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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Results are in following a monthslong effort to survey people about the future of Virginia Beach's Rudee Loop. The local favorite attraction sits on the southern edge of the Resort Area, next to the Rudee Inlet. More than 4,000 people weighed in with their thoughts...

'Reimagining Rudee Loop' | Survey results about future of land presented to Virginia Beach City Council

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — It's easy just to enjoy the ride today, but crossing the Chesapeake Bay wasn't always as simple as a 20-minute drive. 13News Now dug up footage from around 1955 of SS Pocahontas, a two-steam engine ferry that hauled people from Little Creek to the Eastern Shore.

The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel turns 59 this April

Hampton, VA

HAMPTON, Va. — The Hampton Delta Foundation is hosting its 18th Annual Red and White Cotillion in Hampton Sunday. The event will take place at the Hampton Roads Convention Center. Doors close at 3:45 p.m. and it starts at 4 p.m. Those who attend will need to dress up...

Hampton Delta Foundation to host 18th Red and White Cotillion

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk city council members are expected to accept a federal grant to build low-cost housing in the community. Some say finding an affordable place to live in Norfolk hasn’t been easy lately. The cost of homes and rent continues to grow but it's a problem Norfolk city leaders are working to address.

Norfolk City Council to accept $4.5M federal grant to build low-cost housing

Chesapeake, VA

Nearly three weeks after a major sewage spill in Chesapeake, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) has reopened recreational water activities in the Intercoastal Waterway near the Great Bridge Lock. Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) Director of Communications Leila Rice said a tug boat had been moving a dredge at...

Following major sewage spill, recreational activities reopened in Intercoastal Waterway

Newport News, VA

The 2023 Girl Scout Cookie booth season has begun!. Almost a million boxes of cookies arrived in Hampton Roads Saturday morning and were passed out to local Girl Scout troops. A Girl Scout spokeswoman said cookies of all nine varieties were unloaded at Harrison’s Moving and Storage in Chesapeake, the Newport News Kmart, and Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach.

900,000 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies arrive in Hampton Roads for local troops to sell

NORFOLK, Va. — If you’ve been to the Chrysler Museum of Art, you’ve seen the work of Anna Hyatt Huntington. Her sculpture The Torch Bearers greets visitors just outside the museum's entrance. The statue was gifted to the city of Norfolk in 1957. Born in 1876, Anna...

She was one of the most famous female sculptors of the 20th century, and you've likely seen her work in Hampton Roads.

Tennessee State

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A prominent travel magazine recently named Virginia Beach one of the top 12 destinations to visit in May in a list that covers places within the United States and around the world. Travel + Leisure recognized Virginia Beach for its pleasant May temperatures and the...

Virginia Beach named in Travel + Leisure's list of top destinations to visit in May

Florida State

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The NAS Oceana Air Show is making its return to Virginia Beach in September 2023, officials announced Tuesday morning. NAS Oceana Commanding Officer Capt. Steve Djunaedi announced the show's return during a Tuesday morning news conference. The show is set to take place on Sept....

2023 NAS Oceana Air Show set for September

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia State Police confirms a trooper from Fredericksburg is facing charges in Virginia Beach. According to the Virginia Beach Police Department, Bare was arrested around 1:35 a.m. on Monday in the 300 block of 55th Street. Investigators said Bare was charged with assault on law...

State trooper arrested in Virginia Beach

Pennsylvania State

NORFOLK, Va. — It’s a new look to a familiar place in the Ghent neighborhood in Norfolk. Soon, the doors at 1421 Colley Avenue will be back open. "People have seen this from the ground up, basically, for when we had holes in the floor for the plumbing," Chris Arney told 13News Now.

Tacos Y Tequila | New restaurant opens soon at old Red Dog Saloon location in Ghent

South Carolina State

NORFOLK, Va. — Members of the Hampton Roads cycling community came together today to remember one of their own. In Norfolk, hundreds of cyclists took part in a memorial ride in honor of Michael Shipp. Shipp founded the Norfolk shop East Coast Bicycles on Colley Avenue back in 1998...

Hundreds of cyclists gather in Norfolk to honor one of their own

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Two people are out of their home after a fire in the South Norfolk area of Chesapeake on Monday afternoon. The fire was reported around 1:40 p.m. in the 600 block of Mooney Road. Both adults inside the house got out. One had a minor injury and was treated on the scene by medics.

Two people displaced following house fire in South Norfolk section of Chesapeake

NORFOLK, Va. — Using rakes and garden shears, about 20 sailors got their hands dirty at Lafayette Park in Norfolk. It’s become a tradition for Petty Officer First Class Matthew Malloy since 2020. “Our command was looking for events to get people off the ship, out in the...

