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NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Norfolk police are working an apparent barricade situation Tuesday morning off Tidewater Drive. They’re on Denhart Street, across from Huntersville Park, and got the call at 5:12 a.m. Dispatchers didn’t have additional information, but said no injuries have been reported. Officers were outside a home with guns drawn and yelling for…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Oct. 30 marked the start of a 30-day warning period if you’re caught speeding in a school zone in Portsmouth. Last week, the city announced it would install speed cameras outside seven schools to encourage safe driving. Speed check cameras are returning in Chesapeake school zones The solar-powered cameras record and…

GLOUCESTER COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — One man is dead and a woman is in serious condition after a three-vehicle crash in Gloucester County on Sunday, police say. Virginia State Police say the crash happened around 12:20 p.m., state police responded to a three-vehicle crash on Route 17/George Washington Memorial Highway at the intersection of Woods…

COURTLAND, Va. (WAVY) — A juvenile suspect accused of an armed carjacking over the weekend was taken into custody by Southampton County deputies. In an update Sunday, the Southampton County Sheriff’s Office says petitions were secured for felony eluding and possession of a firearm by a juvenile. The sheriff’s office says around 10:30 p.m. Saturday,…

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops and tanks pushed deeper into Gaza on Monday, advancing on two sides of the territory’s main city, as the U.N. and medical staff warned that airstrikes have hit closer to hospitals where tens of thousands of Palestinians have sought shelter alongside thousands of wounded. Video circulating on…

(KTLA/NEXSTAR) — Actor Matthew Perry, best known for his role on “Friends,” died on Saturday, according to several news outlets. He was 54. Authorities responded to reports of a cardiac arrest at an L.A.-area home where Perry was located, according to TMZ. The outlet reports Perry died from an apparent drowning. Meanwhile, Associated Press and…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A survivor of domestic violence is hosting a ‘Stop Violence Against Women: Enough is Enough’ event. Stephanie Harrell is the founder of a new nonprofit organization SMILE, which is an acronym for Sisters Moving In Love Everywhere.  “I just believe you have to be your sister’s keeper,” said Harrell. “You have…

NEW YORK (AP) — Former Vice President Mike Pence on Saturday dropped his bid for the Republican presidential nomination, ending his campaign for the White House after struggling to raise money and gain traction in the polls. “It’s become clear to me: This is not my time,” Pence said at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s annual…

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A local flooring company wants to set the record straight after an altercation led to a shooting earlier this month. Virginia Beach police say a man was shot the morning of Oct. 13 at Newpointe Condominiums. It was just another day on the job for the crew of The Floor…

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of fatally shooting 18 people and wounding 13 in Maine has been found dead. Robert Card, who was wanted in connection with the shootings at Schemengees Bar and Grille and at Just-In-Time Recreation bowling alley in Lewiston, is believed to have died of a self-inflicted gunshot…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — After a Norfolk police detective was convicted in 2010 of receiving bribes from suspects, Commonwealth’s Attorney Ramin Fatehi announced on Friday there would be a conviction integrity review of all closed prosecution files connected to the former detective. Oct. 27, 2023 marks the 13th anniversary of the day Robert Glenn Ford…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Norfolk police are investigating a shooting that left one person dead Friday morning. Click here to subscribe to WAVY’s breaking news email alert According to police, the shooting happened around 1 a.m. Friday in the 6900 block of Bonnot Drive, located in the Tanners Creek area of the city. When police…

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Investigators are working to determine the cause of an apartment fire that left eight residents displaced in Hampton on Friday. Click here to subscribe to WAVY’s breaking news email alert Officials said the fire happened around 2:30 a.m. Friday morning in the 100 block of Doolittle Road. This is at the…

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — The driver of an SUV struck and seriously injured a 21-year-old woman Thursday morning on Richmond Road in Williamsburg, police say. The young woman is a student at the College of William & Mary, an official confirmed in a statement. The driver who hit the student was identified as 53-year-old Clifford…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A man was found shot to death late Wednesday on Gateway Drive in Portsmouth, police said. Around 10:30 p.m., officers responded to the 3600 block of Gateway Drive, and when they arrived, they found a man suffering from an apparent gunshot wound. Medics responded and attempted lifesaving measures, but the victim…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — On a summer night in 2009, two brothers from Portsmouth had their lives changed forever when they were both shot. Darrious Riddick and his brother Eduel Elliott were standing outside a home on Lancer Drive, with Riddick’s two young kids playing in the yard. That’s when they were shot — Elliott…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after being found shot on Piedmont Avenue in Portsmouth Tuesday night, police said. Portsmouth dispatch got a 911 call at 10:25 p.m. asking police to respond to the 1700 block of Piedmont Avenue. When they got there, they found a man…

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – More than 1,000 Dominion Energy customers in Chesapeake lost power Tuesday morning. According to the Dominion Energy outage map, the impacted area was near Chesapeake Regional Medical Center. The outages were reported around 7 a.m. Dominion dispatched crews and said they hoped to have all power restored by 2 p.m. at…