Norfolk VA

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Nearly 3,000 customers lost power Thursday morning in Norfolk following a utility trailer hitting a pole. In addition to knocking out power, the crash also closed traffic. Officers responded to the report of a single-vehicle crash involving a power pole in the 6200 block of...

Children and families spread out on blankets and towels at the Hunt Club Farm in Virginia Beach, listening to Miss America lead story time. Cassie Donegan, sporting her crown, sat under a towering scarecrow and read “Hide-and-Seek Hettie,” about a highland cow trying to escape bath time. As she talked, the farm’s resid

Fire officials are still investigating a house fire on Newport News Avenue. No injuries have been reported. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A Newport News man is fighting back against what he said is an unfair speed trap after he said he was ticketed for speeding through a school zone in Hampton earlier this year, saying drivers are not given enough time to completely slow down. And though many people who have […]

NORFOLK, VA (WTKR)- Prior to the inaugural Coaches vs. Cancer Legends Gala, Jeff Jones said he wanted the event to not only be a home run, but a grand slam. Those expectations were met as the gala raised more than $400,000 for the American Cancer Society. Now Jones is running it back for year two at Chartway Arena in S

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Because We Care II aims to help adults dealing with the wrong path in life, whether it be substance abuse or a life of crime, and its newest program director knows that life all too well. “All humans want three things,” Ahmad Shy said. “Everybody wants security, everybody wants sustenance and […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – A jury found Brian Johnson not guilty of murder charges in a 2023 double homicide case in Portsmouth. The jury trial ended with a not guilty verdict on Aug. 12, 2026. The circuit court website shows that he faced an amended felony charge of first-degree murder. Police arrested Johnson in May […

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A cookout turned into a blaze after a grill caught fire and started spreading on Aug 12. Norfolk Fire Rescue responded to the scene at 1:39 p.m. in the 4800 block of Newport Avenue. The grill fire had spread to the nearby shed. Firefighters quickly released hose lines, stopping the fire […]

One rogue wave changed everything. TJ Hartney was heading out to fish for cobia with friends in Virginia on Saturday, Aug. 8, when their boat hit the wave, throwing him off balance and sending him sliding down the gunwale, according to his family. Then came the impact. Hartney was impaled by a cleat o…

Privacy advocates from Norfolk to Fairfax County to tiny Elkton and Bridgewater have publicly voiced opposition to the AI-powered system and its unblinking cameras lining their streets. In some cases, elected leaders have taken notice.