Chesapeake police offer reward for info leading to arrests in cold cases
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Police in Chesapeake are offering $5,000 rewards for information that leads to an arrest in any of the department’s cold case homicide investigations. Police say detectives are continuing to investigate cold cases and are asking anyone with information to come forward. Officials say even inform
Norfolk mother seeks answers in son’s 26-year-old cold case
A Norfolk mother is pleading for answers 26 years after her son was fatally shot in Chesapeake. His killer has never been found.
Former deputy charged in connection to the death of Rolin Hill to appear in...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A former Virginia Beach Sheriff’s deputy arrested in connection to the death of an inmate is due in court Monday morning. Eric Baptiste is one of three former deputies that face charges following the death of Rolin Hill. In June of 2024, Hill was arrested at a 7-Eleven for trespassing […]
George Thorogood Brings 52 Years of Blues Rock to Pennsylvania and Virginia To End...
The Baddest Show on Earth tour rolled through the Palace Theatre in Greensburg on Sunday, then moves to the Sandler Center for the Performing Arts in Virginia Beach on Tuesday. This tour backs his latest release, The Baddest Show on Earth: Greatest Hits Live. Tracks come from concerts spanning 1978...
Second North Trestle bridge opens at HRBT
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — The second North Trestle bridge recently opened as part of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion project, as drivers heading west on Interstate 64 have been welcomed with a new traffic pattern coming out of the tunnel heading toward Hampton. The eastbound North Trestle bridge opened...
Spanberger commemorates 1963 March on Washington in speech
File video: Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger, who recently signed new voting rights bills in Norfolk, was among a group of leaders from around the country at the Lincoln Memorial Friday to commemorate the anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington as she announced her administration had now restored the voting rights
Man dead, another charged in Prince George shooting
A 41-year-old man has been charged after a 44-year-old-man was found dead after a shooting on private property in Prince George on Saturday.
Victim dies following hit-and-run on Dresden Drive in Newport News; suspect arrested
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A man has died and a suspect is in custody following a hit-and-run in Newport News, police say. On Aug. 19, officers were called to the intersection of Dresden Drive and Kendall Drive for the report of a crash. When officers arrived on scene, they located 60-year-old Jonathan Jones suffering
Virginia’s first African American family honored with new sculpture
A sculpture honoring Virginia's first African American family was unveiled Aug. 29 at Fort Monroe's African Landing Memorial in Hampton.
First Warning Forecast: Work week warm up, triple digit heat returns
This evening, skies will be partly cloudy with lows in the low to mid 70s. A warm day is setting up on Monday. Highs will be in the low 90s with feels like temperatures in the upper 90s. Temperatures continue climbing through the middle of the week. Highs are forecast...

















