Norfolk VA

RICHMOND, VA — Flags of the United States and the Commonwealth of Virginia will fly at half-staff on state and local government buildings and grounds on Thursday, October 22, 2026, in memory of U.S. Army Maj. Bianca C. Wilkerson of Norfolk. Gov. Abigail Spanberger issued the order Wednesday, October...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Nauticus will offer 500 free tickets to military families for its annual Winterfest on the Wisconsin event on Sunday, Nov. 15. The complimentary tickets will be released online on Monday, Oct. 26, at 10 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis. Nauticus said tickets will be...

Gov. Abigail Spanberger, other state officials and community leaders rallied at Gethsemane Community Church in Norfolk to tout efforts to decrease health insurance costs ahead of the start of the state exchange’s open enrollment period. After federal subsidies expired earlier this year, monthly premiums for health insurance rose and...

A Chesapeake woman says she has been making frequent trips to the post office after a damaged neighborhood mailbox left some residents without regular mail delivery for nearly two months.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The mother of a man shot and killed nearly two years ago at the intersection of Frederick Boulevard and High Street said no one bothered to tell her that charges against his accused killer were recently set aside. Robert Mallory, 40, was shot and killed at that intersection nearly two years […]

The Estates at Talbot Park, a World War II-era complex, has been transformed into affordable one- and two-bedroom units in Norfolk's Talbot Park neighborhood.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — It’s MEAC play the rest of the way for Norfolk State. After opening the season with a variety of levels of competition, the Spartans now turn their attention to their conference peers. NSU (4-3) opens the conference slate on the road against the two-time MEAC champions South Carolina State. The Bulldogs […]

Missy Elliott came home to Hampton Roads to put HBCU marching band culture in the spotlight, and the region answered with a crowd that turned a Sunday in October into a homecoming, a family reunion, and a concert all at once. Long before the first drum major raised a baton,...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Jerrod Demonte Vines, 41, was sentenced to six years in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Documents showed that in January 2025, Vines had an outstanding warrant against him when he was observed in a vehicle by […]

St. John's AME Church in Norfolk has worshiped in a separate room for several years as water damage keeps the congregation from its nearly 140-year-old sanctuary.