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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach City Council on Tuesday voted to transfer money between certain flood mitigation projects in order to get seven of them off the ground. In 2021, Virginia Beach voters overwhelmingly approved a bond referendum to issue up to $567.5 million in bonds for flood mitigation measures....

If Hampton Roads wants direct flights across the pond, the region needs to show how much, two business leaders told Norfolk City Council members Tuesday afternoon. Jared Chalke with the Hampton Roads Alliance and Nancy Grden with the Executive Roundtable presented the idea of a Transatlantic Air Service Regional Fund...

This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. With the surf-and-entertainment district revving up at the Oceanfront, Mi Vida has officially opened beside Atlantic Park—bringing its D.C.-grown modern Mexican playbook to Virginia Beach. It’s the brand’s first location in the Commonwealth, a two-level...

Remembering the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Great Bridge. On Dec. 9, 1775, 250 years ago today, a battle occurred. A battle so frightening that it led to the exodus of the governor of Virginia. A battle so consequential that it was described by Colonel William Woodford, leader of...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A North Carolina man has received a 10-year sentence for his role in a cocaine trafficking operation that shipped a package containing cocaine from San Diego to Portsmouth, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Court documents determined 41-year-old Kareem...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY)– A man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for shooting and killing a man in 2024. Vandes Jackson, 57, shot and killed 44-year-old Bradley Kristoffer Kortbawi around midnight on July 6 outside of an apartment building on Core Avenue. Kortbawi was standing outside the apartment building conversing...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Ayshuan Treyvon Couther, 27, pleaded guilty to multiple firearm-related charges after Norfolk police found the convicted felon with stolen firearms during a shooting investigation earlier this year. With the help of the shooting victim and Flock license plate technology, Norfolk Police took...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Imagine living without heat or air conditioning. A military veteran in Chesapeake had been struggling without heat or air conditioning since August, but now, she has a new $14,000 HVAC system, all for free, thanks to Michael and Son. Landen Garcia, community engagement manager for the...

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Nearly six months after 19-year-old Aaron “AJ” Williams Jr. was shot and killed in Norfolk’s Olde Huntersville neighborhood, his mother says she is still waiting for answers