Norfolk VA

The federal government ordered all public housing to be smoke-free in 2018. Old Dominion University researchers wanted to find out if the policy was working. They set up more than 100 air quality monitors across 12 public housing buildings in Norfolk, Hampton, Suffolk, Newport News and Portsmouth in 2023. The monitors

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The convenience of QR codes is now being preyed on by scammers. In a scheme known as ‘quishing,’ cybercriminals use phony codes to deceive individuals into visiting a malicious website. According to Kaspersky, there are many ways QR codes are being duped both in the real world and in cyberspace

A man is wanted in connection with a July 4 robbery at 7-Eleven on Colonial Avenue, according to Norfolk Police.

Newly obtained court documents detail the relationship of a 19-year-old woman accused of fatally stabbing a man early Saturday morning in Norfolk.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va (WAVY) – Virginia Beach City Manager Patrick Duhaney has appointed Emily Archer as the director of the City’s Department of Economic Development. A veteran of the department’s leadership team, Archer has served as acting director of the department for the past six months. Archer brings more than 20 y

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A community committee is working with Newport News city planners to revitalize a stretch of Jefferson Avenue between J. Clyde Morris Boulevard and Mercury Boulevard. Heidi Dittmar, a longtime resident of the area, said she felt compelled to get involved. "Driving down Jefferson I felt...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – Virginia Beach city officials denied all claims for lost profits submitted by Oceanfront businesses impacted by a temporary curfew. The city cited both Virginia Code and sovereign immunity as legal bases for the denials. The Virginia Beach City Council approved the 9:30 p.m. all-ages curfew

Wednesday night at 9:00 on WHRO-FM, Raymond Jones invites you to an evening of reflection on “A Local Touch – Music With a Virginia Connection,” with a contemplative program inspired by spirituality, poetry, nature, and evocative landscapes. We open the evening with selections from. Rachmaninoff’s peaceful “All-Night..

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Developers hoping to build a battery energy storage system in Chesapeake have officially withdrawn their application.  The Mill Stone Energy Center project was supposed to be voted on by city council Tuesday night. But on the same day that public hearing was set to take place to decide the futu

Thunderstorms, some which may be strong to severe, will be found across the southern Delmarva Peninsula as well as eastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina today. A slow-moving cold front will slowly sag into the Mid-Atlantic and North Carolina today, bringing with it scattered to numerous showers and thunderst