HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A 38-year-old Hampton man was shot multiple times while getting out of his car on Butler Drive Monday evening, police said. Hampton Police said responded to a call at around 9:36 p.m. in reference to a shooting in the 1st block of Butler Drive, and found the man suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. A preliminary investigation indicated that the man was getting out of his vehicle when an unknown suspect pulled up in another vehicle and started shooting at the man, who was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, police said. It is not known what the ..read more

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) - If you went to your neighborhood gas station or convenience store Monday, you may have had trouble buying a lottery ticket. To find out why, all you had to do was read the sign on the door. One sign at a gas station in Chester read, “No lottery sales, Monday, April 15 All Day, to protest Gov. Youngkin’s proposed skill game ban.”  “We are hopefully hoping that we will get the message across to our governor,” said Jarnail Singh, who owns several gas stations in Virginia, including a Shell station in Chester. The sign and lottery sales protest at Singh’s sto ..read more

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia senator and local business owners are speaking out against amendments to a skill games bill which would affect businesses in Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Richmond and Roanoke. Republican state Sen. Bill DeSteph held a community discussion Monday afternoon at Scandal's Bar and Lounge in Virginia Beach. "I support the governor holistically. Like every legislator and every governor, we have differences of opinion on how policies should be executed at times, and that's OK," DeSteph said. "For the small business owners who currently rely on skill games as their b ..read more

YORKTOWN, Va. (WAVY) — New questions have been raised by loved ones of those who died in what is known as the Colonial Parkway murders. The killings began almost 38 years ago, but new revelations about a possible suspect, and closure for some families, are opening doors for others. Monday night, an expected audience of 100 people turned out at the Yorktown Library to hear all things Colonial Parkway murders — old history, the investigations, mistakes made and new developments, questions and answers on the sad mysteries of the Colonial Parkway murders Joyce Call-Canada last saw her brother in 1 ..read more

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Hampton Roads Transit and the city of Chesapeake seek feedback on 16 conceptual alignment alternatives for high-capacity transit connecting activity centers in the city and to the greater Hampton Roads area. They will have a number of popup events and a Facebook livestream to give the public an opportunity to view and provide feedback. A study that kicked off in summer 2023 — Connecting Chesapeake: A Study of High-Capacity — is evaluating the need for high-capacity transit service, seeking to ID and screen potential corridors and determine best alternatives to help the ..read more

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man has life-threatening injuries after being stabbed on West. Ocean View Avenue in Norfolk, police said. Norfolk Police are investigating a stabbing in the 100 block of W. Ocean View Ave., in the Ocean View area of the city after getting a call for it around 4:40 p.m. Police ask that anyone with information on the incident call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Breaking News SIGN UP NOW ..read more

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) -- More happy, healthy babies and mamas. That is the goal of Black Maternal Health Week, which Virginia is observing for the first time from April 11 through April 17. "I love that patients are advocating for themselves, or they say, 'I've seen the news. I know that my risks are higher in pregnancy and what are we doing about that," said Dr. Lindsay Speros Robbins, director of the EVMS Center for Maternal and Child Health Equity and Advocacy. Robbins believes conversations like that are a great first step, but there are a lot things to work on, she said. "Mortality rates ..read more

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Sixty years ago Monday, the engineering marvel that is the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel opened to commuters. Before the bridge, the only way to get across the water was by ferry. It's something Lucius Kellam III remembers well. His father, Lucius J. Kellam Jr., owned a small oil and propane business on the Eastern Shore. He was instrumental in the creation of the bridge. "For whatever reason he had this vision that they could build a bridge across the Chesapeake Bay," Kellam said. It's considered an engineering wonder of the modern world — 17.6 miles from shore to s ..read more

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Twenty-seven years and counting. The Virginia International Tattoo is a big deal to downtown Norfolk and the greater Hampton Roads area. It's one of the big economic drivers for the city and a way to give back to those who sacrifice so much for our freedom. 800+ performers prepare for Virginia International Tattoo Some 6,000 hotel room nights are already booked for this weekend and more tour buses than ever will descend upon Scope Arena to get a glimpse of this year's show, but before all these people book their trips, there's a lot that goes into coming up with the perfe ..read more

Update Monday Afternoon: The Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the Virginia communities across Hampton Roads is in effect until 10pm. Damaging wind, hail and lightning are all possible this evening and tonight as a cluster of thunderstorms moves in from the north. If you're doubting the chance of thunderstorms tonight, I don't blame you... because it's been sunny all day and as we approach the late afternoon hours, there still isn't a cloud out there! The cluster of thunderstorms will move in from the north this evening. Approaching the northern Neck and parts of the Eastern Shore between 5 - 7 pm ..read more