🚧 Newport News to Replace Hilton and Monitor-Merrimac Fishing Piers
The City of Newport News is moving forward with plans to replace the Hilton Fishing Pier and the Monitor-Merrimac Overlook Park Fishing Pier, both closed since April 2025 due to severe structural damage. Engineers are completing design and permit work, with construction expected to start in late 2026 or early 2027....
Coastal Flood Risk Study Underway for Hampton and Poquoson
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Norfolk District is leading a Virginia Peninsula Coastal Storm Risk Management Feasibility Study to address flooding in Hampton and Poquoson. The study will look at areas with repeated flood damage and explore nonstructural solutions such as home elevation and floodproofing critical...
Baby Boy, 1, Dies Days After Car Crash Cops Claim Was Caused by Intoxicated...
A 1-year-old Virginia boy tragically died just days after sustaining severe injuries in a car crash that police claim was caused by his 14-year-old mother. The little boy, who was identified only as Ma'Khai by relatives, was involved in an early morning crash on Monday, March 23, according to local media outlet WTKR...
Police searching for missing 13-year-old in Virginia
VIRGINIA — Police in Portsmouth are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 13-year-old girl. The Portsmouth Police Department said Armoni Crenshaw was last seen around 9:45 p.m. on Friday, March 27, 2026. Authorities said Crenshaw was last seen wearing a pink hoodie and black pants. She is described as 5...
Father of five battles colorectal cancer as hundreds run to raise awareness in Virginia...
Hundreds gathered outside Sentara Princess Anne Hospital on Saturday for the "Don’t Sit on Colon Cancer" event, a community 5K and walk held during National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month.
U.Va. responds to second hoax threat this academic year as false threats rise nationwide
A bomb threat that prompted evacuations at Edgar Shannon and Clemons Libraries March 13 marks the second hoax threat at the University this academic year, as similar false reports continue to affect campuses nationwide. The incident came just one day after a deadly shooting at Old Dominion University that heightened...
HBCU Norfolk State lands four-star prospect
HBCU powerhouse Norfolk State has just landed its top-rated prospect in program history. The post HBCU Norfolk State lands four-star prospect appeared first on HBCU Gameday .
Portsmouth Fire Rescue responds to Kingman Ave fire, minor injury reported
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A fire occurred Sunday afternoon in the 3600 block of Kingman Avenue in Portsmouth, according to officials. Portsmouth Fire Rescue & Emergency Services 911 dispatch center received notification at around 3 p.m. of a report of a single-family residential structure fire. Fire crews from...
Virginia Beach police investigate child’s drowning at Atlantic Avenue hotel
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach officials are investigating a drowning at a Virginia Beach hotel that left a child dead. The call came in at 2:24 p.m. Sunday, according to Virginia Beach Police Department. Police officers and the Virginia Beach Fire Department responded to a hotel in the 800 block of Atlantic...
The blue catfish: If you can’t beat ’em, eat ’em
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — What would Mister Peanut say about why Virginia would spend thousands of dollars on a type of catfish that is considered invasive?. Virginia’s Secretary of Agriculture, Katie Frazier, was in Suffolk Friday to hand globally-known Suffolk-based Wanchese Fish Company a check for $248,000, which...
