Chesapeake man sentenced to 20 years for teen’s fentanyl death
A Chesapeake man whose distribution of fentanyl resulted in the fatal overdose of a teenager has been sentenced to 20 years in prison, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.
Family still wants answers after hidden camera found in Portsmouth rental home
A hidden camera, potentially spying on a family in Portsmouth for months, was found in their rental home back in December 2022 and then two weeks later, their home caught fire.
Decorated U.s. Army Veteran Opens His Third SYNERGY Homecare Office in Virginia
July 30, 2025 // Franchising.com // Tempe, Ariz. – SYNERGY® HomeCare has announced its newest location in Virginia, SYNERGY HomeCare in Williamsburg. The company is the third Virginia-based office under the leadership of Dr. Felix P. Gbee and his wife, Sabita Gbee, who originally joined the franchise in 2020 and now...
11-year-old cancer survivor sells lemonade to help others fighting the disease
Jackie Meeks is a lemonade ambassador supporting CHKD's annual fundraiser. She's volunteering at a stand just outside Greenbrier Manor Preschool in Chesapeake.
Norfolk family in need gets helping hands after losing home
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A woman devastated after having to move out of their Norview-area home after her uncle was arrested in the stabbing death of a man last November is living in a more stable situation now. Reo Jones was in the Huntersville area of Norfolk on a scorching Tuesday to pick up some […]
Virginia AG Jason Miyares speaks at school safety summit in Hampton
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares speaks at annual Virginia School Safety Training Summit in Hampton
Chesapeake Bay cleanup set to meet decade-long target on oyster restoration
The Chesapeake Bay Program announced last week that it is on track to achieve a goal set more than a decade ago for restoring native oyster reefs. The massive partnership of states and nonprofits said it is successfully reviving reefs across 10 major tributaries of the bay in Maryland and Virginia, including the York...
12 Facts Locals Say Make Hampton, VA Unique
Hampton, Virginia, isn’t a city that waits for the headlines to catch up. In this list, twelve facts surface: from the oldest continuously inhabited English settlement in America to the classroom legacy of Syms-Eaton Academy, where free public education began before the nation had a name for it. One...
Missing man out of Suffolk found safe, police say
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Suffolk Police said a man who was reported missing last Friday has been found safe. Jamir Mitchell, 32, of Suffolk, was originally reported missing July 25, but was last seen 20 days earlier at his downtown Suffolk residence. Early Wednesday morning, Suffolk Police said Mitchell was safely...
Cecelia ‘CeeCee’ Tucker, longtime Norfolk educator and activist, dies
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A longtime Norfolk educator and activist has died, according to the Urban League of Hampton Roads. Cecelia “CeeCee” Tucker was a founding member of the Urban League of Hampton Roads, who announced her death on their website Tuesday. During Black History Month, 10 On Your Side’s Kiahnna Patterson...
