Virginia Beach Fire Department advises on space heaters and fireplaces
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – When temperatures drop outdoors, homeowners turn up the heat inside, and that’s when the Virginia Beach Fire Department says it begins to receive an increase in calls. The Virginia Beach Fire Department said a lot of winter fires are heat-related. The fire department said when people...
Fire reported on Malibu Palms Dr. in Virginia Beach
The Virginia Beach Fire Department responded to a commercial multi-family structure fire Friday evening.
Fire breaks out at Virginia Beach apartment complex near Rosemont Road
Virginia Beach fire crews responded to a fire at an apartment complex Friday night. The incident occurred at The Palms apartment complex, located on Malibu Palms Drive near Rosemont Road.
Nauticus’ Winterfest on the Wisconsin wins TV’s ‘Great Christmas Light Fight’
Norfolk's very own Winterfest on the Wisconsin, hosted by the Nauticus naval history museum downtown, emerged victorious in TV's "The Great Christmas Light Fight."
84-year-old charged with threatening violence at Riverside Regional Medical Center
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — An 84-year-old man has been charged after bringing a firearm to Riverside Regional Medical Center and threatening to shoot it, Newport News police said. Newport News police said they were called to the hospital around 10:05 a.m. Friday morning. They found the suspect, James Cogdell, and located a...
Gun violence in Virginia is mainly concentrated in just a few cities — including...
The gun homicide rate in Virginia between 2020 and 2024 was equal to the national average, according to a new report from Virginia’s Joint Legislative Audit and Research Committee. But more than a quarter of these gun-related homicides occurred in four Hampton Roads cities: Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News and...
Local family mourns fast food manager killed on the job
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Thumbing through pictures on his cell phone, Takari Mason appeared disappointed. “I wish that I had taken more pictures with my brother,” that’s what Mason said three days after his brother, 31-year-old Dewand McGowan was shot and killed at the Wendy’s fast food restaurant in the 1400 block...
Man accused of killing 20-year-old in Virginia Beach nightclub faces preliminary hearing
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va (WAVY) — A judge denied a bond hearing request from Cesar Bermudez Evans, the man charged with killing 20-year-old Juelle Morton outside a Virginia Beach nightclub in September, during a preliminary hearing Thursday in Virginia Beach General District Court. The hearing drew a divided courtroom. On...
‘It’s so predictable, it’s sad’ | Man dies after Norfolk shooting
NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk police are investigating a shooting that left one man dead. Police said they were called to the 800 block of Whitaker Lane Thursday evening, around 5:45 p.m., after receiving a report of a shooting. They say once they reached the location, officers found a man,...
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.
