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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – The Smokey Bones barbecue chain, which had two remaining locations in Hampton Roads, in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, abruptly shut down all of its restaurants this week. WAVY sent a photographer to the Virginia Beach location in Pembroke Square on Wednesday, April 29. As of Wednesday early afternoon, the company’s […]

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Virginia Tech and the Southeastern Universities Research Association to operate the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News. The Jefferson Lab is one of the nation’s leading nuclear physics research facilities and draws over a thousand scientists from around the world each...

HAMPTON, Va. — For seven years, Sarah Davis has spent almost every day ensuring local dogs in need — whether surrendered or found on the street — have a future. “I was 50-something years old and I’d never found my passion yet and my sister-in-law volunteered here and so I started and I realized right away that it took that long, but I found...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Newport News City Council has approved the rezoning of a large plot of land in the northern part of the city.  The property is located near the historic Lee Hall Mansion off Yorktown Road and is now considered M1 light industrial.   The proposed Carleton Advanced Manufacturing Site makes up about 143 acres and is owned by the city’s Economic Development...

VIRGINIA — Police in Virginia Beach are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing woman who is believed to be endangered. According to the Virginia Beach Police Department, 55-year-old Sheila Rogers was last seen around 5:50 p.m. on April 28 leaving her home in the 900 block of Prince William Court on foot. […] The post Police searching for missing woman...

Portsmouth police say missing 15-year-old Savannah Lavender Harrison has been found safe after going missing on April 28.

NORFOLK, Va. — For students, elections can be difficult; many are balancing a busy class schedule, and some even work on the side, which makes getting to the polls difficult. For others, it can be difficult because they are figuring out where and how to vote for the first time.

NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, Va. — One third of the amphibious force that has patrolled U.S. Southern Command since late August returned Tuesday to its homeport of Norfolk, Va. Amphibious warship USS San Antonio (LPD-17) moored at pier 9 at Naval Station Norfolk to a waiting crowd of families after 257 days.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia toddler is getting a second chance at life after a stranger stepped forward to donate part of her liver, saving the boy from a life-threatening illness. Jenna Powell’s son, Rhett, was battling Alagille syndrome, a rare genetic disorder that had severely damaged his...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Two City of Norfolk employees are facing charges in separate cases involving the alleged misuse of public resources, according to court documents. In one case, Vontina Laws, who documents say is a microcomputer systems analyst, is accused in connection with an alleged embezzlement involving taxpayer-funded cell phones. Court records show Laws […]