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The guided-missile destroyer USS Gravely returned to Naval Station Norfolk on Dec. 13 after spending about four months supporting missions for U.S. Southern Command.

There were no injuries after a vehicle fire on Collingwood Avenue in Chesapeake Saturday afternoon, according to the Chesapeake Fire Department.

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — At just 32, a Suffolk man is facing Stage 5 kidney failure and is asking for a donor to step forward for Christmas, hoping his experience can offer hope to others going through the same ordeal. Dariel Taylor shoots video for Christopher Newport University. While working on a project about health...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Newport News city leaders and community partners hosted a free coat drive, food distribution, toy drive and community meal Saturday at Heritage High School, providing essential winter items and hot meals to families in need. The sixth annual community feeding event, organized by Newport News City...

A teenager was injured after a shooting on Elm Avenue on Saturday evening according to Portsmouth police.

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — A man from Chesapeake was arrested in Rockbridge County on December 8 after a license plate camera identified a stolen vehicle he was driving. The Rockbridge County Sheriff's Office and Lexington City received an alert around 11:30 a.m. Monday from a Flock Safety License...

Wildlife isn’t something you expect to see at the Little Creek Navy Base in Norfolk, Virginia. So when it appeared outside their administrative building, the staff immediately gathered around. There, curled up by the door, were two tiny baby otters, each about the size of a mitten. Their small,...

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — The Virginia Department of Transportation is planning to close the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel early Sunday morning for tide gate testing. Interstate 64 will be closed at the HRBT for one hour in each direction. The Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel is the best alternative for...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — The Hampton Roads Housing Crisis Hotline will have another record-breaking number of calls this year. The hotline is run out of the building for the nonprofit ForKids in Chesapeake. When someone calls, they are connected with programs that can help prevent them from falling into...

Two ship members of the USS Bataan were injured after a fire on the ship Saturday morning in the Norfolk Shipyard, according to Norfolk Fire (NFR).