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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach Police have added a powerful new partner to their investigative team—Chip, a yellow Labrador retriever with a rare and lifesaving skill set. Chip is part of a specialized Electronic Storage Detection (ESD) unit, trained to sniff out hidden electronic devices that may...

The search is on for someone who ran over an 8-year-old boy and kept going. Link: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/nnpd-8-year-old-boy-hurt-after-hit-and-run-on-orcutt-ave/

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — In Virginia Beach, drivers on Shore Drive have been dealing with construction crews and a lot of traffic as the city moves forward with Phase 3 of its Shore Drive improvement project. One property owner shared with 13News Now that this project could bring safer...

NOTE: This is previous coverage from 4/28/25 VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A man pleaded guilty to charges of abduction, strangulation and assault and battery of a family member following a domestic dispute April 27, according to the Virginia Beach Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney. The incident occurred 10:17...

Family-run Italian restaurants in Virginia have a way of making you feel like you’ve slipped into someone’s living room rather than a table number on a receipt. I’ve stepped into city storefronts where the walls are lined with faded family photos, and into quiet small-town plazas where the owners greet you before...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — When the General Assembly heads back to Richmond in January, waiting for it will be a request to make it harder to develop the southern part of Virginia Beach. Typically, land rezonings can be accomplished with six of 11 City Council members voting in affirmative. But in a unanimous vote...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WFXR) — The rod bowed and now it was time to go to work and reel in more than 200 feet of line. It took minutes of fighting the fish and heavy sinkers to bring everything to the surface. Once on top, what was thought to be a single fish turned out […]

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY)– A Virginia Beach City Public Schools assistant principal and his brother have been arrested for threats made against police and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). According to police, 54-year-old John Bennett and his brother 59-year-old Mark Bennett were arrested Wednesday for...

The restaurant is facing accusations of removing a group of Black women, allegedly telling them it was “because you all like to fight.”. A group of Black women said a Chesapeake, Virginia steakhouse discriminated against them by removing them from the restaurant after alleging that Black people “all like to fight.”

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A compromise has been struck between the Virginia Beach City Council and the Virginia Beach School Board regarding the school division’s health insurance crisis. City Council appears poised to approve a $5.8 million one-time payment in order to help replenish the division’s health...