Norfolk VA

"There are a lot of moving parts, so I wanted to get all of the stakeholders in the room and really talk about what needs to be done," Mayor Phillip Jones said.

Bands in the Sand, a new free concert series, will bring live music to the city’s Oceanfront this summer.

POQUOSON, Va. (WAVY)– A Poquoson police officer has been placed on leave following his recent arrest. Officer Michael DiSanto was arraigned Monday, May 4, on criminal charges. He faces two counts of assault and battery, two counts of brandishing a firearm, and one count of reckless handling of a firearm. The charges against DiSanto stem […]

Sitting on a bench by the fishing pier at Sleepy Hole Park in Suffolk, Beth Cross gestured to a swath of the Nansemond River. “If you're looking to the left, that was condemned waters. And to the right is more of the tidal flow and not-condemned waters pushing down towards the lower river,” said Cross, director of the nonprofit Nansemond River Preservation Alliance...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia Beach man will spend seven years behind bars following his conviction in a hit-and-run case tied to a deadly 2022 incident. Joshua Ceruti Robinson, 36, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, with three years suspended, leaving seven years to serve, according to the Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney. A jury convicted Robinson in February 2026 of hit...

A man was shot and killed and two other people have been injured in a shooting on Edinburg Avenue in Chesapeake, near the Norfolk city line, Chesapeake Police said.

Three people and two dogs were displaced after a house fire on Monday, according to the Virginia Beach Fire Department.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Mt. Trashmore Summer Carnival, a staple for decades at the famed Virginia Beach park, will not return in 2026, a city spokesperson confirmed to WTKR News 3 reporter John Hood Monday. The city spokesperson did not give a reason, but said the park will...

Virginia Beach Art Center resident artist Michele Barnes. The city of Virginia Beach has once again stepped up its commitment to artists. Earlier this year it announced 28 local artists would receive financial grants in support of their work. Seventeen of the grantees have their recent works on view at...

Virginia Beach Fire Rescue unveiled Fire Boat 12, a new 38-foot Metal Shark Defiant NXT vessel that will be stationed at Rudee Inlet. The all-hazards response boat is designed to cover the city’s eastern coastline and Atlantic Ocean waters. The fire department says the vessel will handle incidents ranging...