Norfolk council to take up referendum for increased sales tax for school renovations, construction
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Attention Norfolk, you could be voting on an increased sales tax at the polls this fall. This stems from a law passed by the Virginia General Assembly during the 2026 session, which allows localities across the state to hold a referendum for a 1% tax increase dedicated strictly to school renovatio
This Virginia Beach, VA Spot Was a Real Medical Office in 1930—and Locals Still...
Mon: 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM; Tue-Thu: Closed; Fri-Sun: 7:00 AM – 2:00 PM. Strolling down 23rd Street just steps from the ocean boardwalk, visitors often pause in front of a weathered coastal cottage that looks entirely untouched by decades of beachfront development. Originally constructed in the 1930s...
Hampton Roads primaries sets stage for high-stakes congressional races this fall
Virginia voters head to the polls Tuesday to pick party nominees for Congress and Senate in November's midterm elections, with Hampton Roads races drawing national attention.
Cardiovascular health spending has tripled, but death rates are rising in major Hampton Roads...
By Yiqing Wang/WHRO Cardiovascular care has become more advanced over the past two decades, giving doctors new ways to prevent deaths from heart attacks, strokes and other conditions. But a new national study found those advances have come with rapidly rising costs while improvements in cardiovascular death rates have
Police Believed a Bootlegger Threw a Virginia Teen Into the River After Hitting Him
Seventeen-year-old Elwood Hudgins was found drowned in Virginia’s Indian River, but police believed his death had begun on the bridge above. Their theory was that a bootlegger transporting illegal liquor struck the boy with a small car while crossing Oaklette Bridge. Panicked and desperate to conceal the accident, the
Norfolk man faces charges tied to postal worker drug and mail theft scheme
A Norfolk man is facing federal charges connected to a mail theft scheme involving a former postal carrier who was caught on camera doing drugs on the job and stealing mail.
‘A soaring future’: NASA Langley launches massive new wind tunnel
Local and federal leaders gathered at NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton on Friday to celebrate the agency’s first major wind tunnel built in more than 40 years. The $57-million Flight Dynamics Research Facility, or FDRF, replaces and combines the capacity of two nearby wind tunnels built nearly a century ago.
NNPD: 1 dead, 2 hurt in crash at intersection of Jefferson Ave. and Fort...
A 93-year-old Newport News woman is dead and two others were injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday morning at the intersection of Jefferson Avenue and Fort Eustis Boulevard in Newport News, police said.
Man injured in single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Chesapeake
A man was injured following a single-vehicle motorcycle crash Friday evening in Chesapeake, according to police.
VSP: 1 dead, 1 injured in separate crashes on I-64 near Granby St.
A man has died and another man was injured in separate crashes Monday morning at the same location on westbound Interstate 64 near Granby Street, Virginia State Police said.

















