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NORFOLK, Va. — A trash pile at the SPSA Waste Plant in Norfolk caught fire Wednesday morning. The call came in around 2:45 a.m. When firefighters with Norfolk Fire-Rescue arrived at the plant, located in the 3100th block of Woodland Avenue, they found a large trash pile on fire.

Norfolk firefighters called to SPSA Waste Plant trash fire

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NORFOLK, Va. — Thousands of people will head to Norfolk's Town Point Park this weekend for Harborfest 2023, the city's annual celebration of the maritime and Naval community that makes Hampton Roads so special. This year's event will be the 47th Harborfest festival in Hampton Roads. The celebration made...

Parade of Sail, fireworks, live music | What to know about Harborfest 2023 in Norfolk

NORFOLK, Va. — The City of Norfolk is moving forward with its effort to buy the MacArthur Center. Wednesday evening, the city council voted seven to one to allocate $18 million to purchase the property. While the mall was seen as a booming success when it opened in 1999,...

Norfolk City Council votes to purchase MacArthur Center

Portsmouth, VA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — For over 30 years, Daniele Cutler has lived in Portsmouth and watched the area near downtown and along the High Street corridor transform. “A lot of buildings here that have been something and were changed to something else, usually for the better,” Cutler said. However,...

Portsmouth to reinvent Innovation District

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Norfolk and Virginia Beach law enforcement agencies ran for a cause on Wednesday morning. Virginia Beach Police Sergeant Adam Bernstein has a unique connection to Special Olympics Virginia. It goes back to his time as a school resource officer and the relationships he built with students with intellectual disabilities.

Hampton Roads law enforcement pass the torch for Special Olympics Virginia

Newport News, VA

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Officials with the Peninsula Health District are looking for a dog who bit a person in Newport News last Thursday. The dog is described as a gray and brown mix breed that looks similar to a Scottish Terrier (also known as a "Scottie"). It weighs around 50 pounds and has a black collar and blue tag.

Peninsula Health District looking for dog who bit a person in Newport News

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Access to healthy food and healthy living is a big goal for the staff at Bon Secours who work out of the community health hub in Portsmouth. Their outreach near Cradock includes a pantry, which dozens of people visit every Monday. "I work every day, but...

Portsmouth 'community health hub' helps people with pantry, classes, medical access

Virginia Beach, VA

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach City Public Schools is the latest school division in Hampton Roads to start the search for a new superintendent. Dr. Aaron Spence is leaving to lead Loudoun County Public Schools in northern Virginia. On Tuesday, he met with Virginia Beach School Board members to discuss contractual obligations.

Virginia Beach Superintendent meeting with school board members to discuss contractual obligations

Hampton, VA

HAMPTON, Va. — A teenager is in the hospital after nearly drowning at a public swimming pool in Hampton on Tuesday. According to Hampton Fire and Rescue, first responders were called to the Riverdale Pool Recreation Association shortly after 11:30 a.m. for a report of a possible drowning. When they arrived, they found CPR was already being performed on a teenage boy.

Teen nearly drowns at public swimming pool in Hampton

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Beach Police Department is investigating a deadly crash on Independence Boulevard Monday morning. The crash happened near Ewell Road and Five Forks Road and one vehicle was involved. Police didn't say what caused the crash or if anyone else was hurt. The northbound...

Virginia Beach police investigate deadly crash on Independence Boulevard

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Step Up Foundation and the nonprofit Trails of Purpose have partnered to provide a collation of resources for our service members. The P.A.V.E. the Way coalition is created and supported by those who have experienced and care about the mental health of military members and veterans.

Coalition in Virginia Beach combats military mental health crisis

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Crews with the Jackalope Festival are busy tearing down the skate park, ramps and bouldering walls on the sand in Virginia Beach, following a busy weekend. "The energy was intense," said Micah Desforges, executive producer of the action sports festival. "We are all feeling over...

Jackalope drew hundreds of athletes, tens of thousands of attendees for first festival in Virginia Beach

Williamsburg, VA

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The Virginia Lottery's Thank a Teacher Campaign sent out thank-you notes to more than 68,000 teachers as part of their celebration of National Teacher Appreciation Week, and one lucky teacher in Williamsburg was awarded a cash prize. Amy Hertzler is a German teacher at Berkeley Middle...

