Virginia Beach VA

Sometimes the best meals come from places that look like they were decorated by someone who raided every thrift store between here and the Outer Banks, and that’s exactly what makes Leaping Lizard Cafe in Virginia Beach so utterly delightful. This cheerful green cottage tucked away in the Great...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Cleanup efforts are in full swing along London Bridge Road and surrounding neighborhoods after Monday’s powerful wind event left a trail of structural damage and debris. WAVY Chief Meteorologist Jeff Edmondson said there were no tornadoes confirmed in Virginia Beach, but there were...

A large tree fell on two townhomes along Julie Drive in the Great Neck-London Bridge area of Virginia Beach Monday, leaving both units uninhabitable.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Until now, high school students in Hampton Roads with substance abuse problems had to make a choice: focus on their recovery or focus on their education. However, a new type of school is combining those parallel paths. Harbor Hope Center is the first recovery school in our region and one of […]

Doc Taylor’s Restaurant in Virginia Beach serves breakfast in a converted house, and their crab cakes have earned a reputation that extends far beyond the local neighborhood. This unassuming spot has mastered the art of coastal cooking, and once you taste what they’re doing with fresh crab, you’ll join...

A man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in a fatal shooting from 2025 on Friday, according to the Norfolk Commonwealth Attorney’s Office. On January 15, 2025, at around 11 p.m., Lamont Whitaker, 25, and his girlfriend were driving home after spending...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY)– A homicide investigation is underway following a shooting in Norfolk Tuesday night. Officers were initially called to the 3300 block of Kimball Terrace at 10:30 p.m. for a wellness check. When they arrived on scene, they found a man suffering from a single gunshot wound. Medics pronounced him...

Some restaurants make you work for the experience, but The Deadrise in Hampton serves up waterfront magic without the pretense. You’ll find this gem tucked along the water where the real Virginia happens, the kind of place that reminds you why living in the Commonwealth beats just about anywhere else.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY)– A man faces several charges following a pursuit in Norfolk Monday morning. Just before 1 a.m., officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop in the 3300 block of Sewells Point Road on a silver Honda for multiple roadway violations. When officers activated their lights and sirens, the driver of the...

New court documents say that Matheus Cavalcante, who turned himself in over a week ago for a shooting that hurt six bystanders at Oceanfront, was shot at first.