Turning tragedy into trails of purpose to help local heroes
Kayla Smith co-founded Trails of Purpose. Its a non-profit that offers free mental health counseling and equine therapy for first responders military members and their families.
Put This Scenic Virginia Steakhouse On Your List For 2026
Longevity like this never happens by accident. A steakhouse has packed coastal diners since 1966. That is decades of getting it right, every night. Virginia hides this old-school stunner in a busy port city. The raw bar, the legendary cuts, the warm room all deliver. Locals already guard the secret...
Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Joins Virginia’s New ‘Biomedical Research Diamond’ Alliance
The next generation of medicine won’t be built around treating disease after it appears. It will be built around understanding precisely how disease develops — and predicting its course to enable precise interventions before it becomes irreversible. That vision united researchers from Virginia Tech, the University of V
Virginia DMV expands Mobile ID program to Hampton Roads
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginians in Hampton Roads can now use a digital version of their driver's license or identification card as the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles expands its Mobile ID program across the region. The program, which previously launched in Northern Virginia and the Richmond area, officially...
Heavy police presence on Bickford Parkway in Portsmouth
There was a heavy police presence Tuesday evening on Bickford Parkway in Portsmouth.
Units respond to electrical fire on 26th Street in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY)– Crews in Norfolk responded to a house fire Wednesday morning. According to dispatch, firefighters were called to that residential fire, at the intersection of West 26th Street and Omohundro Avenue, at 8:35 a.m. Fire officials told WAVY it was an electrical fire on the second floor of the home. The
Woman hurt following shooting on Elm Avenue in Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Police in Portsmouth are investigating a shooting that left a woman hurt. Officers were called to that shooting, in the 2500 block of Elm Avenue, just after midnight. While officers were making their way to the scene, they came in contact with the victim in the 700 block of Frederick Boulevard.
$310M loan to finish the express lanes in Hampton Roads
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – The federal government is loaning millions of dollars towards the efforts to develop 45 miles of express lanes in Hampton Roads. U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy calls it a transformative investment. The Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission received a $310 million loa
US Flag & Signal a true ‘red, white and blue’ business
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — When you first step into U.S. Flag & Signal, you can’t help but notice a theme going on, but then again, red, white and blue have been the team colors here for more than 100 years. “It originated in 1920,” said U.S. Flag & Signal owner Doris Wilgus. “My business partner […]
How to stay cool as it heats up outside
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — With the temperatures getting as hot as they’re expected to get later this week and on Independence Day, people are going to want to spend more time around the water to cool off. But the hotter it gets, the more people that Eliza Ross, an aquatic specialist for the YMCA […]

