Virginia Lottery awards Williamsburg teacher with a $2,500 vacation

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Eight interns graduated Tuesday from a program hosted by the Navy that connects high school students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to internships and on-the-job training. The Project SEARCH graduation happened at Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana in Virginia Beach, marking the end of the...

8 interns graduate from Project SEARCH at NAS Oceana

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A new mobile dental clinic is rolling into Hampton Roads!. The new Healthy Smiles Dental Center van arrived at the Hampton Roads Community Health Center (HRCHC) headquarters in Portsmouth on Friday morning. It's funded by a $500,000 Sentara Cares grant and will serve the most vulnerable groups in Hampton Roads.

New mobile dental clinic opens in Portsmouth

HAMPTON, Va. — The Hampton School Board named a new superintendent Wednesday. Dr. Raymond Haynes was unanimously approved by the Hampton School Board as the next superintendent for Hampton City Schools during a school board meeting. He will officially take over on July 1. According to the school division,...

Hampton School Board names new superintendent

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Nearly a year after his ouster, former Portsmouth Police Chief Renado Prince was hired as assistant police chief for the city, sources close to 13News Now confirmed. He will begin his new role Monday, serving under his successor Stephen Jenkins. Prince was fired by then-City Manager...

Former Portsmouth Police Chief Renado Prince hired as assistant chief

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A viral social media video is creating controversy for one Virginia Beach high school. The video appears to show two students ripping down a Pride banner inside Kellam High School. The video, which now has more than 30,000 views on Instagram, shows what appears to...

Students react after Pride flag ripped down at high school in Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — There is a big change coming to Virginia Beach City Public Schools (VBCPS). Superintendent Dr. Aaron Spence announced he will soon leave his post to take a new job in another large school division in Virginia, and it is one that has had its share of controversy.

Superintendent Dr. Aaron Spence to leave Virginia Beach City Public Schools for job in Loudoun County

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A fire broke out at an abandoned building in Portsmouth Thursday night. The Portsmouth Fire Rescue and EMS team said a call came in about the fire around 5:15 p.m. It happened on Marshall Avenue. The fire was under control by 6:45 p.m., but crews stayed...

Abandoned structure in Portsmouth catches fire

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — A Williamsburg home is severely damaged after a fire Friday. According to the James City County Fire Department, the fire started at a home in the 4300 block of Sprucemont in the Colonial Heritage subdivision. The homeowners called 911 after a fire started in the garage....

No one hurt after fire destroys roof, garage of Williamsburg home

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — New leadership is set to take over Richneck Elementary School in Newport News. School board members announced two division employees will become the principal and assistant principal roles. Jacky Barber will serve as the new principal of Richneck Elementary School for the 2023-2024 academic school...

Newport News announces new principal and assistant principal for Richneck Elementary School

NORFOLK, Va. — A person is in the hospital after an apartment fire in Norfolk Thursday afternoon. It happened in the 700 block of Roswell Avenue just after 3:15 p.m. When fire crews got to the four-unit apartment complex, they found a kitchen fire. One person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.

Apartment fire in Norfolk sends person to hospital

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia is honoring fallen firefighters and EMS with a memorial service on Saturday at the Richmond Raceway. Emergency response personnel, government officials, and public safety members will gather to celebrate the courage and dedication of each honoree. One of the fallen being honored is the late...

Fallen Norfolk firefighter among those being honored at memorial service

NORFOLK, Va. — Police in Norfolk need your help finding a missing teenager. Police said no one has seen 14-year-old Maria Garcia-Perez in almost a week. She was last seen at Norview Middle School on Wednesday, May 31. Maria is about 5'3" tall and weighs about 140 pounds. She...

Norfolk teen missing for nearly a week

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Captain Michael Witherspoon, the former commanding officer of Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, describes his work as a 24/7 job. “The base never sleeps,” he said. “Operations are 365 days a year.”. Captain Witherspoon led a base of more than 900 civilians...

New commander starts at JEB Little Creek-Fort Story

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A dog with extreme signs of abuse was found abandoned and dead in Chesapeake around the 900th block of Hollowell Lane on Wednesday morning. The dog, a bully breed with black hair, was left outside near the Chesapeake Transfer Station inside of a plastic tote. The dog was severely emaciated.

Emaciated dog found dead inside a plastic tote in Chesapeake

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How the local ecosystem avoided major impact from Chesapeake sewage spill

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — There is a delicate balance between us and our local environment, meaning any disruptions to that relationship are always watched with a closer...

How the local ecosystem avoided major impact from Chesapeake sewage spill

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