First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach unveils new all-terrain wheelchair
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — First Landing State Park in Virginia Beach unveiled a new all-terrain wheelchair Monday, according to a post from the park on Facebook. According to Virginia State Parks, the wheelchairs are intended to give people with mobility impairments the chance to enjoy outdoor recreational areas. Th
Short-Term Fosters Needed at Portsmouth Humane Society
National Adoption Week is July 20-26, and Portsmouth Humane Society will have adoptable dogs and cats available for on-the-spot adoptions. They need short-term foster heroes to pick a pup from their available dogs and give them a place to decompress until the PetSmart adoption events on Saturday, July 25, at Chesapeake
13 bids submitted for Military Circle Mall demo project, city leader reports
Norfolk is moving closer to tearing down the former Military Circle Mall, as a city leader told News 3 that several bids for the demolition project were submitted before the Monday deadline.
Columbia native serves aboard USS Harry S. Truman
A Columbia native is serving aboard on one of the world’s largest warships. Petty Officer 3rd Class Mikhaya Evans serves the U.S. Navy and is assigned to USS Harry S. Truman, a Navy aircraft carrier operating out of Norfolk, Virginia. The aircraft carrier is 1,092 feet long, 252 feet...
Portsmouth police seek public’s help in identifying armed robbery suspects
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY)– Police in Portsmouth are seeking the assistance of the public in identifying two robbery suspects. Officials say the two suspects are involved in recent armed robberies related to purchasing gaming consoles through an online marketplace app. Both suspects are known to be in the area of the 100 b
Father and son speak out as Virginia psychiatric facility vows changes
Antoine Robinson Sr. thought he was getting his son the help he needed. Instead, he says his 15-year-old escaped a Goochland psychiatric facility and made it all the way to Virginia Beach.
Life of 106-year-old WWII veteran, pastor remembered
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — In a celebration of life at the New Hope Church of God in Christ in Norfolk, Superintendent William Haywood Blanchard was laid to rest at 106 years old. From the pulpit, he was remembered. “106 years — 1,272 months; 106 years — 5,330 weeks; 106 years — 38,700 days. 106 years, […]
VBPD: Man hurt in overnight shooting on Thousand Oaks Drive
A man walked into a hospital following an overnight shooting on Thousand Oaks Drive, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department.
VB trial underway in unlicensed dentistry case
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The trial for a woman accused of running an unlicensed dental lab got underway Tuesday in Virginia Beach, with Cristina Caro-Valencia, 56, facing four charges of performing invasive procedures without a license. Police executed a search warrant on Cosmetica Dental Lab In November, 2021. It
Chesapeake Regional faces fraud charges. A conviction could put the hospital’s future at risk.
A conviction in the federal fraud case against Chesapeake Regional Medical Center could bar the hospital from receiving Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health care payments, which legal professionals said could threaten its ability to stay open. The hospital was indicted in January 2025 on one count of health care
