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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

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Chesapeake, 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

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

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. — 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. — 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.

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

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

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. — 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. — One day after Navy officials confirmed the death of a local sailor, lawmakers are weighing in. The deceased USS Montana sailor was a third-class petty officer, who enlisted in 2021. He was found unresponsive Monday on a pier at Newport News Shipbuilding, next to his submarine as it undergoes what is called a "post-shakedown availability."

Lawmakers speak up, following death of USS Montana sailor

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

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. — 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

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

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — With the long-awaited return of the Something in the Water music festival to Virginia Beach, organizers are looking for people to volunteer. Those who do will get perks, including a full event pass. The festival's "Work for a Ticket" program offers a pass, an event...

Something in the Water offering tickets in exchange for volunteer work

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

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

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

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

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. — 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

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia State Police confirms a trooper from Fredericksburg is facing charges in Virginia Beach. According to the Virginia Beach Police Department, Chad 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...

State trooper arrested in Virginia Beach

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — She sang for presidents, royalty, even a pope. Queen Esther Marrow, a soul and gospel singer from Hampton Roads, has become a living legend in the world of arts and entertainment. But she never forgot her hometown -- one of her first ablums was titled "Newport News, Virginia."

Queen Esther Marrow, the Newport News songstress who performed for presidents, royalty and the pope

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. — Emotional testimony continues in a Virginia Beach murder trial. Jacquan Wilson is accused of killing 18-year-old Bryant Cueto outside of an Applebee's in 2016. Wilson is facing three felonies including first-degree murder, a robbery charge, and a gun charge. An eyewitness, and friend of the...

Day 2 of Virginia Beach murder trial begins with emotional testimony

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A student at Bayside High School faces criminal charges after a loaded handgun was found in a backpack Tuesday morning, school officials confirm. In a message sent to Bayside families, Principal Troy Walton explained that a "concerning picture on social media" reported to the school's administration led them to search two students just after 7:30 a.m.

Bayside High student charged after loaded gun found at school

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Cheers! Coastal Virginia Magazine's 'WineFest' is coming to Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Get ready to raise your glass at the Coastal Virginia Magazine's WineFest, known as CoVa WineFest, in honor of local and state...

Cheers! Coastal Virginia Magazine's 'WineFest' is coming to Virginia Beach

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