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I’ve been working at WAVY as a Sports Intern for the past five weeks, and each week I’ve learned something new. If you told me last semester, never mind freshman year, that I would be working at WAVY, I’d be shocked. My grandma often watched WAVY growing up. With such a recognizable logo, I couldn’t help but stop and...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY)– The Gilmerton Bridge in Chesapeake was closed in both directions early Monday morning due to multiple vehicle crashes. Just before 6 a.m., officials took to social media to report the closure. At 7:30 a.m., city officials confirmed S. Military Highway at the Gilmerton Bridge had reopened.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY)– A man faces charges after police found several drugs and a firearm in Virginia Beach on February 20. According to police, officers with the First Precinct Crime Suppression Squad (CSS) executed a search warrant in the 700 block of Seahawk Circle after it was suspected that an illegal...

NORFOLK, Va. — Capt. Ray Glenn will assume command of Naval Station Norfolk as its 53rd commanding officer, relieving Capt. Matt Schlarmann during a ceremony on Thursday at 10 a.m. at the Vista Point Conference Center onboard NAVSTA Norfolk. Glenn previously served at Naval Station Norfolk as executive officer.

Popular radio DJ Brandon Stokes, known professionally as “Shaggy,” was sentenced Thursday in Virginia Beach, VA on charges of driving while intoxicated and obstruction of justice — but he won’t see much time behind bars, according to a report by WAVY-TV. According to online court records,...

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The plan to bring a 20,000-seat arena to the city of Virginia Beach has been put on pause, according to the campaign’s organizer, after the city denied the group’s request to build at the Oceanfront. According to a video posted on the organization’s...

NORFOLK, Va. — The family of an inmate who died by suicide at the Norfolk City Jail has reached a $950,000 settlement in a federal lawsuit filed in federal court against the Norfolk Sheriff’s Office and former staff, whose actions were found to have led to the inmate’s death.

The conviction stems from a May 7, 2023, incident.

A Virginia Beach mother is facing fraud charges after state police say she submitted falsified medical docs while seeking compensation for her daughter's alleged injury from metal found in a chip bag.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A driver was hospitalized following a single-vehicle crash Saturday afternoon in the 2900 block of Head River Road, according to Virginia Beach Police. Emergency Communications and Citizens Services received the initial report of the crash just after noon. Virginia Beach Police Department...