Virginia Family Loses Everything In House Fire As Community Raises $100K In Two Days...
It takes only a few minutes for a house to fall apart — and only a few hours for a community to pull one back together. Norfolk Fire-Rescue said the call came in around 10:20 a.m. for a residential fire. When crews got to Buckingham Avenue, they found heavy...
Investigation: Chesapeake girl’s violent allergic reaction triggers awareness of 911 dispatcher shortage
A 10-year-old girl in Chesapeake had a violent, allergic reaction, but when her father called 911, he was placed on hold, highlighting dispatcher shortages.
Man sentenced to nearly 2 years on gun and shoplifting charges in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Carlos Manuel Vaughn, 20, was sentenced to one year and 10 months in prison after pleading guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm and misdemeanor shoplifting. The November sentencing follows a shoplifting incident on May 10, 2025, at a Family Dollar store on East Berkley Avenue,...
Suspect arrested in Waterside Drive shooting
Norfolk Police have a man in custody who's been accused in a shooting on Waterside Drive a few hours after Norfolk's Grand Illumination festivities, police said in a release on Nov. 26.
Suspect in Patrick Henry Mall shooting fires multiple rounds in victim, claims self-defense: Court...
The suspect involved in the Patrick Henry Mall shooting claims self-defense after firing multiple rounds into the victim Nov. 29, according to court documents.
YPSO: Missing York County woman found safe
UPDATE: Ms. Woodard has been found. YORK POQUOSON, Va. (WAVY) — Ms. Woodard was last seen on Nov. 30 around 6 p.m. at her residence in the 6300 Block of Old Mooretown Road. She is 61 years old, is 5’2″, and approximately 170 lbs. Ms. Woodard was last seen wearing a purple and yellow shirt […]
One of two men shot in Ocean View dies; other gunshot victim charged with...
NORFOLK, Va. — A man has died, and another has been charged after a shooting last week in Ocean View, Norfolk police said. Officers were called around 8 p.m. on November 25 to the Tinee Giant parking lot on the 100 block of West Ocean View Avenue, where they found Tyrone Walker, 27, of Norfolk, with a...
Heavy smoke at Suffolk apartment complex due to faulty HVAC
Suffolk Fire & Rescue responded to the Chorey Park apartments located on the 800 block of West Constance Road Monday morning for reports of a commercial structure fire.
Virginia teacher shot by six-year-old student seeks justice
In 2023, first-grade teacher Abby Zwerner was shot by her six-year-old student at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia. Now, after two years, Zwerner has sued the school district and her former administrator for $40 million for their failure to respond to concerns regarding a gun brought into school.
Suitcases Of Cash And ’10K Fay’: Two Virginia Women Sentenced In Massive Car Dealership...
Two Virginia women were handed prison sentences last week for their roles in a coast-to-coast drug trafficking ring that used a local car dealership as a front to push fentanyl and marijuana. U.S. District Judge Arenda Wright Allen sentenced 24-year-old Amanda Bell to five years and 10 months in federal...
