Virginia Wesleyan University President Dr. Scott Miller says despite backlash on the university's decision to rename it Batten University, the new name will stand.

Nine-hundred eighty-three names, and thousands of stories of heroism, dedication and selflessness to share with future generations.

Saturday, Sept. 13, the Virginia Public Safety Foundation will host the 11th annual Commonwealth Public Safety Memorial Service, with the names of several people who served the Hampton Roads community to be added to the memorial.

WAVY Chief Meteorologist Emeritus Don Slater speaks with Dyanna Uchiek, executive director of the Portsmouth Humane Society during the Clear the Shelters campaign.

Neighbors say it comes and goes. When 10 On Your Side went to the source of an odor near Mount Trashmore Park on Wednesday, our crew got waft of a stench which smelled like human waste.

First New York and then Ontario, Canada, Legionnaires disease is beginning to make its rounds, infecting dozens amid a rising death toll.

Now other states, including Virginia, are issuing alerts to outpace possible spread as there's still a high risk. Hotter and increasingly humid temps only create the perfect breeding ground. But where did Legionnaires come from?

Travis Bright, the man charged with felony abduction for the attempted kidnapping of a child at Great Wolf Lodge had his charge certified to a grand jury Wednesday in court. 

Newly-released Standards of Learning scores show Virginia’s students are improving. 

A traffic calming program in Chesapeake is working to cut speeding in the city.

Crews are working to fully clean up NC 12 in the Outer Banks following Hurricane Erin.

Swimming advisories are in place in parts of Virginia Beach due to unsafe bacteria levels.

A man hit by a car in the 2200 block of S. Independence Blvd. early Wednesday morning has died, according to the Virginia Beach Police Department. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/man-dead-after-crash-on-south-independence-boulevard/

One person was displaced after a fire Wednesday morning on B Street in Chesapeake. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/1-adult-displaced-by-chesapeake-house-fire/