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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — If you’re headed to the Neptune Festival this weekend, you might be surprised to find lifeguards still in the stands.  Fall may be in the air but for the first time ever, lifeguards were in the stands on the Oceanfront this past weekend, and they will be this weekend, also. […]

Research from Old Dominion University may offer public health officials a more timely way to spot spikes in deadly diseases before they become full-blown crises. The framework, developed by Aditya Chakraborty, assistant professor in public health, analyzed weekly mortality data to flag unusual increases in 14 major...

Crime scene tape surrounded a Royal Farms gas station in Hampton for much of the day Monday after police say an officer shot a man attempting to rob the gas station.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The first day of a double murder trial in Portsmouth began with the only surviving victim taking the stand. That witness told the jury she survived because she played dead, while she suffered a gunshot wound to her shoulder and neck. The accused, Joseph Cross, is...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Five gang members were recently convicted in connection with the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Damion Julio Rodriguez-Kirkland. According to officials, on June 14, 2021, officers were dispatched to the intersection of Weblin Drive and Moorgate Court just after 11 p.m. for reports of a...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — After multiple days of deliberation, a federal jury on Tuesday found in that three Norfolk Police officers did not conspire to falsify a 2020 accident report as part of a retaliation scheme. The decision was handed down shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday following a five day trial in Norfolk’s U.S....

Two teenage girls who were last seen together in the Western Branch area of Chesapeake have been reported missing, police said Tuesday.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A new Medicare program is giving local dementia patients and their caregivers more affordable options for in-home support and respite care. The initiative, known as GUIDE, short for "Guiding an Improved Dementia Experience", launched July 1 and is now available to families across Virginia....

The Princess Anne Health & Rehabilitation Center notified its residents that the facility will be closing on Oct. 5, according to a letter obtained by News 3.

Skye Oraczewski from Elizabeth City was in an ambulance with her co-worker before a horrific crash on I-464, a family friend says. She was eager to learn after officially becoming an EMT back in June.