Norfolk’s housing authority board fired its executive director
At a meeting on Nov. 6, with no public notice or discussion ahead of the vote, the Board of Commissioners of the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority voted to terminate its executive director. No reason was given during the vote, which happened after the commission retreated into a closed session...
Missing 13-year-old found safe: NPD
Norfolk police are searching for 13-year-old Christopher Garcia — he was last seen on Nov. 17 around 10:30 p.m.
The Decline of Wawa Subs: A Disappointed Customer’s Perspective
A recent discussion on social media has brought attention to the perceived decline in quality of Wawa's subs. One user lamented about the poor quality of the bread in their gobbler sandwich, although they found the meat to be satisfactory.
Missing Portsmouth man found dead in Suffolk
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A Portsmouth man, who was a person of interest in a September shooting, was found dead Sunday morning in Suffolk. On Nov. 16, Suffolk Emergency Communications received a call in reference to an unresponsive subject in the 7100 block of Old South Quay Road at approximately 9 a.m. When officers...
Nine women allege discrimination at Chesapeake steakhouse
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – Two women could be seen fighting recently inside a Chesapeake restaurant, but nine other women say they were put out of the restaurant in what they’re calling an act of discrimination. A video of a fistfight inside the Cork and Bull Chophouse in Chesapeake Nov. 6 has making the rounds on […]
Car crashes into Lucky Nail Salon in Virginia Beach Saturday night
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY)– Police in Virginia Beach are investigating after a car crashed into a building Saturday night. According to police, officers were called to the Lucky Nail Salon, located in the 2800 block of Virginia Beach Boulevard, at 8:34 p.m. for the report of a vehicle that struck a business. When...
Mother claims Virginia Beach school failed autistic son after false drug accusation
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia Beach mother claims a city school failed her autistic son after a false drug accusation was leveled on him earlier this year. Dariana Trinidad, a mother of four boys who moved from the West Coast to Hampton Roads in 2016, said Salem Middle School leaders considered expelling...
Police: Man shot on Melon St. in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man was shot on Melon Street in Norfolk Monday, police said. Norfolk Police got a call for a shooting in the 1400 block of Melon Street near Campostella Road around 5:15 p.m., and when officers arrived to the scene, a man was found with a non life-threatening gunshot wound and […]
Chesapeake investigators meet with JonBenét Ramsey’s father
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — The Chesapeake connection to a nationally-renowned cold case that’s nearly 30 years old has deepened. A pair of Chesapeake investigators, Preston Hocker and Patrick Collis of Spartan Investigations & Executive Protection, have met with the father of JonBenét Ramsey, John Ramsey, who spoke...
8 Virginia Restaurants Serving Fried Fish That Locals Call “The Real Thing”
There’s fried fish, and then there’s the kind that makes locals swear it tastes like home. Across Virginia, a handful of treasured spots have earned that kind of loyalty—crispy, golden fillets, flaky interiors, and recipes polished over decades. Whether you crave a seaside basket with hushpuppies or a soulful plate...
