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Gloucester, Va.-based Riverside Walter Reed Hospital and Riverside Doctors’ Hospital Williamsburg (Va.) were recognized by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield for providing high-quality orthopedic care. Both hospitals were designated Blue Distinction Centers, with Riverside Walter Reed earning an enhanced designation,...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Norfolk Police Department is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for National Pedestrian Safety Month. According to the NHTSA, one pedestrian is killed every 72 minutes and one is injured every eight minutes on...

HAMPTON, Va. — A major project on a busy stretch of road in Hampton is moving forward. At the same time, the city is preparing to potentially take legal action to keep it moving forward. Starting in the spring of 2026, expect to see construction on the half-mile stretch...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A vehicle crash is causing delays on I-64 in Newport News Tuesday morning. According to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), the east left shoulder and left lane were temporarily closed as a result of a vehicle crash. In the same area, the west left shoulder, west left lane and...

SUFFOLK, Va. — Suffolk police are asking the public for help finding a 16-year-old girl who ran away from her home. Ashlyn Arnold was last seen on October 5 running away from her home in the 200 block of Republic Lane. She had just been found the day before after running away again.

A devastating house fire in Olde Towne Portsmouth early Tuesday morning claimed one life and destroyed a home that had stood for more than a century.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Norfolk man was sentenced Tuesday to serve 30 years in prison for three counts of raping an 11-year-old girl. Ricardo Leonel Mejia, 35, formerly of the 7000 block of Mamie Boulevard in Norfolk, was sentenced in Virginia Beach Circuit Court on Tuesday. He pleaded guilty on June 17.

61-year-old William Delanor Stone was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to vandalizing a Norfolk church and business.

SMITHFIELD, Va. (WAVY) — A home on Evergreen Way in Smithfield was damaged in a fire Monday afternoon, according to Isle of Wight Fire Rescue Chief Garry Windley. The fire damaged the rear of the house and extended to the attic, Windley said. The call for a structure fire in the 400 block of Evergreen […]

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) just announced the addition of Tide light rail stops in order to better connect with Amtrak services. According to a release, starting on Sunday, Oct. 12, HRT will be adding additional trips throughout the week to the Harbor Park Station, which is just a short walk...