Police: Chesapeake Amazon location subject of social media threats
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — The Amazon facility on Portsmouth Boulevard in Chesapeake was the subject of a social media threat Monday night, Chesapeake Police said. At 10:07 p.m., Chesapeake Police said they received a call about social media threats posted “involving an...
NPD: Man faces multiple commercial robbery charges
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A Norfolk man faces several charges in connection to a string of commercial robberies in the city, police said. Jeovany Rodriquez, 19, has been charged with six counts of robbery, one count of attempted robbery, seven counts of use of a firearm in the...
Liam’s family ‘loves him in heaven’
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Some battles are hard to beat, and 11-year-old Liam Metz found himself in the fight for his life. “Probably at the end, it will still be kind of hard for it to heal again,” Liam said, “and then again, and again, if it kept going on for forever. I...
‘God loves you and takes care of you’ Hampton 5-year-old receives kidney transplant
egend Crouch is a loving 5-year-old who recently received a kidney transplant. He is home after a short stay in the hospital and now his family is working to encourage more people to donate kidneys to kids.
NN teen in hospice who received honorary firefighter status has died
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A Newport News teenager who loved fire trucks and received honorary firefighter status from both the cities of Newport News and Hampton has died, his mother said. Joseph Hendrick, who had a palpable love of of firefighting and fire trucks, died...
Pharrell’s Something In The Water Festival’s Hosting Agreement With Virginia Beach Has Reportedly Been...
Local officials have allegedly blamed poor planning by SITW organizers.
Fairfax County and Virginia Beach lose population, but Danville gains for first time in...
New population estimates show how migration is reshaping Virginia. The post Fairfax County and Virginia Beach lose population, but Danville gains for first time in decades appeared first on Cardinal News .
Hampton man sentenced to a decade behind bars for deadly 2020 shooting
HAMPTON, Va. — A local man has pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter after prosecutors determined his case did not meet the requirements of second-degree murder. Kantrell Deshun Thompson, 32, pleaded guilty on Monday to voluntary manslaughter and received the maximum...
Body of missing Virginia Beach boy, 12, pulled from pond as mystery deepens
The body of a Virginia Beach boy reported missing last week was pulled from a pond Monday, three days after his parents got a ransom demand that may have been just a twisted money grab. Juan Sebastian Mejia Acevedo, 12, was found dead in the local pond Monday afternoon, after...
City cancels Something in the Water
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — After Something in the Water missed deadlines to announce performers and ticket sales for what was supposed to be an April festival, the city of Virginia Beach has canceled it and will try to find another event to take its place. In a statement from...