CBBT checkpoint aimed at human trafficking, not immigration enforcement
Pictured: an image posted to the “RVA ICE SCREAM” Facebook page. The group is described as an “Ice Sightings Report Group”. The caption read in part: “This is on the Eastern Shore side of the CBBT… this trap will get anyone coming from the Norfolk side.”
Line dancing group draws growing crowd, creates community in Hampton
HAMPTON, Va. — On Monday nights inside Stillwater Tavern in Hampton, the music starts, boots hit the ground, and a growing crowd moves together. What looks like a night of line dancing has become a place to connect, unwind, and find community for many of the people inside. "We...
HFR: 1 dead in house fire on Tidewater Drive
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — One person died following a residential fire Thursday night on Tidewater Drive, according to the Hampton Division of Fire and Rescue. Units were dispatched to the 50 block of Tidewater Drive at approximately 11:05 p.m. after a call from a passerby. Upon arrival, crews found the fire fully...
Father: Person arrested in Chesapeake cold case murder
The father of a child whose body was found on the Dismal Swamp Canal Trail shoreline in December 2024 says someone has been arrested in connection to the case. Link: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/hampton/the-move-to-hampton-roads-tainted-by-tragedy/
Virginia Peninsula Foodbank feeds 250 families at Hampton Coliseum event
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Cars lined up before sunrise in the Hampton Coliseum parking lot Wednesday for a monthly mobile food distribution sponsored by Virginia Peninsula Foodbank. Volunteers with the foodbank bundled up trying to keep warm while loading vehicles with food to families in need. “A lot of people have been...
NWS: 7 inches and Blizzard like conditions possible for Northampton Saturday evening into Sunday
The National Weather Service says forecast confidence has increased for a significant winter storm expected to affect Virginia’s Eastern Shore this weekend, with recent updates adding stronger wind concerns, expanded blizzard wording along the coast, and new cold weather alerts for Accomack and Northampton counties....
Norfolk Schools unveil phase 1 of elementary consolidation plan
Norfolk Public Schools leaders presented the first phase of a multi-year consolidation plan that could change where hundreds of elementary students attend school next school year
Sheetz location coming to Hampton Roads
YORK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) – Sheetz is expanding into Hampton Roads. York County The York County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal to bring a Sheetz to the area. According to the “Find a Sheetz” map, there are no other Sheetz locations in the WAVY viewing area. The new gas station location is planned for […]
Smarter than your average park: Jellystone Camp-Resort comes to Williamsburg
A new Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park Camp-Resort location will open at the Williamsburg Campground on March 2.
YPSO: Police shoot, kill suspect in stabbing outside York County store
A woman was stabbed outside a Ross Dress for Less store on Mooretown Road and a suspect was shot and killed by police inside a nearby Home Depot Wednesday, the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office said. The woman who was stabbed has non life-threatening injuries, according to the sheriff's office.
