Chesapeake Sheriff’s Office requests $30,000 for School Resource Officer program
The Chesapeake Sheriff's Office is asking City Council to approve an appropriation of funds, which would cover a budget shortfall in the Sheriff's Resource Officer program caused by a January pay raise for public safety employees.
Child drowns in Kempsville area of Virginia Beach; no foul play suspected
A child is dead after drowning near Padma Court on Tuesday, according to Virginia Beach police. No foul play is currently suspected.
The Virginia Zoo at 125: No longer a mere park ‘with a few animals.’
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...
Virginia Beach school board adopts less restrictive Chromebook policy, bars usage in pre-K and...
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
Relief at the pump: Gas prices fall to $3.79 in Norfolk
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. […]
Two people charged in gun and drug bust on Navajo Trail
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 Awards 3 New Cars in 10th Annual Mother’s Day Giveaway
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
Exclusive video: Man arrested on conspiracy to commit murder warrant on Kingston Ave
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.
77-year-old dies after assault at Norfolk Walmart
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 […]
Lost child drowned in Virginia Beach pond, police confirm
A child drowned after falling into a retention pond in a Virginia Beach neighborhood Tuesday afternoon, police confirmed.
