Blog: The rain cometh
It’s happening. It’s really happening. We have rain. (Actual rain). Folks were probably a bit in shock this morning as it hasn’t rained during the morning commute in months. We had one small wave of rain last night. It started around 2am. Then the rain really picked up during most of the morning commute. A […]
College senior turns viral ‘six-seven’ trend into nationwide chicken nugget launch
NORFOLK, Va. — An Old Dominion University senior’s class project has turned into a nationwide product now landing in grocery store freezer aisles. Leah Hallwirth, a strategic communication major, helped inspire Perdue’s new “Six Seven Chicken Nuggets,” a frozen nugget product based on the viral “six-seven” internet trend. The nuggets are now being sold in 3,000 Walmart stores nationwide.
Traffic reduction on Pleasure House Road for sewer repair
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Pleasure House Road between Thoroughgood Road and Thoroughgood Square will be reduced to one lane of traffic in each direction to safely facilitate a sanitary sewer repair starting at 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, according to a post on Facebook. Area residents and businesses will have access to their […]
Virginia Beach native Ashley Anne joins line up for Patriotic Festival
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Country music songwriter and performer, Ashley Anne, 22, is planning to join the line-up of musicians at the May 22-24 Patriotic Festival. The Virginia Beach native is now based in Nashville, Tenn., and has recently released her third EP: Generational Heartbreak. She is scheduled to open for Zach Top on […]
Doctor, nurse reflect on decades helping Hampton Roads families grow ahead of Mother’s Day
NORFOLK, Va. — Leading up to Mother’s Day, two healthcare workers at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital are looking back on decades spent helping families through some of life’s most emotional and uncertain moments. Dr. Camille Kanaan and registered nurse Kendra Holman have helped patients navigate high-risk pregnancies,...
From Refugee Camps to Ghent: The Story Behind Vang Go Bistro
Without luck and fate, restaurateur Evan Vang would have never ended up in Norfolk. “My dad came from Laos,” Vang says. “They had come here from the refugee camps in Thailand.” The Hmong people, Vang explains, had fought alongside Americans during the secret wars in Southeast Asia, and when the U.S. withdrew, they were largely left to fend for themselves by making a perilous...
Repeat DUI offender receives jail time in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Kenneth Lee Trotter Jr., 30, was sentenced on April 28 to six months in jail in Norfolk for felony third-offense driving under the influence. The sentencing followed his arrest on Oct. 19, 2025, on Interstate 264 after a state police trooper observed him driving erratically and later determined he had a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.13, which is above the...
Virginia Beach officer awarded for saving newborn’s life
A Virginia Beach police officer was recognized Wednesday after rapidly responding to a newborn who had stopped breathing shortly after birth.
Man charged after Highland Park shooting that killed 2 teens and wounded mother
A 41-year-old has been charged with aggravated murder in connection to the shooting deaths of a 38-year-old woman, an 18-year-old, and his own 14-year-old daughter.
Chesapeake police seek suspect in $500k construction site vandalism
Chesapeake police are attempting to locate the suspect accused of causing approximately $500,000 in damage to a construction site.
