Barhamsville, VA

Gather friends and family to watch spectacular fireworks at one or more of the many events celebrating Independence Day in our area. Shepherd Stadium On July 1 and July 3, the Tri-City Chili Peppers will wow the crowd with fireworks after the games. The Tri-City Chili Peppers take on the Native American National...

The history of Yorktown will help explain why the veil is thin and where spirits may reside in Yorktown today. Meet at Mobjack Bay Coffee Roasters' backyard for the start of the tour that will take place around the fire pit. Hear historical accounts of ghosts and other worldly experiences that have passed down through the centuries in Yorktown. You'll even hear about current-day experiences at Mobjack Bay Coffee and Petite Café. Wine, Beer, Soda, Tea, and Coffee will be available for purchase.

Great Wolf Lodge is offering a complimentary stay for families whose July 4th holiday weekend getaways plans had been disrupted due to flight cancellations.

HOPEWELL — Police say a man and woman were found shot to death early Tuesday morning in the city's second double-homicide in less than a week. The unidentified victims were discovered around 2:20 a.m. in a wrecked car on South 13th Avenue near its intersection with Buren Street, Hopewell Police Lt. Jacquita Allen said in an email. Officers were responding to a shots-fired call in the area when they made the discovery. ...

Police have identified the man and woman who were killed early Tuesday morning on S. 13th Avenue as 33-year-old Jerrell Lynwood of Hopewell and 35-year-old Amanda Horner of Powhatan.

Hopewell police are investigating a double homicide in Hopewell after a man and a woman were found shot to death in a car early this morning.

The past 5 days in Petersburg and Hopewell have been horrific with nine people shot, including five teenagers. A small community is left reeling with concern as families cope with young lives lost.

After a post on Facebook indicated that two men were committing acts of violence in Williamsburg, police responded and said the post is not true.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The James City County Police Department is still looking for a teenager who left home in September 2021 and hasn't come back. Angelo Graham,14, went missing from Williamsburg on Sept. 13. He's 5 feet tall and weighs about 165 lbs. He's Black and has black hair...

HOPEWELL, Va. (WWBT) - No injuries were reported after a train crashed into a tanker truck in Hopewell on Tuesday morning. The incident happened in the area of East Randolph Road and Rev C.W. Harris Street. The incident remains under investigation. Send it to 12 here. Want NBC12’s top stories...

A train traveling through the City of Hopewell crashed into a large tanker truck early Tuesday morning. No injuries have been reported in connection to the incident.

As Hopewell law enforcement investigates a string of violence, political turmoil has festered among city leaders leading one council member to describe the state of the city as "chaotic."

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — A Yorktown man was cited after the TSA said he attempted to carry a loaded gun onto a flight while traveling out of Richmond International Airport. In a release, TSA spokeswoman Lisa Farbstein said the man was passing through the security checkpoint X-ray unit when his 9mm handgun set off alarms. The gun was loaded with 12 bullets, including one in the chamber, she said.

Neighbors on South Second Street in Hopewell woke up to gunshots and police sirens early Tuesday morning, after a man and woman were shot to death in a vehicle there.

Starting next school year, Hopewell City Public Schools will be a 'phone-free' zone, meaning students will not have access to their cell phones throughout the day.

HOPEWELL, Va. (WWBT) - Hopewell City Schools will move to a phone-free zone policy for middle and high school students. The division said phones will not be out or used while at school and that the move is a step to “enhance student learning, culture, and safety at school.”

Phones will be placed inside the pouches at the beginning of the school day and they can only be unlocked by special magnets placed at the entrances of school buildings at the end of the day.