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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Three years after Gov. Glenn Youngkin recognized Oct. 17 as “Missy Elliott Day” in Virginia, the hip-hop icon will return to her hometown of Portsmouth for a special reception in honor of her. Missy Elliott Day is regarded as a celebration “highlighting her legacy as one of the most...

The video above is from WAVY’s coverage of the double homicide in February, 2024. NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A Norfolk judge has ordered Ronnie Nyamekye Campbell, 22, into inpatient state hospital treatment after finding him not guilty by reason of insanity in the second-degree murders of his father and grandmother in...

NORFOLK, Va. - Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has authorized members of the National Guard to be placed in "state active duty" status ahead of "No Kings" protests planned across the state this weekend. In a post on X, Youngkin said his office is coordinating with local, state and federal law...

Two years have passed since Sherree Brown vanished without a trace, but for her family in Newport News, the pain feels as fresh as day one.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Norfolk Police are investigating what they say is the attempted abduction of a 16-year-old girl from Old Ocean View Road and Bancker Road early Wednesday morning. Special Crimes detectives are investigating the incident, which police said took place around 6:30 a.m. after they got a report of a...

Parents, children, and community leaders gathered this week at the London Oaks Apartments, united by one message: they’re tired of gun violence and want lasting change in their neighborhoods.

A judge sentenced 29-year-old Michael Allen Faulkner Jr. to four years in prison for hitting his girlfriend with a car.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Several “No Kings” protests are expected to take place across the Hampton Roads region on Saturday. The Oct. 18 event follows a nationwide series of No Kings protests that took place during the summer, in which thousands of locals across Hampton Roads participated. According to a release,...

A woman who said she had been forced to resign from her position as a bus driver for Chesapeake Public Schools appears to have her job back, an attorney representing her said Tuesday.

GLOUCESTER COUNTY, Va. — A Gloucester County woman is in jail after being accused of impersonating an FBI agent on multiple occasions. Gloucester County Sheriff's deputies arrested 62-year-old Laura Asbury on October 7. Court documents show Asbury told officials she was issued an FBI number upon release from prison,...