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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News Shipbuilding has formalized a new policy restricting personal cellphone use during scheduled work hours, sparking debate among employees and drawing criticism from a local law firm. In a message distributed to employees, the shipyard stated that "personal cellphones must be stored in a.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Norfolk Fire-Rescue crews responded to a report of smoke Saturday at around 9:30 a.m. in the 6700 block of East Tanners Creek Drive in Norfolk. The first units arrived on the scene within 3 minutes of the call and immediately began the investigation. Crews observed that visible smoke was coming fr

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SMITHFIELD, Va. — The Isle of Wight County Sheriff's office said Ayanna Walton has been found safe after being missing for more than a week. Ayanna Renea Walton, 25, had been last seen around 2 p.m. on May 20 in Smithfield, according to the sheriff’s office. The sheriff's...

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Firefighters responded to a 2-alarm structure fire at Newport Landing Apartments Saturday morning, according to the Newport News Fire Department.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Three men have been charged in connection to a deadly triple shooting on Goff Street in Norfolk that happened on May 28, according to the Norfolk Police Department. After the investigation, homicide detectives charged JaMarcus Rose-Flythe, 18, of Chesapeake, with voluntary manslaughter, attempted

HAMPTON ROADS, Va., (WAVY) — Area wide events will commemorate the historic emancipation day of enslaved Americans on Friday, June 19, in annual Juneteenth celebrations. It is a federal holiday in the United States and commemorates June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger enforced the Emancipation Proclamation

Note: The above video shows December 2025 coverage of the express lane project. HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Drivers traveling along I-64 East and West will see new traffic patterns in the Hampton area near exit 268 between the Hampton River bridge and Mallory Street beginning as early as May 31, according to the Virginia Dep

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A Texas man pleaded guilty to sending threatening messages to a Norfolk-based collection agency over a debt he owed. Court documents reveal that a Norfolk-based collection agency sent Taylor Bullard, 35, a message about an outstanding debt. In response, Bullard sent a signed message threatening to