Woman sentenced for 2024 infant homicide
The above video discusses the role of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A woman is facing 12 years and nine months in prison after being sentenced in connection with her granddaughter’s death. The woman, Alvetta Juanita Haskins, fed the 3-month-old girl adult prescri
The World Sailed Into Hampton Roads — and Saw Exactly What We’ve Been Building
For five days in June, the Elizabeth River became the center of the world. Sail250® Virginia brought more than 60 tall ships and military vessels from approximately 30 nations into Hampton Roads June 19–23, 2026 — and in doing so, gave the region something more valuable than a spectacular weekend.
Gun shops weigh next steps after judge blocks Virginia assault weapons law
A temporary injunction blocking enforcement of Virginia's new assault weapons law has left some gun shop owners uncertain about how to proceed ahead of the law's scheduled July 1 effective date.
Two MacArthur Center parking garage floors to close
Just days after the MacArthur Center in Downtown Norfolk is set to officially close, two floors of its parking garage will too.
Fighting the bite: what you can do to reduce mosquitoes in your yard
The Virginia Department of Health says mosquitoes can spread diseases like West Nile virus. Virginia reported 30 cases in 2025.
Virginia Beach Water Bills Rising July 1 — Rate Hits $6.54 Per 1,000 Gallons
Virginia Beach water rates increase July 1 to $6.54/1,000 gallons and the monthly service fee rises to $6.30; sewer fees unchanged.
Lawsuit against CRMC over Perwaiz surgeries reaches 1,000 victims, $10B
Over 1,000 women are seeking $10 million each from Chesapeake Regional Medical Center in connection with unnecessary operations conducted by a doctor, according to a complaint obtained by News 3.
‘We wanted to be a part of the solution’: Virginia Beach nonprofit builds 38...
Todd Walker opened the door to one of the apartments in the newly constructed Judeo-Christian Outreach Center building near 17th Street at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. It hasn’t been lived in yet, but soon someone who is currently homeless will call the apartment home. “You got cookware, a dishwasher,...
NPD: Man dead after being shot multiple times on Church St.
A man has died after being shot multiple times on Church Street in Norfolk Friday evening, police said.
Accomac woman pleads guilty in Navy copper wire theft case
NORFOLK, Va. - The second of two Accomack County defendants charged in an over $100,000 Navy copper theft case has pleaded guilty in federal court. As WBOC first reported, federal investigators arrested Almount Gunter, a Department of Defense civilian contractor of New Church, in September of 2023 after he was caught c
