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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – Audacy’s Oceanfront Concerts will make its first debut in Virginia Beach this weekend. The three-day event runs from April 26 – 28. Oceanfront Concerts kick off this weekend as local stores gear up for business On Friday, free events run from midday to 5 p.m. at the 17th and &…

DETROIT, Mich. (AP/WAVY) — The Washington Commanders have selected LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels, the reigning Heisman Trophy winner, as the number two overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels puts on a hat after being chosen by the Washington Commanders with the second overall pick during the first round of the…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia Beach man sentenced for his involvement in his wife’s $31 million-plus counterfeit coupon fraud scheme has been denied an early release from prison. Pacifico Talens’ motion for a compassionate release was denied Thursday in Norfolk U.S. District Court. Talens, who was sentenced to 87 months in prison after pleading…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A short walk home from work has turned into a long nightmare for a Norfolk woman after she was violently attacked last week. The attack itself happened on Colley Avenue at Redgate Avenue in Ghent, a place where a lot of medical professionals have to go from the hospitals to their…

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Two people were airlifted after a crash involving a tractor-trailer on Wednesday in Suffolk. Suffolk police say it happened around 4:35 p.m. on westbound Route 58, just west of exit 189. The crash involved the tractor-trailer and one other vehicle. Both the driver and passenger of that other vehicle were both…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — USS George Washington (CVN 73) will depart from Naval Station Norfolk Thursday morning. The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier will deploy to the U.S. Southern Command area of operations as part of Southern Seas 2024, where it will relieve USS Ronald Reagan as the forward-deployed naval forces (FDNF) aircraft carrier. This will be…

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — If you’re trying to buy a home for the first time, it’s not getting any easier. Virginia Realtors’ March home sales report showed a decline in the state’s housing market. Rising interest rates and home prices are to blame, according to Virginia Realtors chief economist Ryan Price, who cautions that…

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia State Police trooper’s vehicle was struck Tuesday night in Chesapeake while the trooper was working another crash. Police spokesperson Michelle Anaya confirmed no injuries were reported and the trooper was outside of the vehicle at the time. It happened just before 6:30 p.m. at the I-64/I-464 interchange, near the…

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Suffolk firefighters were still battling a two-alarm fire that displaced two people on a North Main Street commercial building early Tuesday morning. (WAVY Photo – Wyatt Young) Suffolk Fire & Rescue said they were on the scene of a fire at Carts Unlimited, in the 700 block of N. Main St.,…

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY)– Virginia Beach Police are investigating a shooting that left a person dead early Tuesday morning. According to police, the shooting occurred in the 700 block of Match Point Drive in the Aspen Apartments around 1 am. This is near Holland Road. EMS pronounced one person dead at the scene. 10 On…

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — For 26 years, Tony Mercurio was the sports voice of Hampton Roads radio. Mercurio, also known as the “Blastman,” died at age 75 over the weekend following an illness. Social media pages were flooded with memories of the often controversial and frequently mercurial Mercurio. “He was the godfather of local…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — All Virginia drivers will be required to have vehicle insurance starting on July 1, ending the Uninsured Motorists Fund. Currently, Virginia drivers are able to register and drive a vehicle uninsured, as long as they pay a $500 fee at the time of registration. The change, sponsored by former Virginia Senator…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Portsmouth’s new city manager started his first day on the job Monday. Steven Carter was appointed in March 2024 in a 4-3 vote. He was sworn into the position in April 2024. Portsmouth swears in new city manager Carter came to Portsmouth from Albany, Georgia. He is an Air Force Veteran…

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) — An Elizabeth City police officer shot and killed a man who refused to drop his gun after shooting another man, according to the Elizabeth City Police Department (ECPD). It happened just before 2 a.m. on the 200 block North Poindexter Street when an officer on foot patrol responded to the…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Portsmouth police are investigating a shooting that left two people dead. On Saturday, April 20 around 1:30 a.m., officers were called to the 600 block Lancer Drive for reports of suspicious activity. When officers arrived on the scene, they found two men fatally wounded from gunshots. The victims were identified as…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Colorful flags and floats rolled down Waterside Drive for the 71st annual Parade of Nations, during the Virginia International Tattoo. See full coverage of Virginia International Tattoo The one of a kind parade, honors the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, known as NATO, proudly displaying every NATO member Nation. “Today, We celebrate…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Pills made to look like pain killers, but are really laced with fentanyl, are getting more common, especially in Virginia. In 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration confiscated more than 400,000 pills in the state. Mikeala Campbell lost her 18-year-old brother seven months ago to an accidental fentanyl overdose. “He was an…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — After a jury could not agree on a verdict, the case against one of the two men charged in the March 2019 shooting death of William & Mary football player Nathan Evans ended in a mistrial Friday. Evans was found shot on a sidewalk on the 800 block of West 43rd…

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — After battling with autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease, or ARPKD, since birth, eight-year-old Langdon Richardson was in desperate need of a kidney and liver transplant. The disease left him with cysts on his liver and kidney. Little did he know his donors were closer than he thought. “ARPKD has taken a…