Norfolk VA

The above video shows previous coverage of the Blackbeard Festival. HAMPTON, Va., (WAVY) — Pirates will “overrun” the city of Hampton for the annual Blackbeard Pirate Festival June 13 and 14. The event features re-enactors dressed in pirate costumes who will lead visitors back to 1718 Hampton. The festival includes liv

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Festevents, Ltd. has announced the complete music lineup for the Juneteenth Norfolk Celebration, 50th Annual Norfolk Harborfest® Music, Food & Maritime Festival, and Sail250® Virginia, Norfolk, Host City Festival Weekend on Friday-Sunday, June 19-21, 2026, at Town Point Park along the Downtown No

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A student who led by example — that’s how former Western Branch High School marching band director Jonathan Hargis described his former student and Artemis III mission specialist, Andre Douglas. Douglas, a Western Branch graduate, is one of four astronauts selected for the Artemis III mission,

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Chesapeake Police are looking for 68-year-old Sharon Phylise Majette, who they say was last seen around 1 p.m. Wednesday in the 1300 block of Macdonald Road in Chesapeake. Majette is 5-foot-1, about 99 pounds and has brown/gray hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a blue plaid long-sl

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — There are more parking spaces along downtown Norfolk’s Granby Street now than there has been in recent years, but fewer places to dine al fresco. Ahead of Sail 250, Harborfest and Juneteenth, the city of Norfolk is looking to have the heart of its cultural arts district looking its best. As […]

A car crash with life-threatening injuries closed a stretch of Lafayette Boulevard on Friday morning as Norfolk police say they are continuing to investigate the crash.

Area food banks are starting their summer meal programs, offering meals for children who otherwise rely on their schools for free or reduced meals during the school year.

A CURFEW that bars young people from being outside in a US city has come into place due to safety concerns. This city saw council members vote unanimously to impose the curfew to ensure that its residents experience a “safe summer.”. Newport News, Virginia, city council members have defended...

NORFOLK, Va. — Cmdr. M. Eric McCay relinquished command of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Newport News (SSN 750) to Cmdr. Carlos M. Iguina during a traditional change-of-command ceremony held pierside in Norfolk, Virginia, June 5, 2026. The ceremony marked the official transfer of responsibility and au

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — From the rails to the trails, all systems that make Hampton Roads move could slow down as the heat index will reach the upper 90s to more than 100 degrees in some areas. According to a news release, when the ambient temperature reaches 95 degrees and train track readings reach […]