CPD: Teenage boy seriously injured after shooting on Sun Avenue
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A teenage boy has been seriously injured following a shooting Sunday evening in Chesapeake. Officers responded to the area of Sun Avenue around 8:30 p.m. for a report of an injured person. Upon arrival, they discovered a 15-year-old boy suffering from apparent gunshot wounds. He...
Survivor of triple shooting recounts playing dead to escape gunman; attorneys push back
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The first day of a double murder trial in Portsmouth began with the only surviving victim taking the stand. That witness told the jury she survived because she played dead, while she suffered a gunshot wound to her shoulder and neck. The accused, Joseph Cross, is...
DC Surprise: Alligator Caught in Washington Channel at the Wharf
Living on a houseboat is a great way to observe a wide variety of marine life in the Chesapeake Bay’s harbors. But one houseboat dweller made a once-in-a-lifetime discovery when he looked out from his home in a slip at the DC Wharf and scooped up an alligator. American...
York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office interviews 50 people after reported Grafton High threat
YORK COUNTY, Va. — The York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office is investigating a reported threat made on social media targeting Grafton High School. Officials say more than 50 people, including the individual accused of making the threat, have been interviewed, and no evidence has been found to suggest the threat was credible.
Phish addresses fatal stabbing outside Virginia concert: ‘Deeply saddened’
Phish spoke out about a fatal stabbing that occurred outside the band’s concert at Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia, on Friday night. “During last night’s show, a tragic incident took place in the parking lot outside Hampton Coliseum,” the group wrote in an Instagram statement Saturday. “There was an altercation...
Jury sides with former Norfolk Police officers in case alleging a false report
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — After multiple days of deliberation, a federal jury on Tuesday found in that three Norfolk Police officers did not conspire to falsify a 2020 accident report as part of a retaliation scheme. The decision was handed down shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday following a five day trial in Norfolk’s U.S....
Chesapeake mom struggling after daughter, foster daughter go missing
Two teenage girls who were last seen together in the Western Branch area of Chesapeake have been reported missing, police said Tuesday.
Family heartbroken after young EMT killed on the job in wrong-way I-464 crash
Skye Oraczewski from Elizabeth City was in an ambulance with her co-worker before a horrific crash on I-464, a family friend says. She was eager to learn after officially becoming an EMT back in June.
Nauticus members can attend Winterfest’s opening night for free this November
Nauticus members will receive free admission to Winterfest on the Wisconsin's opening night on Nov.14, according to a press release.
Phish release statement after stabbing incident outside show leaves one dead and two injured
The incident occurred outside the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia
