Virginia Beach VA

Construction of the third and newest home for the 151-year-old historic Hunton YMCA got closer to reality April 17. The mayor, members of city council, the Y’s board members and staff participated in an event where a deed was signed transferring the land where the new facility will sit on from city ownership.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Lafayette Park was a sea of purple on Saturday as hundreds of survivors, families, and researchers gathered for PurpleStride Hampton Roads, an annual event dedicated to raising awareness and critical funding for pancreatic cancer research. Roughly 185 people are diagnosed with pancreatic cancer every day in the United States, according to […]

Happy Saturday! An area of low pressure tonight will bring us rain, wind, and cooler temperatures. So, if you like the warmth, get outside and enjoy it today. Much of the daytime hours today will be dry. Highs reach around 80° again. Clouds increase this afternoon and a few spotty showers are possible after 3PM. Rain becomes more scattered to widespread after 8PM inland...

Two people were seriously injured in a three-vehicle crash in Virginia Beach on Tuesday afternoon, but are in stable condition at a local hospital.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Amtrak carried a record number of passengers in Virginia in 2025, according to the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority. Nearly 1.5 million people climbed aboard one of the four state-supported routes originating or terminating in Norfolk, Newport News, Richmond or Roanoke. It’s a nearly 8% increase from the previous year. In Hampton […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A man was hospitalized after a shooting on Lasalle Avenue in Portsmouth early Saturday morning, according to police. Around 1:10 a.m., Portsmouth Police said officers responded to a call for a shooting in the 1600 block of Lasalle Avenue. When they arrived, they found a man who had been shot and […]

Virginia has a coastline, rivers, and bays that make it one of the best places in the country to enjoy fresh seafood. From the Chesapeake Bay to the Atlantic Ocean, the state is packed with restaurants where locals keep coming back for more. Whether you want steamed crabs, fried fish,...

The Virginia Beach Fire Department responded to a residential structure fire in the 3500 block of Sierra Arch on Friday evening and quickly extinguished the fire before it spread to the residence, with no injuries reported.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Fire crews are investigating the cause of a two-story residential fire Friday evening in the 100 block of West Lorengo. The firefighters responded to a call at 5:43 p.m. and found the homeowner in the backyard attempting to fight the fire with a garden hose. The fire crew used saws to […]

Investigators tell News 3, they received a call for shots fired at 1:10 a.m. Saturday morning, in the 1600 block of Lasalle Ave.