Newport News VA

Pennrose, Newport News Redevelopment and Housing Authority (NNRHA), community leaders, residents, and development partners gathered on June 11 to celebrate the groundbreaking for Choice Neighborhood V – Downtown, a new mixed-income residential development that marks the fifth and final housing phase of the Marshall-Rid

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Norfolk Police responded to a crash scene along Hampton Blvd. Friday afternoon involving a vehicle and a motorcycle. The first call came in about the crash around 4:20 p.m., police said. It happened in the 8000 block of Hampton Blvd., which is near the intersection of Baker St. The motorcyclist wa

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY)– Virginia State Police have issued a Critically Missing Adult Alert for a Chesapeake man. Tyler Matthew Hanson, 23, was last seen leaving his residence on Saddleback Trail Road around midnight on June 18. The description of his clothing is unknown. Police say he is possibly driving a black 2004 L

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY)– Officials with the Virginia Department of Health say a fox tested positive for rabies in Suffolk. That fox was captured in the 200 block of Beechwood Drive by Suffolk Animal Control. Due to the fox’s symptoms and health condition, it was humanely euthanized and tested for rabies. Rabies is a fatal

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A sailor has been released from pre-trial confinement following the death of another sailor aboard the PCU John F. Kennedy on June 6. According to Navy officials, emergency personnel responded to that shooting incident around 5:16 a.m., that resulted in the death of a sailor. Officials later

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Multiple firefighters responded to a fire in Portsmouth Friday morning. Crews were called to a commercial fire, in the 2700 block of Smithfield Road, at 3 a.m. When crews arrived on scene, they found smoke showing and a working fire was called. Firefighters quickly activated a plan and extingui

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — After a burst pipe and flood in 2023, followed by extensive renovations, the Seaboard Station Railroad Museum is scheduled to reopen on June 20, according to their Facebook post. The circa 1885 structure is located at 326 N. Main St. in downtown Suffolk. Its Queen Anne style building includes a to

Sail250, Harborfest and Norfolk's Juneteenth festival are bringing in crowds from near and far to celebrate a festive weekend in Norfolk, with vendors, art, and culture on display.

Robert Bernfeld, a Williamsburg vendor, lost his livelihood when his delivery truck caught fire due to a shorted hydraulic lift, and the community has since rallied to support him through a GoFundMe and local businesses.

The Norfolk Harbor has been widened and deepened to 55 feet, allowing for the passage of the largest cargo ships in the Atlantic trade and increasing the port's annual throughput capacity to 5.8 million TEUs.