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Hampton woman has life-threatening injuries after being attacked by her own dog
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A 31-year-old woman is fighting for her life after being attacked by her own dog in her backyard Sunday evening. Hampton Police say an emergency call came from the home in the 100 block of Powhatan Parkway around 5 p.m. When officers arrived, they found the woman with serious injuries. They […] → Read More
Trooper injured in crash during chase in Surry County
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A trooper was injured in a crash when they were trying to stop a motorcycle Sunday afternoon. Virginia State Police say the incident started in the westbound lanes of Route 460 around 3:30 p.m. The trooper tried to stop a motorcycle for going 77 mph in a 55 mph zone, […] → Read More
25-year-old Waverly man dies after car crashes into tractor-trailer
SUSSEX COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A 25-year-old man died after his car crashed into a tractor-trailer Saturday morning. Virginia State Police say it happened around 7:15 a.m. on Cabin Point Road, just east of Warwick Road. The man was driving a Mercury Grand Marquis in the eastbound lanes when he crossed over into the westbound […] → Read More
75-year-old man from New York dies swimming near Cape Hatteras National Seashore
HATTERAS, N.C. (WAVY) — A 75-year-old man from Downsville, New York died Saturday after being pulled from the ocean near Cape Hatteras National Seashore. National Park Service officials say an emergency call was made just before 3 p.m. in relation to the man. A person swimming with the man told officials he went unconscious while […] → Read More
Cullipher Farms opens fall festivities with new, harder corn maze
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — People usually don’t ask for things in life to be more difficult, but that wasn’t the case with the annual fall corn maze at Cullipher Farms. “Last year we got complaints that the maze wasn’t hard enough or difficult enough,” said Mike Cullipher. So this year, he asked a company […] → Read More
New depression expected to become Tropical Storm Lorenzo
The National Hurricane Center has its eye on three systems brewing in the Atlantic. → Read More
Majority of sea turtle nests survived Hurricane Dorian, National Park Service says
CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. (WAVY) – The National Park Service says most of the sea turtle nests recorded before Hurricane Dorian survived its passing. Before the storm made landfall in the Outer Banks, their Resource Management Team conducted patrols of Buxton, Hatteras and Ocracoke beaches to see which nests still had living baby sea turtles. They found 166 active nests before the storm. […] → Read More
Rep. Murphy says President Trump approved FEMA funding to help Ocracoke after Dorian
OCRACOKE ISLAND, NC (WAVY) — Rep. Greg Murphy says help is on the way for residents and businesses on Ocracoke Island devastated by Hurricane Dorian earlier this month. In a post on Murphy’s Facebook, he says the Federal Emergency Management Agency alerted him that President Donald Trump approved funding to help those impacted. North Carolina […] → Read More
70-year-old killed after being run over by fire department pickup truck on Hatteras Island
RODANTHE, N.C. (WAVY) — A 70-year-old woman is dead after being run over by a Chicamacomico Fire Department truck in Rodanthe on Saturday. According to the Dare County Sheriff Doug Doughtie, the incident happened near Corbina Drive around 2:30 p.m. The truck was exiting the beach access at the end of the road at the […] → Read More
Plane crash reported near Chesapeake Regional Airport
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A plane crashed near Chesapeake Regional Airport Sunday evening, according to emergency dispatchers. Dispatch was notified about the crash just after 5 p.m. It happened in the 400 block of W Road. 10 On Your Side is working to get more information. This is a breaking news story. Stay on WAVY.com […] → Read More
Video: WNOR radio tower demolished in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Crews made waves in the Elizabeth River as they took down the FM99 WNOR radio tower Saturday morning. The tower stood off of E. Indian River Road in Norfolk for nearly 50 years, weathering with time from the salty air, water and other elements. It took only seconds to crumble. A […] → Read More
Hurricane Dorian rips away large part of Outer Banks pier
KILL DEVIL HILLS, N.C. (WAVY/WNCN) — The forceful winds of Hurricane Dorian left no part of the Outer Banks untouched on Friday. A portion of the Avalon Pier in Kill Devil Hills washed away in the storm, according to a post on their Facebook. Video from Cliff Dunn in the Outer Banks shows a large […] → Read More
‘Impaired’ man drives truck into ocean in OBX during Hurricane Dorian
KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC (WAVY) — Police say a 41-year-old man had to be rescued Friday afternoon after he drove his truck into the ocean during Hurricane Dorian. Kill Devil Hills Police say it happened around 2:30 p.m. near Arch Street. The passenger in the truck was able to get out safely once it started […] → Read More
Northern Virginia man dies in ocean off Cape Hatteras shore
HATTERAS, N.C. (WAVY) — A 61-year-old died man while swimming in the Atlantic Ocean off of Cape Hatteras National Seashore on Sunday. Officials say a 911 call was placed to Dare County Dispatch at 5:25 p.m. when a person saw the man in apparent distress out in the water near Flambu Road. The bystander attempted […] → Read More
Guy Fieri, Mayor of Flavortown, is visiting his two new restaurants in Hampton
The Mayor of Flavortown is coming back to Hampton Roads next week, and you have a chance to meet him! → Read More
Police: Man injured in shooting on Blair Ave in Newport News
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Police say a man has what appeared to be life-threatening injuries after being shot on Blair Avenue Sunday night. Newport News Police were dispatched to the 200 block of Blair Avenue around 9:20 p.m. in reference to the shooting. Officers found a man with multiple gunshot wounds when they arrived […] → Read More
Chesapeake Police investigating armed robbery of business on Kempsville Road
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Police are searching for a person who reportedly robbed a business at gunpoint on Sunday. Chesapeake Police say they were called to the 500 block of Kempsville Road in reference to the robbery around 5 p.m. A person went inside the back of the business with a handgun and demanded money. […] → Read More
Suffolk woman wins more than $80,000 from Virginia Lottery ticket bought in Chesapeake
A Suffolk woman won $85,458 from the Virginia Lottery's "Print 'n Play Rolling Jackpot" game ticket that she bought in Chesapeake. → Read More
Norfolk man stops for breakfast in Suffolk, wins $100,000 from Virginia Lottery game
A Norfolk man won $100,000 from the Virginia Lottery when he stopped for breakfast at a deli in Suffolk last month. → Read More
Judge grants defense money to hire private investigator in Wesley Hadsell murder trial
A man accused of murdering his adopted stepdaughter is set to appear in a Southampton County courtroom for a hearing Thursday afternoon. → Read More