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A used car salesman who engaged in a fraud conspiracy and victimized two dozen financial institutions into providing more than $2 million has been sentenced to prison. Adrian Knight, 41, of Virginia Beach, was sentenced to six years in prison for conspiracy to conduct mail, bank, and wire fraud, according to a...

Over 500 women, mostly Black and on Medicaid, are hitting a Virginia hospital with a jaw-dropping $6 billion lawsuit, claiming a rogue OB/GYN mutilated their bodies for profit over a decade, The New York Times reports. In the lawsuit filed on December 29 in Chesapeake City Circuit Court, and recently...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Mr. Gyros & Burgers said it was struck by a car that destroyed its power meter and struck the gas line, causing a fire to the outside of the building Thursday. In a post on Facebook, the Mr. Gyros & Burgers business in the...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Officials at Patrick Henry Mall in Newport News have issued a new policy for young shoppers. Shoppers under age 18 are now required to be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian 21 years or older Monday through Saturday starting at 5 p.m. and Sunday starting at 3 p.m. The […]

Students are dismissing at 12:15 p.m., and all after-school activities and events are cancelled for Thursday.

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Having experienced a widowmaker, a severe form of a heart attack, Charlene Grabowski has been on a mission ever since to help women understand the warning signs of a heart attack. The American Heart Association held a luncheon to thank those who have helped get the word out to Hampton […]

For the first time, Suffolk is running its own shelter for people experiencing homelessness. The shelter, serving single individuals without housing, opened Friday after major renovations. But Suffolk still has a lot to learn about shelter operations and what they will cost, said Interim Deputy City Manager Gerry...

A Portsmouth woman who spent more than a month unable to access her mailbox finally has her mail again after a News 3 report helped move her case forward.

POQUOSON, VA — For generations, the rhythm of Poquoson—affectionately known to locals as “Bull Island”—has been dictated by the tides of the Chesapeake Bay. It is a town built on workboats, crab pots, and the steady hum of outboard motors navigating the marshes. But recently, a new sound has joined the chorus along...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A man was arrested after stealing a cargo van and attempting to evade a traffic stop Thursday morning in Chesapeake, according to police. Officers responded to the 1900 block of Military Highway South for a report of a stolen vehicle at approximately 11:50 a.m. They learned that a cargo van...