CRMC admits to role in Perwaiz healthcare fraud scheme
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Chesapeake Regional Medical Center and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia have reached a finalized deferred prosecution agreement. According to the agreement, the hospital will pay over $19 million in restitution to health care benefit programs and patients of former OB-GYN Dr. Javaid Perwaiz. The sum represents […]
USPS scoffs ‘nothing we can do’ after neighborhood denied mail delivery for two months...
USPS has come under fire in one neighborhood that has been forced to go without deliveries for weeks. For almost two months, 80-year-old Constance Howard from Chesapeake, Virginia, has been...
NPD: Man shot on E. Olney Road
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man was shot on East Olney Road Thursday night and has life-threatening injuries, Norfolk Police said. Around 10:15 p.m., officers in the area heard gunshots and found a man who had been shot once in the 900 block of E. Olney Road, in the Calvert Square neighborhood. Police said the […]
VSP investigate fatal Northampton Co. crash
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia Beach woman has died following a crash last week in Northampton County, Virginia State Police confirmed Thursday. Marinabernadett Esthermarie Long, 53, of Virginia Beach, was a passenger in a 2022 Kia Seltos that was heading southbound on Route 13 near Treherneville Drive in Northampton County around 8:28 p.m. […]
Man seriously hurt in shooting on East Olney Road in Norfolk
A man is fighting for his life after a shooting Thursday in Norfolk. officers were in the area of the 900 block of East Olney Road around 10:15 p.m. when they heard gunshots.
Dollar Tree celebrates 40 years with 9,500th store and $40 million community investment
New Dollar Tree Impact Fund will invest $40 million to strengthen local communities across the U.S. and Canada
Virginia Weather Alert: Coastal Flooding Threatens Roads Oct 23
High tide threatens low-lying roads Friday morning as a coastal flood advisory remains active.
Louise Lucas’ daughter and Portsmouth city council candidate Lisa Lucas-Burke among indicted defendants
While Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas has been the top name in the Justice Department's drug trafficking and money laundering case, six other people are facing charges, including a Portsmouth city council candidate. Lisa Lucas-Burke is one of two of Lucas' daughters who were charged in the case. Lucas-Burke...
Data of over a thousand Chesapeake therapy patients breached following ransomware attack
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Information from over a thousand patients at Cognitive Behavior Therapy Center in Chesapeake were breached following a ransomware attack, according to a spokesperson with the practice. The attack, which occurred in late August, targeted Express Billing Systems, the 3rd party billing company of the practice. The unknown entity behind the attack […]
USS McFaul is set to return to Naval Station Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The USS McFaul is set to return to Naval Station Norfolk Friday following a near yearlong scheduled deployment. The McFaul, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, originally departed on November 25, 2025 to support maritime operations in the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet areas of operations. The warship was commissioned in […]
