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VIRGINIA BEACH — The Sweet Pea Boxing Club, named after Norfolk-born boxing legend Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whittaker, operates out of Powerhouse Gym off Holland Road in the Chimney Hill Shopping Center in Virginia Beach. Monday through Saturday, kids can be found there getting a serious workout. 15-year-old Caleb Green...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A man was arrested Wednesday in connection to armed robberies that occurred on Portsmouth Boulevard and Airline Boulevard in Portsmouth, according to the Portsmouth Police Department. Ryan McClain, 43, has been charged with two counts of robbery and two counts of use or display of...

The day before she died, Kati Rogers Johnson’s mother complained of fatigue and what felt like heartburn. It was New Year’s Eve in 2016. The family assumed it was something minor, something many women push through every day. The next morning, after church, Johnson’s mother went home to...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Family Dollar said it plans to roll out smaller-format stores aimed at dense urban markets. The discount retailer—now a private, standalone company following its acquisition from Dollar Tree last year by two venture-capital firms—disclosed the initiative in a press release while detailing its fiscal...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — 10 On Your Side has obtained video from a former patient of convicted OB-GYN Dr. Javid Perwaiz that shows how the disgraced doctor misled patients and operated an elaborate healthcare fraud scheme. The undercover video was used at Perwaiz’s federal trial in 2020, but was never released to the...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY)– Police in Chesapeake are investigating a shots fired incident. Officers were called to the incident, in the 2900 block of South Military Highway, shortly after midnight. Police have not said if someone was struck by the gunfire. The incident remains under investigation.

Sometimes the best meals come from places that look like they were decorated by someone who raided every thrift store between here and the Outer Banks, and that’s exactly what makes Leaping Lizard Cafe in Virginia Beach so utterly delightful. This cheerful green cottage tucked away in the Great...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Cleanup efforts are in full swing along London Bridge Road and surrounding neighborhoods after Monday’s powerful wind event left a trail of structural damage and debris. WAVY Chief Meteorologist Jeff Edmondson said there were no tornadoes confirmed in Virginia Beach, but there were...

A large tree fell on two townhomes along Julie Drive in the Great Neck-London Bridge area of Virginia Beach Monday, leaving both units uninhabitable.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Until now, high school students in Hampton Roads with substance abuse problems had to make a choice: focus on their recovery or focus on their education. However, a new type of school is combining those parallel paths. Harbor Hope Center is the first recovery school in our region and one of […]