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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – Tickets are now available for purchase, for the 28th annual Ella Fitzgerald Music Festival in Newport News. The event features three music-filled days over the course of two weekends, honoring the legacy of the First Lady of Song. Ella Fitzgerald is a native of Newport News. Click here to...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — The husband of a Newport News woman shot and killed earlier this week is now wanted for first-degree murder, police announced Friday. They said the suspect, Joquan Antonio Porter, should be considered armed and dangerous. Newport News police officers responded to the scene in...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Newport News police have charged a man with first-degree murder following a shooting that occurred Wednesday, according to officials. Newport News police officers responded to the scene at approximately 12:54 p.m. to the 300 block of Deputy Lane. Upon arrival, police located an adult...

A surfer in distress off the coast of Cape Charles was safely rescued Tuesday, thanks to the quick actions of a Good Samaritan and responding Coast Guard crews. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, Coast Guard Station Cape Charles responded to the call. Before crews arrived, the surfer had already been assisted by a...

Some dishes are so deeply rooted in Southern tradition that they become a point of regional pride and friendly competition. County Grill & Smokehouse in Yorktown, Virginia serves Brunswick stew that settles the debate about what this classic dish should taste like, at least for anyone lucky enough to try it.

A motorcyclist has died after a crash with a car on Route 17 in Gloucester County Thursday afternoon, Virginia State Police said.

Hampton, VA A quiet stretch of Interstate 64 has become the site of an unimaginable tragedy that has left a local family shattered and a community searching for answers. Ma’Khai, a joyful toddler just days away from his second birthday, has died following a high-speed crash involving his 14-year-old mother, who...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Police announced the arrests of four people, all taken into custody at a home in Portsmouth. Portsmouth police arrested 46-year-old Shane Cullen and three other suspects on April 1 following a regional investigation into motor vehicle thefts and burglaries. The operation at a residence in the...

NORFOLK, Va. — A South Carolina mother has filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Sentara Healthcare, alleging that a surgical sponge was left inside her body following childbirth at Sentara Leigh Hospital. According to court documents filed in Norfolk, the woman claims she only discovered the retained sponge...

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY)– Suffolk police have arrested a woman in connection to a robbery early Thursday morning. According to police, officers were called to the 600 block of North Main Street at 4:40 a.m. for the report of a breaking and entering. When officers arrived on scene, they located an offender and after a...