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Delta's operational troubles extend into a fifth day after CrowdStrike outage
Delta's operational difficulties, which was precipitated by the July 19 CrowdStrike outage, has continued into a fifth day. The airline canceled 480-plus mainline flights on Tuesday, accounting for 13% of its schedule, according to flight-tracker FlightAware. In addition, 41% of Delta's schedule was delayed. Cancellations by Endeavor, a wholly-owned subsidiary...
Norfolk sells former Greyhound station property for ‘Houndstooth’ redevelopment
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The former Greyhound station property off Brambleton Avenue in Downtown Norfolk has been sold to make way for a mixed-use, roughly 220-unit apartment building called “Houndstooth.”. Norfolk City Council voted unanimously (with Vice Mayor Martin Thomas Jr. abstaining on PH-3) on Tuesday to approve...
Not Just Another Day at the Beach
HAMPTON, Va. (July 22, 2024) … Interim head coach Trent Boykin's Pirates wrapped up their off-season football training drills with a day at the beach. But it wasn't a day of fun and sun. The team met at Hampton's Buckroe Beach for its final workout under the direction of the Hampton coaching staff. The hour-plus long practice included sprints, distance running, agility and quickness drills. The team returns to campus on Wednesday, July 31. Coach Boykin and his staff will oversee the team's first practice on August 1. The Pirates open the 2024 campaign on Aug. 31 when Hampton hosts...
NPD: Man injured after shooting on Glen Myrtle Ave.
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Police said they are investigating a shooting that took place Monday afternoon on Glen Myrtle Avenue. According to police, officers were dispatched to the 8600 block of Glen Myrtle Avenue around 3:35 p.m. for reports of a gunshot victim. Officers arrived to the scene and...
Michael Vick and his daughter showed up at NSU to inspire budding flag football stars
NORFOLK — There are 11 states where flag football is sanctioned as a girls varsity high school sport, and women’s flag football scholarships are offered at 25 NAIA colleges, while five NCAA Division III colleges will sponsor it in 2025. And in 2028, flag football will become an Olympic sport. Sunday afternoon, nearly 75 girls, ages 12 and older, showed up to Norfolk State’s Dick Price Stadium ...
Pittman’s Pocket: Hampton University football signed a Stud
With a new head coach at Hampton University, Coach Trenton C. Boykin has secured another key recruit in Damaurius Stewart from the College of DuPage. Stewart, a two-time All-Conference player with an offer from Central Michigan, has opted to bring his talents to Hampton, Virginia. Standing at 6’3″ and weighing 310 lbs, Stewart is noted for his agile footwork and adeptness in both running and blocking schemes.
‘From a Mother’s Perspective’ honors 19YO killed in Hampton
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — ‘From a Mother’s Perspective’ is a special approach to address gun violence on the Peninsula. “What we want to do is create the platform for them to be able to come and speak, but also create a healing environment so that they have other women that they know have been through the same situation that they can call and lean on,” said Deana Millin, founder of Second Chance Solutions. “I just thought, what if it was me that had to tell this story about my own son.”
Tom's Cove Campground's Miniature Pony Swim
CHINCOTEAGUE, VA - While the life-sized pony swim won't begin until Wednesday, a miniature one has already begun at Tom's Cove Campground. Salisbury local Elsie H. Jones, who spends much of her summers with family at the campground, designed a miniature model of the town of Chincoteague, including the beloved Pony Swim.
App State’s Joey Aguilar and ODU’s Jason Henderson Named SBC Preseason Players of the Year
Ahead of this week’s Sun Belt Media Days in New Orleans, the league announced the league’s preseason players of the year for both offense and defense. Appalachian State quarterback Joey Aguilar was dubbed the offensive player of the year. The 2023 Sun Belt Newcomer of the Year set the App State single-season program records for passing yards (3,757), passing touchdowns (33), total offense (4,002), passing attempts (460) and completions (293) in 2023. Aguilar’s Mountaineers were also picked to win the league in the preseason coaches poll.
VBPD: Man arrested following burglary at E Bay Shore Dr. Monday morning
The Virginia Beach Police Department responded to a call for a burglary on East Bay Shore Drive early Monday morning. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/vbpd-respond-to-burglary-report-at-e-bay-shore-dr-monday-morning/
TowneBank Celebrates Silver Anniversary at Annual Meeting
This spring, nearly 1,000 people gathered at the Virginia Beach Convention Center for a special 25th anniversary annual meeting of TowneBank shareholders. Executive chairman Bob Aston opened the meeting reflecting upon the bank’s humble beginnings in 1998 when a group of renowned community bankers met in a room over Aston’s garage at his home in Portsmouth to discuss the future of a community financial institution that would eventually open its doors on April 8, 1999.
Social Work Holds First Summer Camp
The Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work recently hosted the inaugural one-day Strong Summer Camp. The camp aimed to introduce 9th-, 10th-, and 11th- students to the social work field and Norfolk State’s campus. Approximately 50 students and volunteers participated in the daylong camp. Student participants and chaperones were from Newport News and Hampton City Public Schools.
Things you need to know about the 99th Pony Swim
The 99th annual Chincoteague Pony Swim and Auction will take place Wednesday and Thursday. The weather forecast could affect the event with a 50% chance of showers and possibly a thunderstorm during the morning and early afternoon hours Wednesday. The Pony Swim – 12pm – 1pm window is when “slack...
Jason Aldean in Concert this Friday in Virginia Beach! Here’s What You Need to Know:
Jason Aldean’s Highway Desperado Tour is Rolling to Virginia Beach THIS Friday July 26th at Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater!. All bags are subject to search upon entry. Guest have the right to refuse a bag search and the venue has the right to refuse entry. If you have any items that are not allowed into the venue please return them to your vehicle.
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