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Radio station Hot 99.5 (WIHT FM) is currently running its annual “Best High School in the DMV” contest on Instagram and the finals are happening today with one Maryland high school and one Virginia high school in the finals!. Six Montgomery County high schools to made the “Sweet...

NORTH CAROLINA — Two men were arrested Friday in separate drug busts following police investigations sparked by community tips, the Rocky Mount Police Department announced. The arrests led to the seizure of nearly 10.7 pounds of marijuana, crack cocaine, two firearms, and cash, according to police reports. The...

NORFOLK — City Council members voted 7-1 to approve several items related to an affordable housing development that attracted criticism from residents of a historically Black community and support from other city residents. With member Courtney Doyle voting against the measure, the council approved The Station...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A boy was shot on Chesapeake Boulevard Sunday afternoon, police said. When officers arrived just after 4 p.m. to the 6600 block of Chesapeake Boulevard, they found a boy who suffered a non life-threatening gunshot wound to the leg, and he was taken to the hospital. Police said this is an […]

Anheuser-Busch is investing $4.2 million in its Williamsburg brewery to support capital improvement projects across its facility, the company said earlier this month.

A local young star of the stage has gone down the rabbit hole. Adam Ross, a 24-year-old Chesapeake native, started dancing in Norfolk before moving to Boston and is now part of the acclaimed dance company Momix. He will perform as part of the Momix dance ensemble this week when the company’s national touring show,...

JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A man was shot and killed by police in the parking lot of a Food Lion off of Richmond Road and Olde Towne Road by the Williamsburg Premium Outlets Sunday afternoon, police said. (WAVY viewer photos) James City County Police said the shooting took place around 4:55 p.m. in […]

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Widespread showers and storms will move through Southwest & Central Virginia tomorrow during the day. There is a chance that we will see strong to severe storms as the Storm Prediction Center has placed areas east of the Blue Ridge under an Enhanced Risk (3/5) for severe weather with areas west...

Between the pastel eggs and chocolate bunnies this Easter, consider a different kind of religious experience – the kind that involves hickory smoke and pulled pork at Pierce’s Pitt Bar-B-Que in Williamsburg, Virginia, where holiday traditions get deliciously rewritten. The bright yellow building stands like a beacon...

Do you feel like nobody talks to their neighbors anymore?. If you’re from an older generation, it’s kind of wild. Virginia residents used to know who lived next door, help each other out, and plan get-togethers. But now?. Many Virginia residents just nod politely (if that) and go...