New businesses take root in Portsmouth’s Olde Towne
High Street in Portsmouth's Olde Towne neighborhood is seeing a new wave of small businesses, with two becoming part of the city's mission to bring value back downtown.
Hampton Police seeking public’s assistance in identifying larceny suspect
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY)– Police in Hampton are seeking the assistance of the public in identifying a larceny suspect. On February 26, officers were called to Gabe’s Department Store, located in the 2100 block of Coliseum Drive, for the report of a larceny. The suspect took multiple clothing items for men, boys, and...
Firefighters quickly respond to restaurant fire in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A kitchen fire at a fast food restaurant in Portsmouth was quickly contained on Wednesday morning. Shortly after 10 a.m., Portsmouth Fire and Chesapeake Fire crews were called to the KFC/Taco Bell combo restaurant in the 5000 block of George Washington Highway for reports of a fire inside a...
VIDEO: SpaceX rocket launch catches attention of Hampton Roads residents
BREVARD COUNTY, Florida (WAVY)– Did you see something in the sky this morning? SpaceX sent a Falcon 9 rocket soaring from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station early Wednesday morning. Viewers in Hampton Roads captured their views of the rocket soaring in the sky.
Newport News schools propose budget with pay increase but higher insurance costs
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Newport News School Board on Tuesday got its first look at a proposed budget for the school system for the upcoming fiscal year. The budget includes a 6.5% increase in the requested city contribution to the budget. The budget would ask employees to pay more toward their health insurance...
Police say there could be more victims after arrest in rape investigation: SPD
Suffolk police believe there may be more victims after they made an arrest in a rape investigation, according to a release sent on Tuesday.
HRS: Helping women get control
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Pinto Innovative Health and Wellness is all about treating patients for functional wellness, including bladder control. Dr. Emilie Pinto with Pinto Innovative Health and Wellness joined us with a solution that targets the pelvic floor called Emsella. This treatment ultimately strengthens and...
This Famous Virginia Castle Holds The Crown As North America’s Oldest Brick Masterpiece
Think you know old? Try standing inside walls that were already ancient when America declared independence. Surry County holds a treasure so rare that historians travel across continents just to run their fingers along its brickwork. Bacon’s Castle isn’t some reconstructed replica or tourist trap dressed up with fake...
Questions linger after jet fuel spill at Newport News Shipbuilding
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Alan Guttman was enjoying a bike ride in the Old Wythe neighborhood of Hampton on a recent Saturday afternoon when he noticed a strange smell. "The minute I got into this wide open water area where we are the smell was just so strong and just very noxious - no smell that I've smelt before,"...
Party Like It’s 1776! America 250, Colonial Williamsburg 100
No better place to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776 than Colonial Williamsburg, often described as the world’s largest outdoor living museum dedicated to interpreting 18th--century colonial America. Visitors to Colonial Williamsburg this year get a bigger bang for...
