Gargantuan $750million waterfront casino with 1,500 slot machines on track to open in 2027
A $750 MILLION waterfront casino has been confirmed for next year, and visitors shouldn’t expect a delay. It comes at a time when the casino industry is seeing many huge developments, while others are closing their doors. The Norfolk Resort Casino in Virginia broke ground more than a year...
Virginia Beach cocaine dealer sentenced to eight years in prison
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY)- A Virginia Beach man was sentenced Thursday to eight years in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to court documents, in April, May, and June of 2025, Virginia Beach Police (VBPD) conducted control
NPD: Man charged in connection with fatal West 25th Street shooting
Dontay R. Buford was arrested and charged with murder in connection with the fatal July shooting of Johnny S. McCloud in Norfolk.
Inmate dies at Norfolk City Jail after medical emergency, officials say
Norfolk officials are investigating after a Norfolk City Jail inmate died on Friday morning, according to the Norfolk Sheriff's Office.
This Virginia Restaurant Built Its Entire Reputation On A Single Iconic Dish
There are restaurants that have a signature dish, and then there’s Margie & Ray’s Crabhouse and Restaurant in Virginia Beach, where one particular item on the menu has taken on a life of its own. It’s the kind of dish that people plan road trips around, and that...
2 hurt following crash involving school bus on I-64 in Chesapeake
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Two people are hurt following a crash on Interstate 64 in Chesapeake Wednesday morning. According to Virginia State Police, the crash occurred at 9:14 a.m. in the westbound lanes of Interstate 64 in the Military Highway exit. Officials say it was a two-vehicle crash that involved a school bus.
Man charged after accidentally shooting himself on W 39th Street in Norfolk
A man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after being shot in the leg early Friday morning in the 1000 block of West 39th Street in Norfolk.
Oceanfront shooting case headed for grand jury
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — After preliminary hearings Thursday, charges for two of the three people arrested after an Oceanfront gunfight earlier this year will go before a grand jury. The clash erupted on Atlantic Avenue between 14th and 15th streets Saturday, April 11. Two groups were walking toward each other on t
Virginia nursing homes are short-staffed. So are the agencies tasked with watching them.
When Susan Fanning broke her ankle, she could no longer use the bathroom on her own. At her Chesapeake nursing home, she recalled waiting more than three hours in a wet incontinence brief for someone to change it. Other times, she said, medication she expected at 9 p.m. did not...
Great Bridge Lock closed for emergency repairs
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) —The Great Bridge Lock is closed to maritime traffic while emergency repairs are taking place Thursday, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District. It said the lock is currently inoperable during the emergency repairs, which are expected to be completed by midnight, at which

















