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Long gone are the days when two chimpanzees smoked cigarettes in a cramped cage at the entrance to the Virginia Zoo in Norfolk. Today, the zoo, celebrating its 125th anniversary this year, is centered on animal well-being and enrichment; animals roam in environments similar to their natural habitats. Once a...

The Virginia Beach School Board adopted a policy eliminating classroom Chromebook use for its youngest learners, limiting access for first graders and keeping devices from going home with second graders. Monday night’s 7-4 vote came after nearly two hours of conversation from public speakers and board members. The adop

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — After more than a month of prices sitting above $4 a gallon, gas costs dipped below that in several areas of Hampton Roads on Tuesday. Stations along Hampton Boulevard in Norfolk were selling gas at $3.79. Diesel costs declined by 50 cents from early May’s prices, sitting at $5.15 on Tuesday. […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va., (WAVY) — Two individuals are facing multiple charges after Portsmouth police used K-9 units to sniff and aid in searching a vehicle. Police responded to a report of individuals handling firearms in a Navajo Trail parking lot on June 7 at approximately 8:43 p.m. Rashaun Duvon Carter Jr., 27, and Jaquan

RNR Tire Express, part of the multi-brand franchisor company DX3 Brands, celebrated its 10th annual Mother’s Day Giveaway by awarding three deserving mothers in Florida, Louisiana and Virginia with brand-new vehicles, company officials said in a press release. Each year, RNR invites community members to nominate mother

NORFOLK, Va., (WAVY) — U.S. Marshals arrested a man from New York on a conspiracy to commit murder warrant on June 9. Taquan Collins, 21, was taken to the Norfolk City Jail after being arrested on Kingston Avenue in Norfolk, according to Robert Bower with the U.S. Marshals.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A 77-year-old man died after he was assaulted at the Walmart store on N. Military Highway, Norfolk police confirmed in a news release on June 9. Officers responded to the store located at 1170 N. Military Highway around 3:50 p.m. on June 7 for the report of an assault and arrived […]

A child drowned after falling into a retention pond in a Virginia Beach neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, police confirmed.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Growing up, I always loved to tell stories and dreamed of having a career in journalism. Now at WAVY, this dream is becoming a reality. I began my journey as a reporter in the halls of Lafayette High School in Williamsburg, Virginia, where I wrote for the school newspaper and co-founded its soc

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Traditionally, the sight of a plane descending towards the Elizabeth River hasn’t been a welcome one, but that’s beginning to change. For more than a year, Coastal Seaplanes has navigated around barges, ferries and military vessels to take off and land in the federal channel running between Nor