Newport News fire crews battle major blaze on Menchville Road
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Newport News fire crews are battling a significant fire Thursday afternoon on Menchville Road. This incident is an active emergency, according to Newport News Fire Department. Authorities are urging caution as they work to contain the rapidly evolving situation.
Newport News mother and son sentenced for illegal gun purchases
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A Newport News mother and son were sentenced Tuesday for purchasing 23 firearms without a license and having several be used in crimes involving a gang. Devonte Jermaine Kelley, 24, and Lalita Jane Owens, 45, used online marketplace Armslist to arrange private firearms sales and facilitate...
9 women file $5 million lawsuit against Cork & Bull
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – Nine women who say they were removed from a Chesapeake restaurant filed a $5 million lawsuit Tuesday charging the Cork & Bull Chophouse with discrimination. Last November, 10 On Your Side showed a video that made the rounds on social media of two women fighting inside, but nine others, who...
Study finds Flock cameras disproportionately surveil Black and high-poverty neighborhoods in Hampton Roads
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A study by Christopher Newport University professors found that automatic license plate reader cameras, colloquially known as Flock cameras, are more highly concentrated in Black communities and high-poverty areas across Hampton Roads. "GIS technology is what we used to create the maps. Then our...
Norfolk nursing students say Fortis College is standing in way of their degrees
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Students at Fortis College trying to become registered nurses say the college is not fulfilling its responsibility to coordinate clinical hours so they can take the licensing exam. In an interview last week with 10 On Your Side’s investigative team, Delsha Howard, Cherelle Brown and Latasha...
Princess Anne alumnus returns library book 59 years later
In October, Princess Anne alumna Faye Bailey came back to PA to return an overdue library book. The catch? The book, “The Brothers Karamazov” by Fyodor Dostoevsky, was overdue by about 59 years. “I always loved books, and I collect books,” Bailey explained. “I was looking at the big books that I hadn’t read, and I...
There’s Barbecue In Virginia Beach So Juicy Locals Pray You Never Find It
Virginia Beach has plenty of flashy oceanfront spots, but Pungo Boys BBQ is the kind of rural “if you know, you know” smokehouse that turns casual visitors into meat-obsessed regulars. Tucked along Princess Anne Road in the Pungo community, this family-owned joint leans into Texas-inspired, low-and-slow barbecue and...
Parents, students say school banned students from using restroom until lunch
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Parents and students have complained to 10 On Your Side that Norview High School has recently begun a restrictive policy governing school restrooms, one that Norfolk Public Schools disputes. Rodney Ricks, parent of a Norview High sophomore, said he’s alarmed by what he’s hearing from his...
Hampton felon sentenced for illegally possessing a firearm
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY)– A Hampton man was sentenced to prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, Newport News Police conducted a traffic stop on March 8, 2025 on a vehicle, driven by 41-year-old Jermain Antonio Bernard, for driving at night without using headlights. The...
‘I did everything I could to save him’ | Army veteran recounts trying to...
HAMPTON, Va. — A house fire in Hampton on Wednesday evening left two people dead and injured four others, including a firefighter. 13 News Now spoke to Wayne Irby, who survived the fire. He said he did everything he could to save his friends from the blaze. A day...
