Man pleads guilty to seven-year money laundering scheme
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A 55-year-old Colombian man, Andrelio Castaño Rojas, has pleaded guilty to a seven-year money laundering conspiracy in which he used drug profits to purchase consumer electronics, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. According to court documents, Rojas opened U.S. bank accounts for two of
Chesapeake Fire Protection to Expand at Ashburn Crossing
Chesapeake Fire Protection has signed a lease with St. John Properties at Ashburn Crossing to relocate and expand its Virginia regional office to the 80-acre business center. The company, which operates two offices in Virginia and Maryland, intends to move approximately 20 employees to a 24,500-square-foot space at 212
Man seriously injured after shooting near Stanhope Avenue: NPD
A man was left seriously injured after a shooting on Monday, according to a social media post made by Norfolk police.
Court docs: Suspect accompanied victim to Hampton restaurant before shooting
Newly obtained court documents reveal the 18-year-old suspect in the April shooting at Juicy King Crab House in Hampton accompanied one victim into the restaurant
Materializer East Coast Tour Starts Aug. 26
Materializer is the two-piece of guitarist/vocalist Conner Poole and drummer Chris Poole, brothers who up until last year were bandmates in the trio The Swell Fellas. If you caught wind of that band’s 2024 swansong LP, Residuum Unknown (review here), you probably already know that the moniker didn’t really suit the alb
Acting Secretary of the Navy, Hung Cao to headline maritime summit in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY)- Organizers announced this week Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao will headline inaugural Ironclad Maritime Summit in Hampton Roads this fall, joining more than 350 leaders from across the country to confront one of America’s most pressing economic and national security challenges: rebuilding th
What Virginia’s casino build-out says about rising BTC casino interest in 2026
Drive past the edge of Danville or Portsmouth over the last couple of years and you could watch the change go up floor by floor. Steel frames, a parking deck, crane arms swinging over what used to be a mall site or a stretch of riverfront. A casino under construction is one of the few buildings that tells you something
New signs target e-bike safety at Virginia Beach Oceanfront
New signs at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront are reminding visitors of resort-area rules, including where e-bikes are permitted.
Flock tries to quell surveillance fears as questions pile up
Flock Safety is facing a growing backlash across the country from communities and civil liberties advocates concerned over the surveillance technology company’s network of AI-powered license plate readers. Amid a wave of privacy lawsuits and terminated contracts, Flock announced changes to its privacy and data retent
Portsmouth police seek public help identifying larceny suspects
Portsmouth police requested public assistance in identifying suspects connected to a series of commercial thefts and larcenies.

















