New law could help Hampton Roads schools address teacher shortage
Hampton Roads has the highest teacher vacancy rate in the state and a newly signed Virginia bill could help address the issue. Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact, or ITMC, and several other education bills Monday at Highland Springs High School in Henrico County. The bill, which...
Student makes threat against Norview Middle School in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY)– A message was sent home to parents after a student at Norview Middle School in Norfolk made a threat. According to school officials, a student, during a “moment of anger”, made threatening statements towards another student and also made a comment about bringing a weapon to school the following day
Suspect Arrested 40 Years After 22-Year-Old Woman was Found Raped and Murdered Near Library...
Roberta Walls, 22, was found murdered near her workplace with signs of a violent assault in May 1986
A trail of domestic violence ends with murder and suicide
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Deflated balloons and memories are all that’s left of the lives of a young couple, 25-year old Dasani Wright and 23 year old Jazmyne Johnson, as the parents of a one year old boy died in their home of gunshot wounds to the upper body during the early morning hours of […]
Video shows student fall out of back of Virginia school bus
Following a Norfolk Public Schools bus incident that injured a student in April, Nexstar's WAVY received video that shows the child falling out of the back of the moving bus.
Man killed in Chesapeake crash after work truck hits dump truck
One man was killed and three men were seriously injured when three trucks crashed on Tuesday morning, according to Chesapeake police.
Virginia Beach schools consider reducing Chromebook use for youngest students
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A major classroom shift could be coming to Virginia Beach City Public Schools as school leaders consider scaling back Chromebook use for the district’s youngest learners. A school board policy committee is recommending that students in pre-kindergarten through first grade no longer use Chromebooks
I.C. Norcom senior wins Gates Scholarship, will attend Howard University
A 17-year-old Portsmouth student earned one of the most competitive full-ride scholarships in the country and is finishing high school a year ahead of schedule.
WATCH: Flamethrower used during street takeover in Virginia
Video of the incident shows dozens of people in the road, including a masked person holding what appears to be a flamethrower, while another person pours gasoline on the ground.
2 injured in 3-vehicle crash on Holland Road, Virginia Beach police report
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Two people were injured Monday night in a three-vehicle crash on Holland Road in Virginia Beach, according to police. Emergency Communications and Citizen Services received a report of the crash in the 3800 block of Holland Road at 10:11 p.m. Monday, police said. When officers...

















