Unique Virginia Beach gym helps injured athletes stay in the game
Kaizen Athletics in Virginia Beach helps athletes with traumatic and life-altering injuries stay competitive.
Portsmouth volunteers ensure safe school routes with ‘Be Safe’ initiative
What started as a local response to tragedy has grown into a citywide movement ensuring Portsmouth students get to school safely,
911 call: Daughter says she killed her 90-year-old father ‘on purpose’
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia Beach woman who has admitted to shooting and killing her elderly father said in a 911 call that she did so on purpose, and she told a detective she did it “to take care of the agony.” Both details were among those revealed during a preliminary hearing for […]
Death investigation near Bayside Presbyterian Church in Virginia Beach
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – Virginia Beach police are currently investigating the death of a woman after she was found in the 1400 block of Ewell Road Wednesday morning, near Bayside Presbyterian Church. The woman was taken to the hospital when they found her, but police said she was later pronounced dead. There is...
NPD: Unidentified person linked to vandalism in Downtown Norfolk and Ghent neighborhoods
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — An unidentifiable person linked as a suspect to vandalism in Downtown and Ghent neighborhoods is wanted by police. According to the Norfolk Police Department, detectives are investigating multiple vandalism incidents that happened between Sept. 3-4 where graffiti damage to properties had been...
Mother issues warning after son dies from fentanyl poisoning
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — At the age of 37, Derrick Hightower made his mother proud. He was the father of three children and this certified welder and pipefitter owned a business, but on June 26, 2024 Hightower entered a smoke shop for the last time. Hightower’s mother, Wilma White, spoke to the smoke shop’s owner. […]
True Crime 757: The $31M coupon scheme that landed a VB couple in jail
Out of their Virginia Beach home, Lori Anne Talens and her husband Pacifico Talens ran a fake coupon scheme that amounted to $31 million in fraud to businesses across the United States.
2 more teens charged in fatal Avalon Pier shooting
Two more teens were arrested and charged Tuesday in the Avalon Pier shooting that resulted in the death of 19-year-old Zane Hughes. https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/obx/2-more-teens-charged-in-fatal-avalon-pier-shooting/
Ex-Portsmouth city councilman pleads guilty to unlawful dissemination of images
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A former Portsmouth city councilman who was convicted of assault and battery of a family member has also pleaded guilty to the unlawful dissemination or sale of images of another. Court records show that De'Andre Barnes pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor on Sept. 2. He was...
Chesapeake police searching for missing 16-year-old
Chesapeake police are searching for 16-year-old Jazmyne Lanae Ballard. She was last seen at her home in the 3100 Block of Fairview Street in Chesapeake on Aug. 21 around 1 a.m.
