Neighbor reacts to fatal shooting on Edinburg Avenue in Chesapeake
A 25-year-old man is dead and two others are injured after a shooting on Edinburg Avenue in South Norfolk Monday evening. Neighbor Albert Foster says he was surprised to hear this shooting happen on the Chesapeake side of the neighborhood.
Abandoned building catches fire in Virginia Beach, spreads to nearby brush
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Beach Fire Department is investigating after an abandoned building caught fire on Tuesday. Firefighters said they were called to the 1900 block of Lava Beach Lane, off of Twin Mills Road, just after 11:20 a.m. When they arrived on the scene, crews located an abandoned building that was fully involved in fire, as well as nearby trees.
Virginia-based Navy serviceman charged after teen flown to Norfolk, found in Virginia Beach
NORFOLK, Va. — A Virginia-based Navy serviceman is facing a federal charge after investigators say a missing 14-year-old girl from Louisiana was flown to the Hampton Roads area and later found in a Virginia Beach hotel. According to a criminal complaint filed in the Western District of Louisiana, 27-year-old...
Bold Mariner Brewing Company to close at the end of May
Bold Mariner Brewing Company announced their official closure in a post made on social media. May will be their last month of operation.
No shootings in 365 days: Dale Homes celebrates a year without violent crimes
One year ago, Dale Homes made a choice to change. Today — 365 days later — not a single shooting has happened in a neighborhood.
Timbaland headlines College Commitment Day in Norfolk
More than 2,000 local high school seniors celebrated the start of their next chapter at College Commitment Day with four-time Grammy Award-winning producer Timbaland.
Bear sightings across region more commonplace
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — With warmer weather right around the corner, bear sightings are becoming more commonplace, depending on where you live. A group of bears was spotted in Chesapeake last month, and miles away in Virginia Beach, another bear was spotted in the Alanton neighborhood, of all places.
Mother charged after Amber Alert granted bond
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Ashley Dagner, charged with two counts of child abuse and one count of assault and battery following an Amber Alert, was granted bond Monday. “I started crying, they woke me up about my sleep, so I didn’t know what was going on with the situation.” said Ashley Dagner’s sister, Erin Jones, […]
Developers behind tallest building in Va. hope to make it symbol of community pride
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — For more than a year now, construction crews have descended en masse on the nearly 100 acres of land just east of St. Juliens Annex. Surrounded by the southern branch of the Elizabeth River on two sides and St. Juliens Creek Annex and the Norfolk Southern Railroad on the others, much […]
Marc & Audrey Leishman host 11th sepsis awareness celebrity golf tournament
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va (WAVY) — A decade’s-long tradition continued for professional golfer Marc Leishman and his wife Audrey at the Virginia Bech National Golf Club Monday as The Begin Again Foundation hosted its 11th annual celebrity golf tournament benefitting sepsis awareness. “That was a rough time for our family,” said Leishman, who saw his wife, […]
