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CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake Mayor Rick West's state of the city address focused on the "Magic of Chesapeake." He announced new restaurant and entertainment businesses in the Summit Pointe area and development projects in other areas like South Norfolk and Western Branch. “The magic of Chesapeake is still just...

New businesses, community expansion on the horizon in Chesapeake

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Virginia Beach, VA

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — On Wednesday night, the 5/31 Memorial Committee selected who they want to create the permanent memorial in Virginia Beach. It will honor the 12 people killed nearly four years ago when a gunman opened fire at the Municipal Center. From the beginning, the Memorial Committee’s...

5/31 Memorial Committee selects design firm to create permanent memorial

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — You've probably heard of the name Meyera Oberndorf or been to the Virginia Beach library that bears her name. She was the very first woman to be elected to public office in Virginia Beach, the city's first and only female mayor, as well as its longest-serving mayor, holding the top seat for two decades.

Meyera Oberndorf | The 1st woman elected to public office in Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Historic Garden Week will kick off in Virginia on April 15, a celebration of the conservation, restoration and preservation of historic landscapes in the Commonwealth. In celebration, the Garden Club of Virginia will offer a garden tour in Virginia Beach's North End neighborhood, between 47th...

Garden tour coming to Virginia Beach's North End neighborhood

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 leaders have a new idea to address the ongoing officer shortage in the Norfolk Police Department: get rid of those positions entirely. The city’s new budget proposes cutting the number of officers within the Norfolk Police Department from 770 sworn officers to 652.

Norfolk city budget proposes cutting empty police officer positions

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach is paving the way for growth at the Oceanfront. Whether it’s by the boardwalk or on Pacific Avenue, you’ll find some infrastructure work being done. “We haven’t had any problems with it,” Jim Carroll, who is visiting the Oceanfront, said....

Virginia Beach Dept. of Public Works to beautify Oceanfront

NORFOLK, Va. — U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) stopped in Norfolk Monday morning to present a $1.6 million check to address social inequity and economic disparities caused by past transportation infrastructure decisions. The money is part of "Norfolk I-264 Reconnecting Communities," which will help reconnect and restore communities affected...

Sen. Warner presents $1.6M grant to help reunite Norfolk communities divided by I-264

Newport News, VA

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.

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

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

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

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

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

NORFOLK, Va. — Crews will begin construction this week of a $55-million expansion of the Chrysler Museum of Art's Perry Glass Studio. It will take about a year and a half to construct the new 18,000-square-foot studio. When it's done, the facility will be triple its current size and house three hot shops, dedicated classrooms for each glassmaking technique and a performance theater that seats 200.

Construction begins on Chrysler Museum's major glass studio expansion

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

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

NORFOLK, Va. — A little over a month after being banned from doing business with military personnel, a Norfolk car dealership has been removed from the Navy's "off-limits" list. According to a Navy public affairs representative, Carafello’s Auto Sales, LLC, on E. Virginia Beach Boulevard was recently reported to...

Norfolk car dealership no longer banned from doing business with military personnel

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

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake firefighters say a malfunctioning air conditioning unit is to blame for a hotel fire on Wednesday night. The fire was reported just after 7:30 p.m. at the Comfort Suites on Crossways Boulevard, in the Greenbrier section of the city. A second alarm was called as...

AC unit sparks fire at Chesapeake hotel

NORFOLK, Va. — Nine people were displaced after a two-unit apartment complex caught on fire in Norfolk Wednesday morning. A spokesperson for Norfolk Fire-Rescue said it happened in the 7400 block of Hampton Boulevard, which is close to the Lafayette River Bridge. Firefighters originally responded around 9 a.m. for...

9 displaced in apartment fire on Hampton Boulevard in Norfolk

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

Portsmouth, VA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Portsmouth's proposed Fiscal Year 2024 budget includes a 5% wage increase for full and part-time city employees, effective July 8, 2023. The city’s $834 million budget proposal also suggests a one-time, 50% tax relief for personal property, like vehicles. That's up 5% from last year.

Portsmouth City Jail relocation, personal property tax relief among ideas in FY24 budget proposal

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Two technicians with Verizon are being credited with saving three people and their pets from a burning home in Newport News earlier this month. The fire happened on Hurley Avenue, in the Hilton area of Newport News, on the morning of March 15, a spokesperson for the city told 13News Now.

Verizon technicians help save 3 people, animals from burning house in Newport News

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

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — It's a lifesaving medical breakthrough for Chesapeake firefighters. On Wednesday, they rolled up their sleeves for a blood test that can detect 50 different cancers long before they have any symptoms. "It's a game changer. It's going to give early detection for members who don't have...

Cancer-detection blood test made available to Chesapeake firefighters

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

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia Beach jury has convicted a man in the retrial of a 2016 murder case. Jacquan Wilson was found guilty of first-degree murder, robbery, and use of a firearm stemming from the killing of 18-year-old Bryant Cueto outside of a Virginia Beach Applebee's in 2016.

Man convicted on all charges in 2016 Virginia Beach murder

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Portsmouth delegate is accused of mishandling client fees. The Virginia State Bar reprimanded Del. Don Scott, saying one of the Scott's clients paid him $20,000 in legal fees, but Scott did not deposit the money into his lawyer trust account, as required. He also didn't...

Portsmouth delegate reprimanded by Virginia State Bar

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Preserving the historic African-American Cornland School in Chesapeake

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — From the passing view of George Washington Highway southbound, most people may only see plywood over broken windows. But Mildred Brown remembers this...

Preserving the historic African-American Cornland School in Chesapeake

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