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Police say they found a man with a gunshot wound in the 1100 block of 25th Street. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police have identified a 59-year-old man killed Friday night in Newport News. Officers responded to the 1100 block of 25th Street in the Chestnut neighborhood after their gunshot detection technology, ShotSpotter, picked up gunfire around 8:31 p.m. They found John Vorice Claud, of Newport News, outside suffering from a gunshot wound. Claud died at the scene, according to police. No further ...

Newport News police is hosting another catalytic converter VIN engraving event.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – A man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for the 2016 homicide that left a man dead on Randolph Road in Newport News. According to police, on November 25, 2016, around 11 p.m. 42-year-old, Tommy Jason Strayhorn was shot multiple times in the 500 block of Randolph Road.

Hampton investigators have their hands full after another violent weekend. Three separate shootings sent three people to the hospital.

Newport News Police have begun a homicide investigation after a man was shot and pronounced dead Friday evening. https://bit.ly/3z74KLg. Newport News Police have begun a homicide investigation after a man was shot and pronounced dead Friday evening. https://bit.ly/3z74KLg. WAVY article assists in local man’s arrest in Florida. A New...

The 15th Annual Spring Town Point Virginia Wine Festival, named one of the top food and drink festivals in the nation by Business Insider, returns to the Downtown Norfolk Waterfront.

The Virginia Beach Superintendent says that they've seen an increase in disruptive behavior throughout the district, an increase in threats and more cases of extreme behavior in younger students.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – “War of the Wings” was held at Waterside in Downtown Norfolk this weekend. The annual ticketed event returned to the Waterside District March 25 and 26. Guests could choose from more than 20 varieties of wings, from local restaurants all competing to serve...

The 18,000-square-foot expansion will include new classrooms, a theater, and areas for an artist to create their glass projects.

A New Kent man wanted since September in connection with an incident in Williamsburg was recently arrested in Florida, thanks in part to a WAVY.com article.

The 2023 Girl Scout Cookie booth season has begun!. Almost a million boxes of cookies arrived in Hampton Roads Saturday morning and were passed out to local Girl Scout troops. A Girl Scout spokeswoman said cookies of all nine varieties were unloaded at Harrison’s Moving and Storage in Chesapeake, the Newport News Kmart, and Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach.

Linda Archie sat with her father in the days before his death. His voice was fading, but he gestured for her to lean close. “Tell Bené I tried to wait on her,” he said. It was one of the last things he told Archie. Kathryn Bené Griffin, then 43, was reported missing by Archie, her mother, Jan. 16, 2012. In the years since, Griffin’s family has been left with questions. “She’s a granddaughter,” ...

According to Hampton Police, a man suffered serious injuries from a shooting Sunday night on Breckinridge Court. This is the third shooting reported by police to take place in the city this weekend.

Neighborhoods across Hampton are dealing with the fallout of a weekend filled with violence. 3 separate shootings happened between Saturday and Sunday.

York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office says 53-year-old Stacy Ames, a teacher at Yorktown Elementary School, was arrested Friday night after reports of assaulting a student.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Venture Dynamics is partnering is hosting a job fair in Portsmouth. All levels of applicants interested in working in the maritime sector are welcome. The job fair is on Tuesday, April 4, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Portsmouth@Work Center, 200 High Street, the...

Newport News native Daren Johnson returned to Fort Eustis to be pinned as a chief warrant officer 5, at the same base he first served the Army Reserves as a recruit 20 years ago. “This is where is all began,” Johnson said. Johnson was promoted to chief warrant officer 5 during a ceremony Saturday. The U.S. Army Reserve Command confirmed that the 38-year-old Johnson will be the youngest ...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – Two inmates who escaped the Newport News City Jail Annex Monday evening were taken into custody in Hampton around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday, police confirmed. The two men were found at an IHOP in Hampton, according to Newport News Sheriff Gabe Morgan. Arley Vaughn Nemo and John Michael Garza escaped custody […]

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Just as the evening rush hour is picking up, Warwick Boulevard is closed at the Newport News-James City County line due to an overturned dump truck. Officials say it could take up to 11 hours before the roadway reopens, as crews are are working to clean up fuel that spilled from the truck.