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Stormwater runoff has become part of a growing, contentious debate around solar energy development in Virginia. Some residents and officials in rural areas complain of flooding and pollution around large solar sites. Developers argue that there are already requirements in place to mitigate the problem. Virginia Tech...

From 1907 to the early 1950s, three Black-owned and operated hotels existed in the Church Street Business Corridor. These three prime outlets were among the businesses which made up Norfolk’s “Black Wall Street,” like the historic enclave in Tulsa, Oklahoma destroyed by White rage in 1929. But...

A 36-year-old Norfolk man pleaded guilty Wednesday in Northampton Circuit Court to two counts of felony maiming while driving intoxicated, and a first offense of misdemeanor DUI that occurred in May 2023. In a proffer to the court, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Vincent deLalla said Ryan Douglas Halterman was a...

GLOUCESTER COUNTY, Va. — The sister of murder victim Laurie Ann Powell is speaking out after the nearly 40-year-old cold case was solved. "If I had to describe her, I was the day she was the night. I was a Yin, and she was a Yang," said Cindy Kirchner.

NORFOLK, Va. — A man has received two life sentences for a 2023 shooting that killed a woman and seriously injured a man, leaving him paralyzed. Curtis Gerald Smith, 44, was sentenced to two life terms plus 13 years after he was found guilty at trial of first-degree murder, aggravated malicious wounding, two counts...

Newport News Fire Department crews responded to a residential structure fire in the 500 block of 42nd Street, quickly controlling the blaze with no injuries reported.

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — According to Virginia 511, motorists traveling on I-664 S in Hampton can expect delays due to a vehicle fire that happened around 5:10 p.m. The south right shoulder of the highway near Powerplant Parkway is closed, causing traffic disruptions in the area. The cause of...

Suffolk police are looking for two suspects in a robbery that occurred Tuesday evening.

The suspect in the death of 17-year-old Jesse Hogg, Pharondus Clemon, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, and shooting and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, according to the Portsmouth Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney.

HAMPTON, Va. — Monday’s winter storm delivered a sharp divide in snow totals across Hampton Roads, with neighborhoods just miles apart seeing drastically different amounts. While areas closer to the bay picked up little accumulation, communities farther north and inland measured several inches. Great Neck and Western...