Norfolk VA

For 15 years, James Whitfield has been strolling the beaches of Hampton Roads with headphones on and a metal detector in hand like a friendly treasure‑hunting guardian angel. On a recent Saturday, the 62-year-old civil engineer struck gold, literally. Beach detector hobbyists like Whitfield regularly patrol the Virgini

There's nothing worse than a tiny sandwich. Luckily, you don't have to deal with that at this Mid-Atlantic chain. It serves massive sandwiches and more.

If you’re looking for a place where your biggest decision is whether to nap on the beach or in the hammock, False Cape State Park in Virginia Beach is calling your name, assuming you can hear it over the sound of absolutely nothing. This massive wilderness area sprawls across...

Commonwealth's Attorney Narendra Pleas has prosecuted about two dozen environmental crimes cases since launching the initiative more than a year ago.

In November 1981, 23-year-old Janice Starr, a cadet in the Old Dominion University ROTC program, was murdered in her Chesapeake apartment by her instructor, Dwight Beddingfield.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY)– Police in Virginia Beach are investigating an overnight incident where shots were fired in a neighborhood. Officers were called to the 5300 block of Palmyra Court just before 3 a.m. on June 16 for the report of gunfire in the area. When units arrived on scene, they located vehicles and homes

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The waterfront that’s popular with visitors and locals will set the stage for Sail 250 — a 10-day festival of the region’s complicated maritime history. Karen Scherberger, executive chairman of Festevents, is once again at the helm and is ready for anything. Regina Mobley: So what would you do if,

This video shows coverage of a previous rail fire incident in Suffolk on June 2. SUFFOLK, Va., (WAVY) — Spot fires occurred along railroad tracks behind a large warehouse near the 300 block of Kenyon Road on June 14. The City of Suffolk Department of Fire and Rescue was dispatched at 2:11 p.m. to fight […]

A Newport News woman's BMW was crushed by a fallen tree during Sunday night storms, and she says her insurance won't replace the vehicle.

A Norfolk family says sewage has been flooding their front yard for 18 months, and they want the city to fix it for good. Mary Barringer, who lives in the Ocean View neighborhood, says sewage comes up through a pipe in her front yard.