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The gun homicide rate in Virginia between 2020 and 2024 was equal to the national average, according to a new report from Virginia’s Joint Legislative Audit and Research Committee. But more than a quarter of these gun-related homicides occurred in four Hampton Roads cities: Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News and...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Thumbing through pictures on his cell phone, Takari Mason appeared disappointed. “I wish that I had taken more pictures with my brother,” that’s what Mason said three days after his brother, 31-year-old Dewand McGowan was shot and killed at the Wendy’s fast food restaurant in the 1400 block...

VIRGINIA, USA — Holiday celebrations are ramping up across Hampton Roads; law enforcement agencies are increasing patrols and DUI enforcement, warning drivers that impaired driving remains one of the deadliest risks this time of year. Norfolk police say they are joining agencies statewide in a holiday DUI prevention...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Talks of the potential for a data center to come to Newport News already have some residents speaking out in opposition. Although the potential project is in a very early stage with nothing set in stone, one Newport News woman wants it stopped before it starts. “Anyone that I’ve spoken […]

NORFOLK, Va. — The Newport Gardens Apartments now sit along 35th Street in the Park Place neighborhood. It’s a spot in the city where leaders say workforce housing is lacking. Sean Washington, Director of Economic Development for the City Of Norfolk, spoke at Wednesday’s ribbon-cutting for the complex....

On Sunday, Dec. 14, at approximately 1:59 p.m., Northampton County Sheriff's Office deputies were notified by Northampton County Central Communications that Halifax County Central Communications received a stolen motor vehicle hit from their Flock License Plate Reader. The stolen motor vehicle was leaving Halifax...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) —Sent to jail by a deceptive detective, now, an innocent man is finally free, but he’s awaiting compensation from the city of Norfolk as a grieving family is now left with new questions — the main one being, who really killed their loved one? It leaves two families seeking justice. This story […]

Police are investigating a reported shooting Thursday evening on Whitaker Lane in Norfolk.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. ( WAVY) — If hip-hop music was the soundtrack of your life here in Hampton Roads in the 1990s, chances are you woke up in the morning to The Boodah Brothers on 103 JAMZ. “They had look, they were talented, they had the, passion and as hip hop was growing, they were a […]

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man was sentenced Wednesday to 13 years in prison for illegal possession of a firearm after prosecutors said he pursued and targeted another man following an encounter at a convenience store. Arthur Julius Cherry, 38, was convicted of attempting to kill another individual from a Norfolk...