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Future healthcare professionals receive hands on experience at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
NORFOLK, Va. — Most 12-to-14-year old's aren't set on what they want to be when they grow up, but Sentara Health has been giving students the opportunity to explore that since 2022. Potential future healthcare professionals are receiving hands on experiences at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital this week. "Throughout...
Yorktown lacrosse standout gets shot at Team USA
YORKTOWN, VA (WTKR)- In New England, lacrosse seems to be a language that everybody speaks. That's where Alex Birkle put down his roots in the sport. Now a rising senior at Tabb, Birkle is helping the game grow in Hampton Roads. The lacrosse standout calls himself a "military kid" who, spending some of his childhood on Long Island and in Massachusetts, had a stick in his hand shortly after he could walk.
Offshore Wind Cable Plant Planned For Chesapeake, VA, To Be Tallest Tower In Mid-Atlantic
A new cable manufacturing facility is coming to Chesapeake, Virginia, and you won’t be able to miss it. The building is slated to reach around 700 feet off the ground. It will be the tallest building between Charlotte and Philadelphia. For reference, the Washington Monument is about 550 feet tall. The.
Portsmouth break-in ends with man shot dead
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Portsmouth police are investigating a shooting that left a man fatally wounded. Officers arrived at the scene on the 700 block of North Street around 6 p.m. after receiving calls about a break-in and shooting and found a man with a fatal gunshot wound. Police have...
Portsmouth restaurant suing Virginia ABC over alcohol sale guidelines
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Portsmouth restaurant is the face of a group suing Virginia’s Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) over a rule it says goes against the state’s constitution. Fish & Slips Marina Raw Bar & Grill says regulations set forth by Virginia ABC violate its 14th Amendment...
Court documents reveal suspect had murder weapon day after shooting
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Court documents indicate that Ahsan Phillips had the murder weapon in his possession the day after police allege he killed a man in Hampton. Officers responded to a report of gunshots in the middle of the day on May 19. When they got there, they found 38-year-old Derrick Lindsay in the […]
‘We have a voice’: Local students debut PSA to address gun violence
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A group of students is issuing a public service announcement to address gun violence in Hampton Roads and across the country. ‘Off the Set & Onto The Stage’ is an innovative youth development program for ages 8 to 24. The group gathers every Saturday...
First listening session for Virginia cellphone-free classrooms Thursday
MANASSAS, Va. — It's one of the few issues lately that has people on both sides of the aisle agreeing: taking away cellphones from students in school. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed an executive order last week for this to happen in Virginia K-12 public schools. It's music to...
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