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Sewage is one of the biggest threats to the health of the Chesapeake Bay, and urban areas with antiquated wastewater treatment systems are some of the worst offenders. A number of cities are working to improve their sewage systems, and one Virginia metropolitan area has just hit an impressive milestone in their...

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – Imagine having the choice between $7 million up front or $1,000 per day for the rest of your life. What would you choose? Well, the decision is very real for someone who won the top prize in the Nov. 9 Cash4Life drawing. The ticket was bought at the Aberdeen Food Mart […]

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — The Navy Wives Club Peninsula-Norfolk is raising awareness for their ‘Wreaths Across America’ event. Organizers said they are accepting donations and community support until Nov. 20. This year, the participants will lay wreaths on the gravesites of veterans at Hampton National Cemetery on Dec....

A Virginia couple has been sentenced in connection with the 2024 death of their 9-day-old daughter. According to a media release from the Office of the Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney, Hilary Darnell Johnson II, 24, and his wife, Z’Ibreyea Shantel Parker, 22, brought their newborn daughter, Iijayah, to Children’s...

One hospitalized after overnight shooting in Portsmouth.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Court TV) — Students who witnessed a 6-year-old classmate shoot their teacher are now pursuing their own lawsuit against the former assistant principal, who is accused of failing to act on warnings about the gun. Emily Brannon, representing multiple students from the January 6, 2023, shooting at...

Chief Petty Officer (Ret.) Matthew L. Simmons will be the keynote speaker for the upcoming Veterans Day ceremony in Lovettsville. Simmons is a Lovettsville resident and a 20-year veteran of the U.S. Coast Guard. He was born at Fairfax Hospital and grew up in Sterling. He moved to Lovettsville in 1984 and graduated...

NORFOLK, Va. — Artificial intelligence (A.I.) tools are everywhere, helping us write, research, create, and even communicate. However, as A.I. becomes part of daily life, experts say our digital literacy hasn’t caught up. Dr. Scott Debb, professor of psychology and director of the Cyberpsychology Research Lab at...

Starting November 11, 2025, Wythe Creek Road (Route 172) in Hampton will be reduced to one lane in each direction between Commander Shepard Boulevard and Voyager Boulevard. This change is to allow crews to install new sanitary sewer pipes as part of the Wythe Creek Road Widening Project. The lane reduction is...

It is now time to say goodbye to highs in the 70s. The BIG drop in temperature is just around the corner and will begin to FALL on Monday.