Virginia Beach VA

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Beach School Board last week voted to ban the use of seclusion rooms in buildings owned by the city’s school system, even if those rooms are in use by contractors and not by the school division itself. The decision comes after a...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – The Chesapeake Treasurer’s Office is reporting technical issues with its newly deployed online e-check system. Officials are advising taxpayers to use alternative payment methods while the city works with a third-party vendor to resolve the problem. The issue originated within a product from...

Hampton Roads military families face uncertainty as conflict in Iran escalates. Local organizations are stepping up with support and resources.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Virginia Air National Guard has participated in recent combat operations against Iran, according to a spokesperson with the Virginia National Guard. Operation Epic Fury is an escalating military campaign launched early Saturday morning. Pentagon officials confirmed Monday that the Department...

Justice finally caught up with Hagen Lawrence Roberts last week in a Virginia Beach courtroom. On the heels of a three-day jury trial that concluded last November, Circuit Court Judge Stephen C. Mahan handed down the steepest penalty possible: life in prison plus an additional five years. The 41-year-old was...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Norfolk Police seek to identify a man they say robbed an ABNB Federal Credit Union Bank in Wards Corner Saturday morning. Around 9:15 a.m. Saturday, police responded to the ABNB Federal Credit Union at 129 W. Little Creek Road for a report of a robbery. When officers arrived, they learned a […]

NORFOLK, Va. — Naval Station Norfolk has immediately suspended its Trusted Traveler Program, tightening access to the world’s largest naval base as regional and global security concerns intensify. The change, announced Monday, means anyone without authorized base credentials must now obtain a visitor pass from the...

A Portsmouth mom prays for her son and friends in Abu Dhabi as Iran launches missiles toward the UAE and American military bases amid an ongoing war.

Note: The above video of a reported shooting at the Jersey Park Apartments in Smithfield aired Feb. 8. Police arrested a man Monday in connection to the shooting. PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A man wanted for attempted murder in connection to a Smithfield shooting was taken into custody and arrested Monday, Smithfield...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY)– A man was arrested in connection to a fatal shooting that occurred last year in Norfolk. 18-year-old Zachari I. Mills was arrested in connection to the fatal shooting that claimed the life of 26-year-old Cameron S. Nicholson. Officers were called to that shooting, in the 900 block of Bagnall...