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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Thursday a tentative railway labor agreement has been reached, averting a potentially devastating strike before the pivotal midterm elections. He said the tentative deal “will keep our critical rail system working and avoid disruption of our economy.” The Democratic president believes unions built the middle class, but he…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Police are seeking the suspects caught on camera during a home invasion in Portsmouth targeting elderly residents. Police say the incident occurred around 1:50 p.m. Wednesday at a home in the 2600 block of Turnpike Road. A preliminary investigation of the incident revealed that the two armed, male suspects entered the…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Portsmouth community members and city officials are gearing up to lose control with the arrival of hip-hop star Missy Elliott in October. PREVIOUS: ‘Missy Elliott Boulevard’: Roadway named for Portsmouth native The award-winning rapper, singer, songwriter and producer expressed her excitement on social media earlier this month after learning that a…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — After more than three decades at the WAVY-TV 10 anchor desk, WAVY News 10 Today’s Don Roberts is retiring. His legacy as a journalist in Hampton Roads is hard to match and his dedication to the community, even harder to outpace. Originally from Baltimore and a graduate of Towson University, Don…

Correction: Police clarified that this is a barricade situation. NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Norfolk police have taken at least two men into custody in handcuffs after an hours-long barricade situation Wednesday morning, following a shooting that happened in the same area overnight. WAVY’s Hayley Milon reported just after 9 a.m. that two men were brought…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Police are now investigating after they say a man inside the ER at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital left the facility and stole an ambulance before crashing the vehicle in the parking lot. [sailthru_widget name=”Sailthru Widget Block” sailthru_list=”Breaking News” title=”Breaking News”] Norfolk police officers responded to the hospital, which is located at…

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Police are investigating an apparent domestic-related shooting that left one person dead and another hurt Monday night in Newport News. According to police, the call for the shooting came in around 8:30 p.m. in the 700 block of 44th Street. This is at the Baughman Court apartment complex. When they…

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – Amanda Newins, a practicing attorney and Republican candidate for City Council, was sued Friday by a family member who is claiming elder abuse. The lawsuit, brought by Shirley Davis, the great aunt of Newins, claims that Newins abused Davis and her late husband Bobby both financially and emotionally. The 13-page complaint…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — An increasing number of children are swallowing small, round batteries, known as button batteries, and winding up with serious injuries. Battery-related emergency room visits have doubled in the last decade among children under the age of 5, according to information recently published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Recently, doctors at…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Two Navy sailors will step foot on U.S. soil for the first time as citizens on Monday, as they return from deployment aboard the USS Harry S. Truman on Monday. Petty Officers 3rd Class John Gacad and Francisian Manaog celebrated their U.S. citizenship during a naturalization ceremony aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft…

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Everyone remembers where they were and what they were doing on Sept. 11, 2001.  Suffolk Fire Chief Mike Barakey was in Las Vegas, training for, of all things, weapons of mass destruction. He had great respect for the gargantuan task facing his New York City colleagues. Local 9/11 Remembrance Events |…

PORTSMOUTH, Va (WAVY) – September 11, 2022, will mark 21 years since the 9/11 attacks that claimed thousands of lives. Across Hampton Roads, localities have announced ceremonies to remember the lives lost and to reflect upon that day. If you are interested in joining other members of the community, 10 On Your Side has compiled…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man is dead after a late-night shooting in Norfolk. Click here to subscribe to WAVY’s breaking news email alert Norfolk police tell 10 On Your Side they responded to reports of a shooting in the 900 block of East Onley Road around 11:40 p.m. Saturday. When officers arrived on the scene,…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Portsmouth police are working to learn what led up to an overnight shooting. Click here to subscribe to WAVY’s breaking news email alert Police say a man was shot around 4 a.m. Sunday, in the 2000 block of Victory Boulevard. That’s near the intersection of George Washington Highway. Paramedics took the man…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A jury of eight men and four women needed less than an hour to find a man guilty in the attempted murder of a Portsmouth police officer in 2017. After a three-day trial, Will Patterson, Jr., was found guilty on twelve counts, including attempted aggravated murder, aggravated malicious wounding, malicious injury…

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Police are now investigating after a student was found in possession of a handgun at a Suffolk elementary school. According to police, the incident occurred at Oakland Elementary in the 5000 block of Godwin Boulevard Thursday. Officers responded to the school after administrators told them about a student believed to be…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Norfolk Police says five suspects are in custody following a police pursuit. Click here to subscribe to WAVY’s breaking news email alert According to police, Norfolk Police and Virginia Beach Police were in pursuit of a stolen car in the 1200 block of North Military Highway. During the pursuit, the suspects…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A Norfolk restaurant is accused of leaking sewage into Knitting Mill Creek. Click here to subscribe to WAVY’s breaking news email alert According to a press release, Norfolk’s Department of Public Works- Storm Water Environmental Division notified the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) about the spill on September 1 when…

(NEXSTAR) – Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II died on Thursday at the age of 96. The royal family posted a statement on their official site saying: “The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow.” Her 73-year-old son Prince…

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The suspect in the murder of a man in Suffolk was arrested Wednesday after a police pursuit in the area of Pitchkettle Road. During the pursuit, police say a woman who’d been abducted and assaulted by the suspect jumped from the moving vehicle. Police say they initially got a call Wednesday…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The USS San Jacinto returns from a nine-month deployment on Thursday, with hundreds of Navy sailors aboard. The USS San Jacinto is a part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group. It operated in the U.S. Naval Forces Europe area of operations, according to the Navy.  The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser…