to piece together how the gun used in the deadly shooting at Old Dominion University was obtained, as newly filed court documents shed more light on the case. Police say Mohamed Jalloh shot three people during an ROTC class on campus on March...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Demolition of an old Newport News shopping center could begin as early as Friday, clearing the way for construction of a new public library, city officials said. The Sherwood Shopping Center off of Warwick Boulevard will be torn down, and in its place, the new...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Portsmouth police are searching for three suspects after an employee was shot during a robbery Sunday evening. The incident occurred in the 1500 block of High Street. Officers responded to the scene at approximately 6:15 p.m. on March 15. Upon arrival, they found an employee suffering from a...

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Suffolk Police put up crime tape in a Food Lion parking lot Thursday afternoon. Images from the WAVY photographer sent to the scene show the tape focused on a pickup truck, with police vehicles surrounding it. WAVY reached out to police around 1:30 p.m. Thursday after hearing about a police...