Nearby shooting incident prompts lockdown at two Norfolk schools
Granby Elementary and High Schools were both placed on lockdown Tuesday afternoon, a school spokesperson confirmed, following the report of a shooting outside.
Car crashes into townhome on Appleton Court: VBFD
A car collided into a townhome on Appleton Court on Tuesday, according to the Virginia Beach Fire Department.
YMCA selling Greenbrier North to expand childcare at other Chesapeake location
The YMCA of South Hampton Roads is selling its Greenbrier North location. The money will be used to fund childcare and other expansions at the Greenbrier Family YMCA as need for childcare grows in Chesapeake.
$10M lawsuit filed over arrests during Oceanfront all-ages curfew
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Attorney Tim Anderson said he has filed a $10 million lawsuit against the city of Virginia Beach seeking to hold it accountable for enforcing an unlawful all-ages curfew that led to the arrests of three city residents. Two of the three people who had...
Blown transformer causes traffic light outages on Mercury Blvd
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY)– Motorists can expect delays in area of Mercury Boulevard in Newport News and Hampton, police say. Hampton police took to social media announcing traffic lights are down along Mercury Boulevard, beginning at Roanoke Ave and extending to the Newport News city line, due to a blown transformer. Officers are in the area […]
‘They’re really trusting the drivers’: VDOT urges alertness to prevent work zone crashes, protect...
Sometimes barrels or temporary barriers protect crews working on road projects. Other times, it’s just a 12-pound traffic cone between the workers and vehicles speeding by. “It's a very vulnerable place for our construction workers and our construction staff to be, and so they're really trusting the drivers and the public to have those safe behaviors so that they can go about their...
Virginia Beach police safely locate missing, endangered woman
Virginia Beach police have located a missing woman they believed was endangered. According to police, 55-year-old Sheila Rogers left her home in the 900 block of Prince William Court — in the Kings Grant area of the city — on foot just before 6 p.m. Tuesday. Around 8:30...
Verbal altercation escalates into stabbing in Hampton, suspect apprehended
A suspect was arrested in connection with a stabbing Monday night on Victoria Boulevard following a verbal altercation, according to Hampton Police.
Doctor receives suspended sentence in hair transplant misrepresentation case
The video above is WAVY’s coverage of this case in 2023. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A doctor pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors after being misrepresented at the Virginia Surgical Center. Kent Reifschneider pleaded guilty to assault and battery and accessory before the fact. He was initially sentenced to 12 months for each charge. Both sentences […]
SPD: Two arrested following armed robbery on Carolina Road
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY)– Two Portsmouth men have been arrested following an armed robbery in Suffolk Monday afternoon. According to police, officers were called to the 400 block of Carolina Road at noon for the report of an armed robbery. When officers arrived, they learned two offenders left the business with stolen property. Officers later located […]
