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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — With paychecks in jeopardy due to the government shutdown, many federal workers are facing a new kind of fear: how to put food on the table. THRIVE Peninsula's Food Pantry said it’s stepping in to address those concerns and is making sure families don’t have to choose between paying bills and...

The mother of a 10-year-old Suffolk student who suffered a fractured vertebra after being assaulted on a school bus has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the Suffolk Public Schools and the bus driver

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A survivor of childhood trauma is serving her community as a board member of the Help and Emergency Response Inc., or the HER Shelter. For the past four decades, the HER Shelter has worked to empower survivors of domestic violence, assault, stalking, trafficking and family homelessness.

Newport News police are searching for a man who went missing from Old Dominion Rehabilitation and Nursing facility on Ridgewood Parkway.

NORFOLK, Va. — After more than eight decades of serving the Hampton Roads community, Virginia Furniture Company in Norfolk's Neon District will close its doors for the final time on Dec. 31. The family business began in 1939 when founders Harry and Leonard Laibstain opened a small store on...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A former Chesapeake Public Schools bus driver says she was forced to resign from her position after filming what she and parents call a harmless fun video of her interacting with her bus riders. Jessica Flowers said she loved her job as a bus driver and loved the relationships she had […]

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — McIntosh Elementary School in Newport News was on lockdown for part of the day Tuesday after police said officers were searching for a potentially armed person near the school. Newport News Police said, however, that after a thorough search of the area, including the wood line behind the...

NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk man has pleaded guilty to two crimes after he shot two people at a Cook Out drive-thru last year. The shooting happened on June 24, 2024. New Mexico native Jason Allred died in the shooting, and a Cook Out employee was wounded. Michael Devon Parker was charged in the shooting, which happened...

An 18-year-old was charged with trespassing after climbing 100 feet up the Tempesto roller coaster at Busch Gardens Sunday night, according to the James City County Fire Department.

HAMPTON, Va. — Officials say rumors of a shooting on Tuesday at Phoebus High School are false. Hampton Police Division spokesman Cpl. Shaun Stalnaker said, “We are asking people to stop sharing information regarding a shooting at Phoebus High School. There was no shooting at Phoebus High School.”