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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A detached garage at a Fairview Lane residence was damaged by a fire Sunday evening, the Portsmouth Fire Department said. Around 9:43 p.m., crews from the Portsmouth and Chesapeake fire departments were sent to a residential structure fire in the 600 block of Fairview Lane, and when crews...

Governor Glenn Youngkin passed a bill that would make cardiac emergency response plans mandatory at all schools. News 3's Kelsey Jones is continuing her reporting after she informed you about Senate Bill 181 last year. The bill would require schools to develop a plan addressing how staff respond to incidents...

Two educators from the Hampton Roads Educational Telecommunications Association (HRETA), which governs WHRO Public Media, have been named as Regional Teacher of the Year by the Virginia Department of Education. James Eccleston - Gloucester County Public Schools. James Eccleston is a social studies teacher at...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A Norfolk jury convicted a man of rape Thursday after he sexually assaulted a former coworker after a 2023 house party, the Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office said. Eddie Lee Simon, 30, had initially pleaded not guilty and opted to be tried by a jury, but after a jury heard evidence...

A man is dead after being shot by James City County police officers just before 5 p.m. Sunday, according to the department.

HAMPTON, Va. — Three teenagers were injured by gunfire in a shooting in Hampton Sunday evening. The Hampton Police Division said they were called to the scene in the first block of Jordan Drive at about 6:19 p.m. They found a 15-year-old male suffering from a gunshot wound. While...

WRIC 8 News reported that on Saturday, March 29, 2025, 20 passengers were stuck while on a ride at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. The Hanover Fire and EMS crews showed up after the Kings Dominion safety team notified them.

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Three teen boys were shot on Jordan Drive in Hampton Sunday, police said. Hampton Police responded around 6:19 p.m. to a call for a shooting in the 1st block of Jordan Drive, and when officers arrived, they found a 15-year-old boy suffering from a non life-threatening gunshot wound, police said....

Two people have died following a crash involving pedestrians in Pasquotank County early Sunday morning, police said.

The Federal Aviation Administration recently announced it had received twice as many applications needed to fill the shortage of air traffic controller vacancies across the country. In Virginia, there’s a shortage of 133 certified professional controllers from nine FAA air traffic control facilities that serve the...