Suspect arrested after a baby stroller was stolen off a Portsmouth porch in broad...
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A Portsmouth man is speaking out after a thief stole his daughter’s stroller from his porch in broad daylight. While police say a suspect is now in custody, the resident said he’s fed up with the crime in the area. Thomas Maresca-Wisner has lived in the Port Norfolk area of Portsmouth for...
Christmas surprise: Virginia Beach woman wins $277,313
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A Virginia Beach woman won a $277,313 jackpot playing the Virginia Lottery’s Bucks Triple Play game Christmas morning. Mary Hodges told Lottery officials while waiting for her husband to wake up, she decided to play the Virginia Lottery game online. “The thing just started going bananas!”...
‘Very bizarre’: Virginia Beach rescue squad returns donation checks delivered a year late
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The Ocean Park Volunteer Rescue Squad is letting the public know about a mail mishap that left more than a dozen donations in limbo for more than a year. In January, the organization said it finally received a batch of donation checks that had been postmarked in late 2024. Due […]
New bus service from Hampton Roads to DC has begun
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Amtrak’s new schedule started Monday as the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority seeks to provide more service throughout Virginia, but it needs to make temporary adjustments to do so. Those temporary adjustments include buses replacing some of the Amtrak services in Norfolk and Newport News....
Suit filed in death of Virginia Beach special education student
The mother of an 11-year-old boy with autism has sued Southeastern Cooperative Educational Programs for $150 million, claiming employees of the special education provider mistreated him in a Virginia Beach classroom and contributed to his 2024 death. SECEP employees confined Josh Sikes, who had autism and limited...
Norfolk police seek public’s help investigating New Year’s Eve shooting that injured Judy Boone
NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk police are asking for the public’s help in investigating a New Year’s Eve shooting that injured a prominent Ocean View citizen. The shooting happened at 11:55 p.m., in the 1800 block of East Ocean View Avenue, Norfolk police say. Officers found a 72-year-old woman suffering from a...
Work on new Wards Corner Target to impact E. Little Creek Rd. traffic
The city says from Tuesday, Jan. 13 through Friday, Jan. 16, there will be a lane closure on eastbound E. Little Creek Rd. between Granby St. and the I-64 overpass.
Brazen shoplifters clean out Norfolk store without paying
Suspects sought after $300 theft at Bainbridge Boulevard discount store Norfolk, VA — Two individuals are wanted in connection with a theft at a discount store earlier this month after allegedly walking out with hundreds of dollars in unpaid merchandise. The incident occurred on January 4 at a retail location…
Critically Missing Adult alert issued for 26-year-old man: VSP
A Critically Missing Adult alert was issued for 26-year-old Daquantai Shane Thigpen. He was last seen on Jan. 11, 2026, around 11:00 a.m. leaving his apartment on Hurley Avenue.
Christmas stocking stuffer turns into $150,000 lottery win
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – David Jarrett gave his wife an unexpectedly large Christmas gift. He told Lottery officials he always buys lottery tickets as stocking stuffers. This year, the ticket he put in his wife’s stocking was worth $150,000. It was the top prize in the Virginia Lottery Cash Vault scratcher game....
