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 […]
Investigation: Another local homeowner’s insurance company denies extensive water damage claim
Earlier this year, homeowner Matt Pohlman had water all over his Poquoson home, but his insurance claim was denied even though he said he "did nothing wrong."
Delaware’s Civil War Story Comes To The Screen
As the nation prepares to mark its 250th anniversary, SourcePoint is turning to film, local history, and community conversation to help Delaware County residents connect with the American story in a more personal way. The first program in its America 250 community movie series will feature Camp Delaware, a documentary...
Shoplifting and break-ins threaten local business owner’s American dream
NORFOLK, Va. — Denys Kobzam, owner of Mr Fix, says he is speaking out as theft and break-ins continue to impact his business. “I’m asking them to stop,” Kobzam said. Kobzam says he came to the United States from Ukraine more than a decade ago in search of opportunity.
Brand-new VB dispatcher assists with three different child births over the span of four...
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia Beach dispatcher has assisted with three different emergency births within her first six months on the job. You never know what kind of call you’re going to get in a 911 dispatch center. And for one brand new dispatcher, Allison Lodge, she’s already had some that she’ll never […]
