CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — The Commonwealth of Virginia has revoked the operating license for Childtime Learning Center in Greenbrier after inspectors found repeated violations at the business over a four-month period. Parents of children enrolled in daycare at Childtime found out via a letter Tuesday night that the business off Eden Way will shut its…
VB firefighter passes away after fight against cancer
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia Beach firefighter passed away on Wednesday after battling esophageal cancer. Previous Coverage: VB firefighters join Crush Cancer cause Matthew Gallina. (Courtesy: VBFD on X) Matt Gallina was a firefighter for 20 years. WAVY reported on Gallina back in October 2023 and May 2024 after sharing stories on the…
Norfolk apartment fire injures 1; animal dies
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Norfolk Fire-Rescue (NFR) said a person was rushed to the hospital after an apartment building caught on fire around midnight. The fire happened at the Beachcomber Apartment Complex in the 200 block of West Ocean View Ave on Aug. 21. Officials said when crews arrived, they saw a two-story apartment building…
Ex-Virginia Beach prosecutor indicted by grand jury on embezzlement, money laundering charges
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A former prosecutor in the Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office is accused of multiple financial crimes, including embezzlement and money laundering. James Panagis was indicted on Monday by a Virginia Beach grand jury, Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney Colin Stolle announced Tuesday night. Panagis was charged with four counts of embezzlement…
Person found shot in Ocean View
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A person was found shot Tuesday night in the Ocean View area of Norfolk. Norfolk dispatchers say they got a call for a reported stabbing at 7:21 p.m. from the 100 block of W. Ocean View Ave., and officers found the victim had been shot. The victim’s injury is considered non…
Residents, visitors react to another Rodanthe home swallowed by the ocean
RODANTHE, N.C. (WAVY) — All that’s left of 23214 Corbina Drive is a septic tank now visible from the washing away sand and the house it was attached to. Another Rodanthe house claimed by ocean The video of the house floating out to sea is stunning, and continuing to blow up on social media. The…
Children turn lemons into lemonade after money jar stolen from stand in Chesapeake
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A sweet day turned sour for two Chesapeake siblings selling lemonade, after their money jar was stolen. Chesapeake Police stated the incident occurred on Aug. 14 around 11:50 a.m. in the 1000 block of Bells Mill Road. Surveillance video from the family’s home shows a silver Toyota four-door sedan start to…
Grandfather found guilty in connection with accidental self-inflicted shooting of 5-year-old grandson
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A grandfather was found guilty in Virginia Beach of child abuse on Monday for an incident involving his 5-year-old grandson. A judge found 73-year-old Richard Bauserman guilty of felony child abuse in connection with an incident that occurred in November of 2023, where Bauserman’s grandson accidentally shot himself in his…
VSP: Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run in Accomack County
ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A 66-year-old man was killed in a car crash in Accomack County on Saturday evening, police said. Around 11:45 p.m., state police responded to a hit-and-run pedestrian crash on Lankford Highway and Main Street intersection, in the Melfa area of Accomack County. Preliminary investigations revealed the 66-year-old man entered the…
VSP looking for woman suspected to be abducted out of Surry
SURRY COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia State Police suspect a woman has been abducted and is in danger on Sunday, Aug. 18. Catherlene Goodman Pittman A critically missing adult alert has been issued for Catherlene Goodman Pittman. The suspect has been identified as 53-year-old Franklin Merrell Nichols. Franklin Merrell Nichols Pittman is a 66-year-old woman,…
Behind the scenes with the Savannah Bananas at Harbor Park
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – The Savannah Bananas have taken over Harbor Park for three days for a sellout weekend that features their unique style of “Banana-Ball.” The Bananas are kind of a traveling circus. They have sold out MLB stadiums on their current world tour, so quite the coup for Norfolk to land those three…
Some North Carolina counties’ 911 line impacted in phone outage
Update: Phone service to the Communications Center has been fully restored. 911 calls will be answered by Currituck County as normal. CURRITUCK COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) — A phone outage in North Carolina is impacting communications in Currituck County and Perquiman County including calls to 911, reports state. For Currituck County: Citizens with an emergency can…
Beach goers staying cautious as the rip current stays strong
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Lifeguards at The Oceanfront are taking extra precautions to keep swimmers safe due to the rip currents. Related Coverage: Dangerous rip currents in Outer Banks, VB through next week due to Ernesto; double red flags “What we do to counteract that is put our red flags up and keep people…
Drivers advised to use caution on NC12 in Ocracoke due to high tide conditions
OCRACOKE, N.C. (WAVY) — As High tide came into the area of Ocracoke in North Carolina on Saturday, drivers are advised to use caution on the NC12. Courtesy: NCDOT NC12 is open and passable, according to NCDOT. However, there is some minor ocean over wash on the north end of Ocracoke. Drivers are advised to…
Norfolk police investigate fatal shooting of 18-year-old
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Norfolk police are investigating the deadly shooting of an 18-year-old. Friday just before midnight, officers were called to the 5100 block of E. Virginia Beach Boulevard for a report that someone had been shot. When officers arrived on the scene, they found John E. Daughtry III, of Norfolk, suffering from a…
Dolphins wash ashore on Chic’s Beach, Sandbridge in VB
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Two dolphins have washed up on beaches in Virginia Beach Friday, one on Chic’s Beach and another that washed up on the beach in Sandbridge, the Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Team has confirmed. Previously: Two dead whales wash ashore in Virginia Beach The Stranding Response Team “has collected the animals…
VB crash involving motorcycle, vehicle on Ferrell Parkway
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A crash between a motorcycle and a vehicle Friday night has closed all lanes of Ferrell Parkway in Virginia Beach between Indian River Road and Indian Lakes Road, police said. The call for the crash came in at 9:02 p.m., Virginia Beach Police said. Virginia Beach Police is asking people…
Virginia Amber Alert didn’t go out to everyone, but why?
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia State Police issued an Amber Alert just before 2 a.m. on Aug. 15 at the request of the Virginia Beach Police Department, but even though it was a statewide alert, 10 On Your Side has confirmed some people did not receive it. WAVY reached out to Virginia State Police to…
Man who kidnapped children, crashed car had recent run-ins with the law
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The man who allegedly stabbed two people and kidnapped three children, culminating in a crash that killed an infant, had been forced to surrendered his firearms just months before. VBPD: 1 child dead, 2 injured after Amber Alert ends in crash in Maryland On March 17, an Emergency Substantial Risk Order…
Chesapeake police respond to vehicle-bicyclist crash
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Chesapeake Police Department are responding to a vehicle-bicyclist crash on Thursday, police said. The call came in around 4:20 p.m. Police said a car hit a man on a bicycle at Mt. Pleasant and Hillwell Road. The cyclist was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. Traffic is being rerouted. Continue…
Police: 2 stabbed, 3 children abducted in Virginia Beach, Amber Alert issued
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — One adult and one child have serious injuries after being stabbed in Jay Are Court near Virginia Wesleyan University in Virginia Beach Wednesday night, and an Amber Alert has been issued after three children, all seven and under, were abducted by the stabbing suspect, police said. (WAVY Photo – Markeshia…
NPD: 1 dead after shooting at Community Beach Park
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A 20-year-old man is dead after being shot at Community Beach Park on East Ocean View Avenue in Norfolk Wednesday evening, police said. Police said the call for the shooting came in around 6:20 p.m. for a shooting in the 700 block of East Ocean View Avenue, and they said the…
