Virginia Beach VA

Almost every time a shopper passes Werther Leather Goods in Norfolk’s Selden Market indoor boutique collective, a sign catches their eye. “Everybody is like, ‘Oh! Belts made while you wait,’” says Derek Shaw, owner and leathersmith. Shaw handmakes every product in Werther’s cozy stall, which doubles as his miniature...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Opposed by neighbors concerned about property values, a controversial group home in the city’s Churchland section can move forward. The property is owned by Fishing Point, the healthcare affiliate of the Nansemond Indian Nation. The 3,600-square-foot home on Wake Forest Road in the Pinehurst...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Heat-related illnesses are sprouting up across the Commonwealth, causing an alarming amount of people to seek medical attention as stifling temperatures persists. In fact, within the last decade, these types of visits have occurred more than any other June. That’s according to the Virginia...

A beacon leads one to safety, but at Beacon303 at Olde Towne, many residents say the conditions in this building could lead them to the grave.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — At the Virginia Beach Correctional Center, several inmates have been hard at work over the last few months, working not only on good behavior, but also their education. All that hard work paid off June 26 with a GED graduation ceremony. Fifty inmates in total completed the program, the...

NORFOLK, Va. — Naval Station (NAVSTA) Norfolk’s Morale, Welfare and Recreation (MWR) program hosted its inaugural Tickets and Travel Fair inside the Navy Exchange (NEX), June 12. The event was formulated to exhibit opportunities, deals, discounts, and local travel and attractions to NEX customers — with...

NORFOLK, Va. — Capt. Richard Haley relieved Capt. Brian Hamel as USS Iwo Jima’s (LHD 7) 18th commanding officer during a ceremony, June 13th held at Naval Station Norfolk. Hamel led the LHD 7 crew for the past two years, overseeing a maintenance period and rigorous workup cycle and leading the transition from...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A suspect captured on home surveillance committing a burglary was sentenced in Norfolk court to serve a year in jail. Oscar Ogdulio Rodriguez-Cardenas, 28, pleaded guilty to burglarizing a home in the Bay View neighborhood of Norfolk last summer. The crime happened on Aug. 21, 2024. According to...

Ally Redish was reported missing on June 19, 2025, after her family lost contact with her. Ally frequently visits the Twin Canal community.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The driver in a wrong-way crash on I-264 that left two people injured pleaded guilty to multiple felonies in Virginia Beach Circuit Court Wednesday morning. Davian Wallace, 27, was found to have a blood alcohol content of .189 following the September 2024 incident, according to the stipulation...