Newport News implements community safety plan amid violent crime decrease
Newport News city leaders are touting a decrease in violent crime as the city implements a comprehensive community-based prevention strategy called Momentum for Peace.
Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority efforts moving forward amid budget concerns
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — City Council members support moving forward with plans to redevelop the aging public housing communities of the St. Paul’s area, even with budget challenges on the horizon. Friday at their retreat, Dr. Susan Perry, the city’s director of Housing and Community Development, laid out a tentative...
Hampton native celebrates Grammy win for Gospel project
HAMPTON, Va. — A Hampton native is celebrating a Grammy Award win after contributing to a major gospel project that took home one of music’s top honors. Andre Chez Lewis earned a Grammy for his work on I Will Not Be Moved by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir, which won Best Roots Gospel Album at the 68th Grammy Awards...
Roger Brown’s Restaurant & Sports Bar to close after Super Bowl LX
Roger Brown's Restaurant & Sports Bar will be closing after 25 years of business, according to a letter posted on social media.
VBPD: Teen dies following overnight crash on Head River Road
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY)– A teenager has died following an overnight crash in Virginia Beach. According to police, officers were called to the 3200 block of Head River Road just after midnight for the report of a single-vehicle crash. When officers and first responders arrived on scene, they found a 17-year-old...
Virginia Beach abduction and stabbing case goes to grand jury
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY)– Dana Plummer, 37, waived his right to a preliminary hearing in court Tuesday. His felony charges will now go to a grand jury. Plummer’s five felony charges include three counts of abduction, one count of malicious wounding of a pregnant woman and one count of aggravated malicious wounding....
Chesapeake police charge victim’s uncle in Dismal Swamp Canal Trail homicide
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake police have identified a suspect in the homicide of a man whose body was found along the Dismal Swamp Canal Trail last year. According to the Chesapeake Police Department, 46-year-old Dannel Leroy Hill has been charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a...
Child remains found in Ga. not believed to be Codi Bigsby: Police
Child skeletal remains found in Rockdale County Georgia are not believed to belong to Codi Bigsby, the 4-year-old Hampton boy whose father was convicted of killing him in 2024.
FedEx aircraft makes emergency landing at ORF
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY)– An aircraft made an emergency landing at Norfolk International Airport (ORF) Monday night. According to airport officials, a FedEx aircraft left ORF around 10 p.m. and returned shortly after. Officials say the aircraft left ORF, circled back over the bay and landed without incident. It was...
End of an era: Norfolk’s French Bakery closes after 114 years
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – The French Bakery, a staple in the Riverview neighborhood of Norfolk, has closed its doors. Owner George Habib announced the permanent closure of the business on Facebook Tuesday. He said his family’s business has been around for 114 years. The bakery and delicatessen had served the local...
