Virginia Beach VA

City leaders in Newport News ended parking requirements for new developments, a huge win for businesses and home builders — now, a Newport News is proposing the same standard on the statewide level.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Robert Ballard and his family saw their brand new, mortgage-free smart home for the first time on Tuesday. The home is a gift from the Gary Sinise Foundation, which was established in 2011 by actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise, best known from CSI: NY and “Forrest Gump.”...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – The USNS Comfort was an oil tanker before it was converted into a mercy-class hospital ship by the US Navy in 1987. Being one of the largest units in the Military Sealift Command, Lieutenant Commander Holly Vickers says the ship had fully trained surgeon’s, anesthesia providers, nurses, and...

A group of Virginia Wesleyan University alumni are boycotting the university’s name change to Batten University with an “alternative celebration” called “No Home Homecoming."

There’s a little yellow brick building in Hampton, Virginia that’s causing quite the commotion in the world of baked goods. Glazed Doughnuts might look modest from the outside, but inside this unassuming bakeshop, culinary magic happens daily. The aroma hits you first – that intoxicating blend of yeast,...

A man was arrested in connection with a Portsmouth house fire Sunday afternoon that left two officers injured.

After the skies cleared last weekend, Tyrone Jarvis and a handful of his friends and family got to work at Purpose Park in Norfolk. The group has spent the past month or so transforming two shipping containers into a system that will absorb and reuse the ample rainwater that falls on the site.

Norfolk Parks & Recreation has announced the Five Points Farmers Market happening at Five Points Park this October, according to a press release.

A 19-year-old has died and a 17-year-old is injured following a double shooting on Sacramento Drive, according to Hampton police.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The city of Norfolk is preparing for another snowy winter. “We’ll always be prepared,” said Deshawn Lewis, Equipment Operator III. “There’s nothing wrong with extra training.” It’s been seven months since Hampton Roads had a big snow, and it’s time to start preparing for the next, as Norfolk’s...