Sen. Warner to announce grant that addresses health disparities

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – Senator Warner is set to announce a new grant that aims to help address racial health disparities on the Peninsula. According to a press release, Warner will be joined by Greater Peninsula C.A.R.E.S. Foundation, Inc. to announce a grant that will go towards building a center in Newport News to help…

Police: 20-year-old man shot on E. Washington St.

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Suffolk Police are investigating a shooting they say happened at the Corner Store on the 1300 block of East Washington Street. Sunday around 7:30 p.m., someone called 911 from the store and hung up. When officers arrived, they were told that a man left the scene after he was shot. At…

Deadly shooting at hotel on Oyster Point Rd. in Newport News

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Newport News Police are investigating a deadly shooting at a hotel. Just before 9 p.m. Saturday, police received a call about a shooting at the InTown Suites on Oyster Point Road. Where officers arrived on the scene, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. The man was taken…

Police investigating after three women shot in Chesapeake

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY)– Chesapeake police are investigating a shooting that left three women injured Friday night. Police say the shooting happened around 11:12 p.m. in a parking lot in the 2700 block of Campostella Road. Officers responded to the area and found two women suffering from non-life-threatening injuries. A third woman who was injured took…

Man sentenced 50 years for death of Newport News police officer

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – The man convicted in the January 2020 death of a Newport News police officer was sentenced Friday to 50 years in prison. 10 On Your Side’s Andy Fox was in the courtroom and says Vernon Green was sentenced to 40 years in prison for second-degree murder and 10 years for…

Dillard’s is done: MacArthur Center store to close for good

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Two days after the city of Norfolk’s Economic Development Authority voted to buy Dillard’s at MacArthur Center, signs have gone up saying the store – which had recently announced a change to a clearance model – will be shutting down. Norfolk to buy Dillard’s building at MacArthur Center Dillard’s officials have…

Man convicted of killing mother, daughter in Norfolk sentenced to eight years

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Kenyatta Jones, the man accused of killing 52-year-old Alicia A. Hereford and her daughter, 23-year-old Morgan B. Bazemore, was sentenced to eight years of active time behind bars Friday. That was the agreed-upon maximum sentence in Jones’ plea deal for two counts of voluntary manslaughter. He signed that deal just days…

VSP: Missing VB child in ‘extreme danger’

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A 3-year-old girl is missing and believed to be in extreme danger, according to the Virginia State Police, which has issued a missing/endangered alert on behalf of the Virginia Beach City Police Department. The child has been missing since 9 a.m. Friday and was believed to be last seen at…

Convicted Virginia Beach school bomb plotter denied bond on child pornography charges

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – The man convicted of plotting to bomb students and teachers at Landstown High School in Virginia Beach was denied bond Thursday for child pornography charges. Philip Bay was arrested in June on 20 counts of child pornography. He was arrested at the Virginia Beach Municipal Campus while police raided the…

Police: 68YO dies after crash with Hampton officer

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – A 68-year-old Hampton man has died following a July 2 crash with a Hampton Police officer. Police said they got the call for the crash at 2:24 a.m. for a report of a police vehicle and three others “with damages consistent with a vehicle crash.” An investigation indicated that the officer…

Business community offering support to Oceanfront restaurants and T-shirt shop lost in fire

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The Resort City’s business community is offering their support to those who lost their livelihoods after a massive fire on Atlantic Avenue Tuesday night. Three businesses destroyed in 3-alarm fire at VB Oceanfront “The one silver lining is that we had no fatalities,” said Deepak Nachnani, president of the Atlantic…

After the fire: Oceanfront businesses picking up pieces

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – In the aftermath of the Oceanfront fire that destroyed three businesses, including the T-Shirt Factory where it all started, business owners are trying to pick up the pieces as the destruction continued to attract attention from bystanders. “I’ve never seen like three businesses get destroyed,” one man said. Three Oceanfront…

Norfolk to buy Dillard’s building at MacArthur Center

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The City of Norfolk will soon control all of MacArthur Center as negotiations are now underway for the city to purchase the mall’s remaining anchor store: Dillard’s. Wednesday, the Norfolk Economic Development Authority voted unanimously to set aside no more than $4 million for the purchase of the 250,000 square foot,…

Man with gun forces Gloucester County School Board meeting to be halted

GLOUCESTER, Va. (WAVY) – A man who showed up to the Gloucester County School Board meeting with a gun forced the meeting to go into lockdown Tuesday and halted it in its tracks. Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office told 10 On Your Side they are investigating an incident at the meeting after Trevor Herrin said law…

Three businesses destroyed in 3-alarm fire at VB Oceanfront

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A blanket of smoke covered the beach Tuesday as crews spent hours fighting the flames of a three-alarm fire at the T-Shirt Factory in the 2600 block of Atlantic Avenue at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront. The fire started at the T-Shirt Factory and made its way through King of the…

Police: Man injured in Hampton shooting

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – One man was injured in a shooting on West Queen Street in Hampton Tuesday evening, according to police. The man is currently being treated for life-threatening injures at Sentara Careplex after being taken there by personal vehicle, police said. Public Safety Communications got the call about a walk-in gunshot victim at…

Residents express ire about Portsmouth parking garage vandalism

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – Some Portsmouth residents are up in arms, literally afraid to go into the city-owned Harbor Court Parking Garage.  Located next to the Harbor Tower Apartments in downtown Portsmouth, residents are so upset about vandalism in the garage, they called 10 On Your Side.  Residents say this has been a long-standing problem for years.   Portsmouth residents frustrated by a recent string…

Police: 1 dead in crash involving pedestrian in Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – One person is dead following a crash involving a pedestrian in Virginia Beach, police said. According to dispatch, the call for the crash came in around 10:39 p.m. at Tierra Roja Drive and Diamond Springs Road. There is a heavy police presence in the area, and police are asking people…

Police say woman shot on Atlantis Drive in Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A woman was shot on Atlantis Drive in Virginia Beach Monday night, Virginia Beach Police said. The shooting took place in the 1000 block of Atlantis Drive, and police said she was being treated for her injuries. The call for the shooting came in at 11:05 p.m., according to police…

Norfolk PD: Woman seriously hurt after crash

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A woman has sustained serious injuries following an overnight crash in Norfolk. [sailthru_widget name=”Sailthru Widget Block” sailthru_list=”Breaking News” title=”Breaking News”] Police say the woman was involved in a single-vehicle crash around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday at the intersection of East Little Creek Road and North Military Highway. There is no additional information…

VB community’s progress after EF-3 tornado

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – It has been more than two months since a tornado devastated a Virginia Beach neighborhood, and the community is still trying to pick up the pieces. One neighbor, who declined to be on camera said other than trees no longer lying in the street, not much has changed. Missing roofs,…

Dominion Energy shares tips to help lower bills this summer

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) – Dominion Energy is sharing tips that can help you lower your energy bill this summer. This comes after the company made the announcement that starting this month, customers could save up to $14 on their bills. Previous: Dominion Energy announces bill reduction for customers Dominion says Virginia lawmakers passed legislation that…

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