Documentary out on fatal 1996 Chesapeake fire
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — It’s one of the most notable fires in Hampton Roads history, as two firefighters were killed battling a fire at an auto parts store in Chesapeake. Thirty years later, the scars still run deep. Now, a documentary is out about that fire and the two men who gave their lives that […]
Student makes threat against Norview Middle School in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY)– A message was sent home to parents after a student at Norview Middle School in Norfolk made a threat. According to school officials, a student, during a “moment of anger”, made threatening statements towards another student and also made a comment about bringing a weapon to school the following day
Suspect Arrested 40 Years After 22-Year-Old Woman was Found Raped and Murdered Near Library...
Roberta Walls, 22, was found murdered near her workplace with signs of a violent assault in May 1986
A trail of domestic violence ends with murder and suicide
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Deflated balloons and memories are all that’s left of the lives of a young couple, 25-year old Dasani Wright and 23 year old Jazmyne Johnson, as the parents of a one year old boy died in their home of gunshot wounds to the upper body during the early morning hours of […]
Video shows student fall out of back of Virginia school bus
Following a Norfolk Public Schools bus incident that injured a student in April, Nexstar's WAVY received video that shows the child falling out of the back of the moving bus.
Virginia Beach schools consider reducing Chromebook use for youngest students
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A major classroom shift could be coming to Virginia Beach City Public Schools as school leaders consider scaling back Chromebook use for the district’s youngest learners. A school board policy committee is recommending that students in pre-kindergarten through first grade no longer use Chromebooks
I.C. Norcom senior wins Gates Scholarship, will attend Howard University
A 17-year-old Portsmouth student earned one of the most competitive full-ride scholarships in the country and is finishing high school a year ahead of schedule.
Ebony Parker’s defense points blame at teacher shot by student
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (Court TV) — The defense for a former assistant principal facing charges after a 6-year-old boy pulled a gun in class tried to place blame on other adults in the case, including the teacher who was shot. Ebony Parker has pleaded not guilty to eight counts of felony child abuse following an ... Read mo
HPD: 2 men shot on Lassiter Dr.
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Two men have life-threatening injuries after being shot on Lassiter Drive Tuesday evening, Hampton Police said. (WAVY photos – Patrick Driscoll) The shooting happened in the 100 block of Lassiter Drive, just off of Big Bethel Road, around 7;25 p.m., according to police. When officers arrived, they
Shots fired, suspect stabbed in Hampton
HAMPTON, Va. — Hampton police are investigating a stabbing and an assault that happened Monday night. Police said they were called to the 2200 block of Kecoughtan Road just before 6 p.m. after receiving a report of shots fired. As the officers made their way there, they learned a report of a stabbing had also been made
