Norfolk VA

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Norfolk Fire-Rescue responded to a house fire on Colon Ave. Wednesday morning. Crews arrived shortly after 7 a.m. to find the one-story home with heavy fire and smoke showing. Fire crews searched the home and confirmed all occupants had already made it out safely. The fire was ruled under control at […]

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – Fire crews extinguished a fire behind a Virginia Beach home Tuesday, after an unattended fire pit ignited a shed and a grassy area. The Virginia Beach Fire Department, Virginia Beach Police Department and Emergency Medical Services responded to the home in the 1400 block of Maharis Road around 1:35 p.m. […]

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A woman is dead after being struck by a vehicle near West Pembroke Avenue and Vaughan Avenue in Hampton Wednesday evening, according to the Hampton Police Division. At around 5:44 p.m., Hampton Public Safety Communications received a call about a pedestrian hit by a vehicle at the intersection of West Pembroke […]

Newport News Mayor Phillip Jones is headed back to City Hall for a second term after cruising past two challengers in Tuesday's election, with unofficial returns showing him capturing roughly 69.5% of the vote. Sharon Scott and Phillip Hamilton split the remainder, leaving Jones with a commanding margin in a race that also included a contentious ballot question over raising sales taxes to pay for school construction.

MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — The former USS Enterprise began its final voyage Monday, leaving Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia for Mobile, where it will be dismantled. The Navy awarded NorthStar Maritime Dismantlement Services a $418.5 million contract for the complete dismantling, recycling and disposal of the carrier. The work is expected to be completed by September 2030.

S.L. Nusbaum Realty's Chris Zarpas says a vacant lot next door could be the key to selling and restoring a beloved Granby Street landmark in Norfolk's Riverview neighborhood.

This year’s Regional Benchmarking Report by the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission presents a mixture of good and bad news. “The big picture is that Hampton Roads is stable and growing, but slowly, and in some cases we are falling behind similarly sized metro areas,” said Nikki Johnson, an economist with the commission.

Round Two of the Mike Vick vs. DeSean Jackson coaching matchup went to the former Eagles wide receiver, as Delaware State capped a wild 17-point fourth quarter comeback to defeat Norfolk State, 36-33, on a field goal as time expired. The game – played at Lincoln Financial Field – was...

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) – An aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City evacuated a passenger experiencing a medical emergency from a cruise ship off the coast of North Carolina on Monday, Nov. 2. The rescue occurred aboard the Norwegian Bliss approximately 32 miles off Oregon Inlet. The passenger was transferred to Sentara Norfolk […]

Norfolk, VA – Drivers across southeastern Virginia face patchy dense fog early Tuesday, Nov. 3, potentially reducing visibility during the morning commute and Election Day travel before sunshine returns and temperatures climb into the 70s.