Virginia Beach VA

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Whale watching is popular in the winter months here in Hampton Roads, but one crew out to have fun saw something more disturbing this week when they spotted one that had been injured. Normally, what you hope for on a whale tour is great sightings of the big mammals, maybe […]

A used car salesman who engaged in a fraud conspiracy and victimized two dozen financial institutions into providing more than $2 million has been sentenced to prison. Adrian Knight, 41, of Virginia Beach, was sentenced to six years in prison for conspiracy to conduct mail, bank, and wire fraud, according to a...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WKRC) - A judge has found the mother of a 2-year-old girl who died from toxic levels of Benadryl not guilty by reason of insanity, ending a criminal case that stemmed from the child’s death in 2022. Leandra Andrade, who was 38 at the time, was...

A person was rescued after their car drove into the water near the Back Deck and Bubba's Seafood on Shore Drive in Virginia Beach on Friday afternoon, a manager at Bubba's confirmed to News 3.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — In Portsmouth, a local nonprofit is trying to reach kids and teens before the streets do. Big H.O.M.I.E.S.-- short for Heroes of Minority in Every Society-- describes itself as a gun and gang prevention and intervention program. Founder Eugene Swinson said the focus is on neighborhoods that have...

UPDATE: Police say Carmen Rose Fields has been located and has been safely returned to her family. CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Chesapeake Police are looking for a missing 76-year-old woman who they say has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease and requires medication. Carmen Rose Fields, 76, is about 5-foot-1, 85...

A mom in Virginia Beach, Virginia, has filed a $150 million lawsuit against a special education cooperative. Julie Xirau filed the suit against Southeastern Cooperative Educational Programs, claiming that employees mistreated her son , Joshua Sikes. That mistreatment led to Joshua, also known as Josh, causing himself...

A person was rescued after their car drove into the water near the Back Deck and Bubba's Seafood on Shore Drive in Virginia Beach on Friday afternoon, a manager at Bubba's confirmed to News 3.

The incident that landed Kerry Antonio Boykins Jr., 35, behind bars, happened on April 4, 2025 at the Walmart on Tidewater Dr.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – The Chesapeake School Board is beginning the process of hiring a new superintendent to succeed Dr. Jared A. Cotton, who will retire on July 1, 2026. Dr. Cotton announced his decision to retire in October. He has held the superintendent position for Chesapeake Public Schools since 2018. The...