York Co. crash ends with arrest, drug charges
YORK Co., Va. (WAVY) — The York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office said they arrested a woman on drug charges after a crash involving two vehicles. On Friday afternoon, deputies responded to the 2400 block of Big Bethel Road for a reported crash involving two vehicles. When they got to the scene, deputies interviewed people...
HPD: 1 teen dead, 1 injured in Sacramento Dr. double shooting
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — One teen is dead and another has life-threatening injuries after a double shooting on Sacramento Drive in Hampton Monday night, police said. Police said the shooting happened in the 1st block of Sacramento Drive, off of North Armistead Avenue, around 7:35 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a...
Critically missing adult in Portsmouth found safe
Virginia State Police issued a Critically Missing Adult Alert for Jashawn Okoye Myrick on behalf of Portsmouth police. Myrick was last seen around 1:45 p.m. Monday.
Yogurt shop killer has ties to Newport News, Hampton
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — On March 13, 1958, serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers was born at Riverside Hospital in Newport News, according to an issue of The Daily Press, with he and his parents living at a home along Homestead Avenue in Hampton. As the Greenville Journal reported, when Brashers was still young, he and...
Lawyer ‘flooded with calls’ after WTKR report on Navy Federal parking lot scheme
Local attorney Gary Byler says he's taken complaints from more than 30 people who say they fell victim to a widespread scam targeting Navy Federal customers, leaving them responsible for thousands.
3 hurt in crash on S. Military Highway near Gilmerton Bridge in Chesapeake
Three people were taken to the hospital after a head-on collision Sunday night on South Military Highway near the Gilmerton Bridge, police said.
Driver taken to hospital after Chesapeake accident
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake police said they are investigating an accident that sent one person to the hospital on Monday morning and involved a Dominion Energy truck. Police said they were called to the intersection of Centerville Turnpike and Elbow Road at about 8:17 a.m. According to police, a...
Parasitic Worms Help Track Blue Crab Population, Study Says
GLOUCESTER POINT, Va. – A new study from the Virginia Institute of Marine Science showed that a species of parasitic worm has done more than co-evolve with the crab to withstand salty and freshwaters. It’s also proving to be a helpful tool to manage the Chesapeake Bay’s blue crab population. Published in July, the...
Spanberger highlights the power of education at Hampton University’s 82nd Convocation Ceremony
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — The Democratic nominee for governor in Virginia, Abigail Spanberger, was in Hampton Sunday morning. Spanberger was the keynote speaker for Hampton University’s 82nd Convocation Ceremony on Sept. 28. During the event, Spanberger addressed this year’s senior class by sharing her own life story,...
$2 million lottery ticket bought in Chesapeake
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A lottery ticket purchased at the Wawa at 471 Kempsville Road in Chesapeake is now worth $2 million. According to the Virginia Lottery, Friday night's Mega Millions drawing had the winning numbers of 4-21-27-33-49, with the Mega Ball number being 21. The ticket bought in Chesapeake was only missing...

















