Virginia Beach VA

NORFOLK, Va. — Military families living in Hampton Roads have a new and exciting option for preschool and after school care in Norfolk. The King’s Kids Youth Development Center announces that enrollment is now open with no wait list, welcoming children ages 3-12 years old to its early childhood and school age...

Residents of Norfolk, particularly those around Coleman Place, were recently startled by a loud, rumbling hum that seemed to shake their houses. This unusual occurrence was accompanied by a streak of glowing light in the sky, leading some to speculate about the possibility of a meteor. The event has sparked a flurry...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Environmentalists in Virginia Beach are calling for the city to enforce a fee on single-use plastic bags in hopes of encouraging more reusable bag use. "It really is pretty simple. We see plastic bags as a problem," said Dylan Mason, who's a public policy manager at Lynnhaven River Now.

Military families in Virginia Beach are turning to community food assistance in growing numbers as financial pressures continue to challenge those who serve the country.

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — The total cost of the opioid epidemic in Virginia increased in 2023 from $3.5 billion in 2021 to $5.2 billion, according to the VCU Center on Society and Health, with its cost in Hampton Roads coming out to nearly $800 million. This was determined by looking at four major sectors across […]

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Words Matter, especially when that word is “gun.” Shana Turner, founder of the group Mothers Against Senseless Killings, said some Brown and Black children are met with a heavy-handed approach when it comes to rules and regulations. “There is an 11-year-old right now that is wearing an...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — More than 40 years later, after hunters made a grisly discovery, investigators are still trying to identify the human remains left on Happy Acres Road. In 1983, hunters stumbled upon human bones on a dead-end road in a wooded area. The decomposition was so advanced, scientists believe he must have...

Wareing's Gym in Virginia Beach is said to be the oldest "still operating" gym in the country founded by John Wareing in 1960.

A former U.S. Postal Service employee has pleaded guilty to federal charges after admitting he dumped thousands of pieces of mail in Portsmouth, according to court documents.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY)– A local chapter of a Divine Nine organization surprised a new mother Thursday morning in honor of their 103rd Founders’ Day. The Theta Chi Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Incorporated undergraduate chapter at Old Dominion University (ODU) began collecting baby items on November 2 for their...