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A Portsmouth neighborhood is reacting after a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed on Atlanta Avenue Monday afternoon, police said. Link: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/portsmouth/police-13-year-old-boy-shot-on-atlanta-ave-in-portsmouth/

Norfolk Fire and Rescue responded to a kitchen fire at an apartment building on Johnston Road and had fire control within 34 minutes, with no information available on injuries or occupants affected.

A person is starting off 2026 behind bars after police in Chesapeake say they drove the wrong way on U.S. 168, causing multiple crashes in the process, Wednesday night.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Friends and family are remembering 34-year-old Lauren Zimmerman as funny and full of life after she was struck and killed in an auto-pedestrian crash on Jefferson Avenue just two days after Christmas. Police responded to Jefferson Avenue shortly after 7 p.m. for reports of a pedestrian hit...

Although no $1,000,000 raffle ticket was purchased at any Hampton Roads gas station, there was still a winner in our area.

Suspects used stolen car to ram James City County vape store. Police investigate break-ins across Hampton Roads and Richmond.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – The Newport News Police Department is putting out a warning about the dangers of celebratory gunfire this New Year’s Eve. While many people will ring in the new year by watching fireworks, others might reach for a firearm to shoot into the air instead. NNPD wants to remind people that...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Numerous crashes were reported on the Chesapeake Expressway Wednesday night caused by a wrong-way driver who has been taken into custody, according to Chesapeake Police. Police said the crashes happened as the suspect, 51-year-od Daniel Tucker, was driving northbound on the southbound...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Nearly a year after 36-year-old Brent Hargraves was shot and killed on Calvin Street, his family says the pain of losing him has not eased, and neither has their search for answers. Police responded to the scene in January 2025 and found a crashed vehicle with Hargraves inside. He was...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A woman was wounded following a shooting at a Norfolk residence Wednesday night, according to police. It happened around 11:55 p.m. in the 1800 block of East Ocean View Avenue. When officers arrived, they discovered a woman suffering from a gunshot wound that was not life-threatening. She was...