NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY)– A great turnout for the Norfolk Department of Health who hosted their Back-to-School Community Day. The event was took place on Southampton Ave in Norfolk from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. It featured a health fair with community resources, vendors, a gaming bus, giveaways and fun activities.

For readers who do not know, South Norfolk is a beautiful corner of England. A place where people from across the United Kingdom come to spend their holidays by the Broads. We are a rural district with quintessential charm boasting four small market towns.

A jury found Leroy Frank King guilty of 2nd-degree murder at his trial earlier this year. It was the second time King had been found guilty of shooting someone.

Norfolk’s fire service is coming under growing pressure to stop uniformed staff taking part in Norwich Pride after police pulled out.

The Norfolk Police Department said officers were called to the 700 block of East Ocean View Avenue around 12:50 p.m. for a report of an individual missing in the water. The swimmer was described as a man with black trunks, according to Lt. Carmel McAndrews with the United States Coast Guard.

NORFOLK, Va. — Two pedestrians were hit in the 1700 block of Church Street late Sunday, according to the Norfolk Police Department. The crash happened about 9 p.m., police said. They found two men suffering life-threatening injuries, and both were taken to hospitals. Police originally said one of the men had non-life-threatening injuries.

Continuing the series of previewing all of Rutgers football’s 2025 opponents, we have the Scarlet Knights slated to take on the Norfolk State Spartans in game 3. The Spartans will have a new look compared to last year, as former NFL star Michael Vick has been named the head coach of the program.

A man was sentenced to a year and a half in prison after he pled guilty to burglarizing restaurants in Downtown Norfolk and Ghent in 2024.