Portsmouth high school students gain business experience through summer program
Portsmouth Public Schools' summer entrepreneurship internship program places high school students in local businesses for eight weeks of paid, hands-on experience.
Norfolk’s patriots burned their own city to keep it from the British in 1776
Norfolk's patriots burned their own city in 1776 to deny the British a strategic base — and it may have helped win the Revolution. The effects of the move are still being felt today.
Newport News alters 4th of July festivities due to heat
The City of Newport News' “Stars in the Sky” Independence Day celebration, scheduled for Saturday, July 4, will be delayed because of the anticipated heat this weekend.
Newport News shares findings of independent disparity study
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – Newport News leaders are taking steps to enhance city contracting accessibility for small and diverse businesses. This initiative follows an independent disparity study that found underrepresentation of minority, woman and service-disabled veteran-owned companies in city contracts. The City C
94-year-old Hampton Army veteran swims in National Veterans Golden Age Games
94-year-old Clarence Braxton competed in the 25-yard freestyle swim as part of the 2026 National Veterans Golden Age Games in Tampa, Florida.
July 4 in Hampton Roads: Your guide to celebrating America’s 250th anniversary
Whether its parades in the morning, or fireworks at night, we got you covered. News 3 compiled a list of events and happenings taking place this Independence Day.
Eastbound I-64 in Hampton reopens after multi-vehicle crash
All eastbound lanes on I-64 in Hampton near Hampton Roads Center Parkway are closed due to a multi-vehicle crash, with a detour in place at 261A.
NPD: Man shot on Gazel Street
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man was shot on Gazel Street Wednesday night, police said. Norfolk Police got the call for a shooting in the 2300 block of Gazel Street around 10:25 p.m., and when officers arrived, they found a man suffering from a non life-threatening gunshot wound and was taken to the hospital. Police […]
Hampton suspect charged with killing for hire months after 27-year-old dies in shooting, fiery...
Two suspects have been charged with aggravated murder: killing for hire over nine months after a 27-year-old man died when a shooting and crash occurred on Interstate 295 in Hanover County.
5 children injured after fire pit fire spreads in Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Five children were injured after a fire pit spread into a yard at a Virginia Beach home Wednesday night, according to the Virginia Beach Fire Department. Firefighters and EMS crews were dispatched at 10:05 p.m. to the 7500 block of Atlantic Avenue for a reported...

















