VBFD Swiftwater Rescue Team returns home from Texas
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The Virginia Beach Fire Department Swiftwater Rescue Team is back in Hampton Roads after being deployed in Texas for nearly three weeks. The team reunited with family and friends during a homecoming Wednesday afternoon. They were in Texas helping with search and recovery efforts after...
Navy’s Rhino Demo Team maintains F/A-18s and trains aviators to fly them
It's the largest F/A-18 squadron on the East Coast. It's right here in our backyard—talking about the Rhino Demo Team of VFA-106 at Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach.
USS Mitscher deploys as part of Gerald R. Ford Strike Group
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The USS Mitscher is getting ready to deploy from Naval Station Norfolk, joining up with the Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group. “It’s just motivating how enthusiastic they are,” said Rear Adm. Scott Sciretta, director of maritime operations for the U.S. Fleet Forces Command. Family and friends...
Virginia Heat Advisory: Index Hits 109° from Richmond to Virginia Beach Until 8 P.M....
Richmond, Virginia – Much of central and eastern Virginia is baking under dangerous heat today, with “feels like” temperatures soaring as high as 109° from Richmond to Virginia Beach. The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, warning that the extreme heat and humidity...
Man sentenced to 2 years in prison for fatal DUI crash in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A man will spend two years in prison in connection with a fatal DUI crash that occurred in 2024. According to officials, around 4:30 a.m. on March 3, 2024, Antwan Thomas was traveling westbound on High Street with his passenger, 50-year-old Pamela Willie, when he lost control of the vehicle....
Two injured, one seriously, in Town Center crash
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – Shortly before 8 p.m. Wednesday, WAVY started hearing about a crash in the Town Center area of Virginia Beach. WAVY’s Aesia Toliver was on scene later in the evening as crews were towing away a vehicle involved in the crash. Video shows the crash happened along the 4000 block of […]
Truck runs into Norfolk 7-Eleven, damages storefront windows
A truck damaged the front windows of the 7-Eleven near the intersection of Cromwell Drive and Chesapeake Boulevard in Norfolk, per a picture sent to News 3 Friday afternoon.
Norfolk restaurant adds 15% tip minimum to help struggling employees
A Norfolk restaurant is leading a "frank" discussion about tipping, as it has decided to add a 15% automatic tip on all dine-in orders and a 5% charge on all takeout.
Olena Yeryomenko Gets PETA Memorial For Saving Dogs From War
Dr. Olena “Leleka” Yeryomenko, a Ukrainian military medic and animal rescuer, was killed June 29 while rushing to help a wounded soldier — just after evacuating 42 dogs from heavy shelling near the Russian border. This week, PETA held a memorial service and planted a white rose...
Sesquicentennial: Colonna’s Shipyard Celebrates 150 Years
"My role is to continue the legacy started by my great-great-grandfather, Charles J. Colonna, in 1875," says Randall Crutchfield, Chairman & CEO of Colonna's Shipyard. "That means doing the right thing, investing for the long term and ensuring that this company is around for many more generations to come." It's...
