Norfolk VA

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Start them young! A new resource to promote STEM lessons opened in Suffolk Friday, the STEM Academy at Booker T. Washington Elementary School, part of Old Dominion University’s Lab School Network, a partnership with multiple Virginia schools which aims to develop STEM-related education by...

Tidal flooding caused problems for drivers as Hurricane Erin passed through our region and gave cities the opportunity to prepare and run through their emergency preparedness in real time.

There’s a moment of pure culinary bliss that happens when you take your first bite of shrimp and grits at Harpoon Larry’s Fish House & Oyster Bar in Newport News, Virginia. Time stops, conversation halts, and your taste buds stage a small celebration that might involve involuntary sounds...

Two days after more than 100 Virginia Beach public school employees filed a lawsuit against the superintendent, alleging he concealed double-digit health insurance premium hikes until after their contracts for the year had to be signed, the School Board announced it would hold a special meeting to discuss "health...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man was shot on Keller Avenue near South Cape Henry Avenue in Norfolk Friday night, police said. Norfolk Police are investigating a shooting in the 2100 block of Keller Avenue. Police said a man was taken to the hospital with a non life-threatening gunshot wound. Police said the call for […]

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A car crashed into a house in Suffolk Saturday morning. The City of Suffolk Department of Fire & Rescue confirmed the crash occurred in the 5000 block of Regatta Point Road at 3:16 a.m. Emergency crews were able to get the two people inside the car out. According to the Suffolk […]

Newport News police are asking for the public’s help in solving a 2006 homicide that left a young mother dead. On Dec. 21, 2006, shortly after 3 a.m., officers responded to a disturbance at the Cloverleaf Apartments on Traverse Road. They found 23-year-old Kenya Andrews outside her apartment with multiple gunshot...

A butterfly mural was unveiled Friday at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital’s cancer unit, honoring patients and their families. The mural was created by patient Susan Kressel, who spent 70 consecutive days at the hospital earlier this year for acute myeloid leukemia and received 150 blood transfusions during her stay....

HAMPTON, Va. — Fort Monroe will host the 2025 African Landing Day Commemoration this weekend, honoring the first enslaved Africans who arrived at Point Comfort in 1619. Events begin Saturday, Aug. 23, starting at 9 a.m. at Continental Park. The commemoration will include an International Bell Ringing Ceremony,...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A topping out ceremony was recently held at the new 22-floor senior living community that’s part of Westminster-Canterbury in Virginia Beach. The ceremony is a sign that construction is nearing completion. It’s been more than a year since the groundbreaking on the $450 million project....