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(Image credit: Ashley Cowan, HII) HII announced that Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN 800) was recently launched into the James River at the company’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division. Shipbuilders transferred the submarine from a construction facility to the floating dry dock, where it was launched and...

If the butterflies at the Norfolk Botanical Garden have heard the news that they’ve earned a major recognition, they’re doing a good job of keeping it to themselves. For the moment, they’re too busy courting, laying eggs, sipping nectar and dodging the occasional frog. But the native-species-only Butterfly House that...

More than 100 people have now died from the catastrophic flooding in Texas, and that number is rising. The massive search for missing people is continuing.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — While the temperature is up this summer, crime is down across Norfolk and, according to Police Chief Mark Talbot, it’s at its lowest level in the last five years. City leaders believe a community intervention program could be part of the reason for that. “We are moving in a positive direction,”...

Zuri Askew is a rising sophomore at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University.

Tustin, Calif.-based Wienerschnitzel has kicked off a growth opportunity on the East Coast with a seven-unit development deal in Norfolk and Richmond, Va., markets. Franchisee Leon Dickey will spearhead the expansion for the brand. Prior to joining Wienerschnitzel, Dickey owned and operated multiple McDonald’s...

One man has died and another was injured following a pedestrian crash at a Chesapeake gas station, the city's police department shared.

A new weapons detection system will be debuted at CHKD's main location at 601 Children’s Lane in Norfolk beginning Thursday, July 17.

Tucked away in historic Williamsburg, where cobblestone streets and colonial architecture transport visitors back in time, Old City Barbeque stands as a modern-day testament to the art of comfort food perfection – where smoked meats may be the headliner, but the mac and cheese steals the spotlight in the most...

The man accused of trapping two students in an elementary school bathroom last year has pleaded not guilty.