At the start of the school year on August 28, all students will be required to have a clear plastic backpack.

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Virginia Beach are conducting a death investigation on Ewell Road after a woman was found dead.

Virginia's tourism industry generated a record-high $35.1 billion in 2024, according to the Virginia Tourism Corporation.

Two more teens have been arrested in connection to the shooting death of 19-year-old Zane Thomas Hughes, according to Kill Devil Hills police.

At the age of 37, Derrick Hightower made his mother proud. He was the father of three children and this certified welder and pipefitter owned a business, but on June 26, 2024 Hightower entered a smoke shop for the last time.

Autumn Mersereau was just 14 months old when her family's trailer home in Newport News caught fire, and she was rescued by a Newport News firefighter. Twenty-five years to the day, she spoke with the firefighter who saved her life.

Norfolk Public Schools (NPS) sent a letter to families acknowledging that the change may create fear or confusion, particularly in immigrant communities. The district emphasized it will continue to protect students to the fullest extent of the law.

KIDZ'NGRIEF is celebrating 25 years and is now offering the Bon Secours-created program to the Portsmouth community, bringing continuous support for children, teens, and their families as they process feelings of sadness after loss.

As we head into the fall and winter season this is the time respiratory viruses tend to pick up, and while a late summer COVID wave is slowing, the flu and other viruses like the common cold are coming.

A man has life-threatening injuries after being shot on Wingfield Avenue in Chesapeake Tuesday night, police said, and neighbors say it's not the first time a shooting has happened in that area.

Three teens have been hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting at a suburban Denver high school, authorities said Wednesday. https://www.wavy.com/news/national/ap-us-news/ap-at-least-2-students-wounded-in-shooting-at-suburban-denver-high-school-sheriff-says/

Conservative influencer Charlie Kirk is dead after being shot during an event in Utah, President Donald Trump has confirmed. https://www.wavy.com/news/national/shots-fired-during-charlie-kirk-event-in-utah-police-confirm/

Two more teens were arrested and charged Tuesday in the Avalon Pier shooting that resulted in the death of 19-year-old Zane Hughes. https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/obx/2-more-teens-charged-in-fatal-avalon-pier-shooting/