Norfolk kicks off Great American Cleanup at Lafayette Park

Portsmouth, VA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Police in Portsmouth are warning residents to be aware of someone impersonating an officer and making phone calls about bond payments. According to the police department, the scammer is calling residents, claiming to be a police sergeant, and telling them they have a bench warrant for failure to appear in court for a civil case.

Police warn of scam phone calls in Portsmouth

Montana State

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The U.S. Navy is investigating the death of a sailor assigned to the USS Montana, a spokesperson for Submarine Force Atlantic confirmed to 13News Now. The spokesperson said the sailor was found unresponsive Monday on the pier adjacent to the USS Montana by another crew at Newport News Shipbuilding.

US Navy investigates death of USS Montana sailor

Washington, DC

WASHINGTON — Family members of some of the victims in the 2019 Virginia Beach mass shooting are meeting with lawmakers in D.C. this week to lobby for support and policy changes around mass shootings. Twelve people were killed inside Building 2 at the Virginia Beach Municipal Center on May...

Families of 5/31 victims head to D.C., call on Congress for $40 million request for support

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Violence rocked a community in Portsmouth, following a Monday evening shooting in the Churchland area of the city. Someone shot a boy around 7 p.m., in the 3800 block of Headwind Lane, officials said. Investigators spent hours combing through the scene and processing evidence in the...

Boy shot, injured on Headwind Lane in Portsmouth

HAMPTON, Va. — A violent weekend across Hampton comes as the city closes on a violent first quarter for the calendar year. This weekend, three shootings resulted in three people being hospitalized from across city neighborhoods. A 29-year-old man is hospitalized and in critical condition, according to Hampton Division officials, after a light-colored car opened fire on him outside a home on Breckenridge Court. Family members of the victim told 13News Now on Monday he was awaiting surgery, but that he had been able to communicate with his family.

'Fairly awful' | Hampton Police Chief reflects on violent first quarter in the city

NORFOLK, Va. — A fire that destroyed a Family Dollar store in Norfolk last September continues to have an impact on people who live in the area and now no longer have a place to buy most groceries within their neighborhood. In the six months since the fire, the...

Foodbank to provide food to those impacted by Family Dollar fire last year in Norfolk

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Voting in Virginia Beach could soon change again. City leaders are holding a series of meetings before deciding whether to stay with the current 10-1 system or choose an alternative system ahead of the 2024 election cycle. Virginia Beach historically used an at-large system, meaning...

Should Virginia Beach keep the 10-1 voting system? Residents weigh in.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach police say they arrested a man at the Oceanfront on Saturday evening after he was reportedly pointing a gun at passing vehicles. Around 10 p.m., officers were flagged down by a person who said a man was aiming a gun at vehicles along Atlantic Avenue. A police camera operator located the man holding a gun on top of a parking garage near 9th Street.

Man accused of pointing gun at vehicles on top of Oceanfront parking garage

NORFOLK, Va. — A beloved story of America told using a mix of hip-hop, jazz, R&B and Broadway is coming to Norfolk. "Hamilton" will be performed at Chrysler Hall from March 28 to April 9. It tells the story of American founding father Alexander Hamilton in a musical theatre setting.

'Hamilton' coming to Norfolk's Chrysler Hall

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — UPDATE: Chesapeake police said Paul Wilson was found safe Tuesday afternoon. Virginia State Police issued a Senior Alert for a missing 83-year-old man out of Chesapeake Tuesday. VSP said Paul Wilson was last seen at the Virginia Home for adults on Border Road at around 6:30...

Missing 83-year-old Chesapeake man found, police say

York County, VA

Yorktown, VA

YORK COUNTY, Va. — Back-to-back investigations are keeping people on alert with the York County School Division. After investigators say a group of third graders found a bag of bullets at Yorktown Elementary School's pick-up location, deputies say another student found a bullet in the same place about a day later.

Deputies keeping close eye on York County Schools following series of incidents

NORFOLK, Va. — Students at Sherwood Forest Elementary partnered with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Friday to create a rain gardent and bioswale at their school. The group planted 1,000 plants that are native to this area in the 77-foot-long garden, purple lovegrass, little bluestem and pink cloud muhly grass.

Norfolk students plant 1,000 native plants to help reduce flooding at Sherwood Elementary

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Norfolk's newest internet, phone and streaming provider operating in select neighborhoods

NORFOLK, Va. — Some Norfolk businesses and homeowners now have a new option when it comes to streaming, making calls, and going online. Metronet has officially...

Norfolk's newest internet, phone and streaming provider operating in select neighborhoods

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