Portsmouth Police to add 22 new cameras downtown to boost safety and business
The Portsmouth Police Department is expanding its surveillance network with 22 new cameras planned for installation across the city.
Crash on I-64 in Norfolk causes multiple injuries: VSP
A multi-vehicle crash on I-64 left a person injured Tuesday afternoon, according to Virginia State Police.
Police: 1 dead, 1 in custody after Chesapeake homicide
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A woman was found dead on South Lake Circle in Chesapeake Tuesday afternoon, and a suspect is in custody, according to police. Around 4:27 p.m., officers reponded to a call for an injured person in the 700 block of South Lake Circle, and when they arrived, Chesapeake Police said they found […]
Brighton 2-Alarm Commercial Fire
Around 2100 hours on September 9, 2025, Brighton firefighters were dispatched to Monroe Avenue for the report of a fire. On arrival, companies found smoke showing from numerous areas of a single-story brick commercial structure and declared a working fire. Firefighters made entry and worked to find the fire and...
Sentara Health cutting hundreds of staff, positions
Sentara Health confirmed Tuesday it is eliminating 400 positions, most of them within Sentara Health Plans, with the rest coming at the corporate level.
Norfolk burglar caught in victim’s clothes sentenced to prison
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A Norfolk man who broke into a Bayview home in March 2024, and was later caught while wearing the victim’s belongings, was recently sentenced for the crime. Timothy Alan Newell, 37, was sentenced to three years in prison on Friday, Oct. 3, after pleading guilty in April to burglary and grand […]
Applebee’s server named Everyday Hero after saving choking customer’s life
Chesapeake Applebee's server Harvey Miller saved customer Deborah Goldsmith's life using Boy Scout training when she choked on steak.
Attorney: Chesapeake bus driver forced to resign has been reinstated
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.
Letitia James’ ‘fugitive’ relative who lives in her Virginia home was arrested twice for...
NORFOLK, Virginia — New York’s top law enforcer is housing a cop-hating fugitive relative with a lengthy felony rap sheet — who was twice arrested for assaulting police officers — at one of her Virginia homes, according to court documents. State attorney general Letitia James’ grand-niece, Nakia Thompson, 36, is...
New Street Sign In Newport News Honors Former Mayor Price
Former Newport News Mayor Dr. McKinley Price’s name now graces a newly installed sign at the intersection of 29th Street and Orcutt Avenue. On Oct. 3 at 1 p.m., reporters, photographers and well-wishers watched as the commemorative street sign was unveiled. The corner is now named Dr. McKinley Price Way.
