Man recovering after being hit by pickup truck in Newport News
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A man is in the hospital after he was struck by a pickup truck over the weekend, the Newport News Police Department said. The accident happened shortly after 6 p.m. Sunday in the area of Warwick Boulevard and Campbell Road. Police said that based on a preliminary investigation, a man was crossing...
USS Forrest Sherman returns to Norfolk after 7-month deployment
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – USS Forrest Sherman returned to Naval Station Norfolk Friday, following a 7-month deployment. Sailors’ loved ones lined up along the pier eagerly awaiting their arrival. The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer is one of the support ships for the Norfolk-based USS Gerald R. Ford. This...
Black Colleges Enhance Security in Response to Bomb Threats
HAMPTON, Virginia — Just weeks into the start of the fall semester, Nick Jones was walking back to his Hampton University dorm when he got an alert that the campus was on lockdown. “Yo … should I be outside?” he thought to himself, but really, he was only slightly...
Victim ID’d in Chesapeake homicide
A man is dead after being shot in Chesapeake Monday night. Police said they were called to the parking lot of a business in the 1100 block of South Military Highway Monday around 6:55 p.m. Link: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/police-1-dead-in-homicide-at-chesapeake-business/
9-year-old boy fatally struck by vehicle in Chesapeake
A 9-year-old boy died after being struck by a vehicle Friday evening in Chesapeake, according to police.
After 25 years in Newport News, women’s substance use treatment program reopens updated site
A residential program for women with substance use disorders has reopened its newly renovated home in Newport News. Operated by the Hampton–Newport News Community Services Board, the South Eastern Family Project offers residential treatment for women, including many who are pregnant or postpartum and experiencing...
Hampton residents take issue with city’s holiday decorations
Hampton residents take issue with city's holiday decorations, questioning why so much money was spent
Norfolk man has record expunged after decades-long fight to prove innocence
A Norfolk judge agreed Monday to expunge the criminal record of Messiah Johnson, who spent decades trying to prove his innocence in a 1997 armed robbery case that sent him to prison for 20 years.
Wreaths Across America 2025 Hampton, VA
Jaelyn Smith and her son, place a wreath on a fallen soldiers grave for the 2025 Wreaths Across America event at the Hampton National Cemetery, VA. Hundreds gathered Saturday December 13th, 2025 at the Hampton National Cemetery for the 2025 annual Wreaths Across America event where remembrance wreaths are laid on the...
Virginia Beach police arrest suspect in stolen vehicle case involving 6-year-old child
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach Police say a suspect is in custody following the theft of a vehicle that had a 6-year-old child inside. According to police, on December 7 at around 3:05 p.m., dispatch received a report of a stolen vehicle in the 5000 block of Virginia Beach Boulevard. Officers learned the...

















