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CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A teen was driving in excess of 90 mph when his car collided with another vehicle and then struck and killed a nearby landscaper in Great Bridge last month, according to a criminal complaint. Synclair Tyrone Mayes, 19, charged last week with involuntary manslaughter in the death of Guadalupe Ri

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Dangerous heat hits Hampton Roads on Thursday with heat indices surpassing 100 degrees. 2026 has already been a busy year for emergency rooms due to heat-related illnesses. According to the Virginia Department of Health, from May 1 to June 7, there were 525 emergency visits...

CHESAPEAKE, Va, (WAVY) – The Chesapeake Planning Commission voted 7-1 to recommend the application for a battery energy storage system, or BESS, be denied when it goes to City Council next month. The Mill Stone Energy Center project was the big topic at Wednesday night’s Planning Commission meeting. Dozens of people sh

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Drivers traveling along Great Neck Road may notice covered traffic signals and ongoing construction at several intersections as the City of Virginia Beach works to replace aging traffic infrastructure. Like roads, bridges and tunnels — traffic signals have a limited lifespan and must be replaced..

Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY) held a groundbreaking May 21 for the modernization of its historic Dry Dock 3. Frequently home to submarines undergoing overhaul, Dry Dock 3 will now receive its own top-to-bottom refurbishment to include replacing the floor and walls; rebuilding caisson seats with deep foundations to prov

Downtown Norfolk restaurants and shops are stocking up and planning special events with Sail250, Juneteenth and the 50th Harborfest to bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the waterfront.

A fatal single-vehicle crash on Neil Armstrong Parkway in Hampton, VA resulted in the death of the driver and non-life-threatening injuries to the passenger, and the cause of the crash is still under investigation.

On the morning of Friday, June 19, 2026, the waterways of Hampton Roads will be transformed into one of the most extraordinary maritime spectacles in a quarter century. The Sail250® Virginia Parade of Sail will bring together 25+ international tall ships and other vessels, accompanied by an escort fleet of hundreds of

There was a time before cellphones, when you could pick up a landline, dial 0, and a well-informed woman would provide assistance with any call you needed to make. For Paterson, New Jersey native Derrick Hansford, it proved quite a personal experience. He says, “I used to be able to go and hit the 0, the operator butto

Months after rejecting a proposal that would have substantially increased their own salaries, the Chesapeake City Council narrowly voted on Tuesday to hike their pay by 3.5%. Currently, council members’ annual salaries are $25,000, with the mayor earning $27,000. The ordinance raises the salaries of the council members