Trio from Hampton pleads guilty to $3.6M bank fraud scheme
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Three conspirators from Hampton pleaded guilty in Norfolk, to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft charges related to a scheme involving over $3.6 million in stolen U.S. Treasury checks. The operation, which involved more than 12 forged checks, ran from August 2023 to January 2024.
Man sentenced to 17 years for fatal shooting on Virginia Avenue
A man who fatally shot a 26-year-old woman on Virginia Avenue in 2022 during a verbal altercation was sentenced to 17 years in prison.
‘Fort Monroe Forward’: Officials look for feedback on shaping future of Fort Monroe’s landscape
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — It’s being called a once in a generation effort to shape the future of Fort Monroe’s landscape, and you have a chance to get involved. What will Fort Monroe look like 25 to 50 years from now? That’s the question the Fort Monroe Authority is hoping to answer, but they need […]
Chesapeake police search for missing 51-year-old man with schizophrenia
The Chesapeake Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating a missing and endangered 51-year-old man.
Many Hampton Roads school divisions, colleges hit by cyberattack
NORFOLK, Va. — A cybersecurity attack on the nation's most widely used classroom software has potentially exposed the personal data of millions of students and educators across the country. Instructure, the company that runs the Canvas learning management system used by more than 7,000 universities, K-12 districts and education...
First Captive Africans Abducted into Slavery from Angola to Hampton Honored Through New Memorial
Ft Monroe Memorial Commemorates First Captive Africans from Angola. The 1619 landing of the first documented Africans in Colonial Virginia was formally recognized during the dedication of the African Landing Memorial Plaza on April 24, 2024 in Hampton, Virginia, while marking the place of their arrival. According to fortmonroe.org, the...
You’ll Want To Drive Across Virginia For The Incredible Strawberry Shortcake At This Local...
There are destinations worth traveling for, and then there’s Williams O’Delicious in Hampton, Virginia, a bakery that’s redefining what it means to take a road trip for dessert. If you think driving across the state for strawberry shortcake sounds excessive, you clearly haven’t tasted what they’re serving...
First Warning Forecast: Clouds, rain, and falling temperatures today
Cloudy skies with showers. Temperatures falling to the 50s. Back to sunshine with highs near 70 Friday. Warming to near 80 this weekend.
Blog: The rain cometh
It’s happening. It’s really happening. We have rain. (Actual rain). Folks were probably a bit in shock this morning as it hasn’t rained during the morning commute in months. We had one small wave of rain last night. It started around 2am. Then the rain really picked up during most of the morning commute. A […]
Dozens of headstones vandalized at historic Jewish cemetery in Hampton
HAMPTON, Va. — Leaders of the Jewish Cemetery of the Virginia Peninsula say 24 headstones were damaged in an act of vandalism that has left members of the Jewish community shaken. The damage was discovered in one of the oldest sections of the cemetery in Hampton, a burial ground...
