Norfolk City Council will hear proposal on new NSU polling site
NORFOLK, Va. — For students, elections can be difficult; many are balancing a busy class schedule, and some even work on the side, which makes getting to the polls difficult. For others, it can be difficult because they are figuring out where and how to vote for the first time.
Amphib USS San Antonio Returns from Southern Command After More Than 8-month Deployment
NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. — One third of the amphibious force that has patrolled U.S. Southern Command since late August returned Tuesday to its homeport of Norfolk, Va. Amphibious warship USS San Antonio (LPD-17) moored at pier 9 at Naval Station Norfolk to a waiting crowd of families after 257 days.
Virginia Beach woman donates portion of liver to save toddler’s life
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia toddler is getting a second chance at life after a stranger stepped forward to donate part of her liver, saving the boy from a life-threatening illness. Jenna Powell’s son, Rhett, was battling Alagille syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that had severely damaged his...
Two Norfolk city employees face charges in cases involving public resources
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Two City of Norfolk employees are facing charges in separate cases involving the alleged misuse of public resources, according to court documents. In one case, Vontina Laws, who documents say is a microcomputer systems analyst, is accused in connection with an alleged embezzlement involving taxpayer-funded cell phones. Court records show Laws […]
Nearby shooting incident prompts lockdown at two Norfolk schools
Granby Elementary and High Schools were both placed on lockdown Tuesday afternoon, a school spokesperson confirmed, following the report of a shooting outside.
$10M lawsuit filed over arrests during Oceanfront all-ages curfew
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Attorney Tim Anderson said he has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the city of Virginia Beach seeking to hold it accountable for enforcing an unlawful all-ages curfew that led to the arrests of three city residents. Two of the three people who had...
Blown transformer causes traffic light outages on Mercury Blvd
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY)– Motorists can expect delays in area of Mercury Boulevard in Newport News and Hampton, police say. Hampton police took to social media announcing traffic lights are down along Mercury Boulevard, beginning at Roanoke Ave and extending to the Newport News city line, due to a blown transformer. Officers are in the area […]
‘They’re really trusting the drivers’: VDOT urges alertness to prevent work zone crashes, protect...
Sometimes barrels or temporary barriers protect crews working on road projects. Other times, it’s just a 12-pound traffic cone between the workers and vehicles speeding by. “It's a very vulnerable place for our construction workers and our construction staff to be, and so they're really trusting the drivers and the public to have those safe behaviors so that they can go about their...
Virginia Beach police safely locate missing, endangered woman
Virginia Beach police have located a missing woman they believed was endangered. According to police, 55-year-old Sheila Rogers left her home in the 900 block of Prince William Court — in the Kings Grant area of the city — on foot just before 6 p.m. Tuesday. Around 8:30...
Verbal altercation escalates into stabbing in Hampton, suspect apprehended
A suspect was arrested in connection with a stabbing Monday night on Victoria Boulevard following a verbal altercation, according to Hampton Police.

















