Accidents and Emergencies

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (682+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — Changes could eventually be coming to Lafayette Boulevard as Norfolk transportation officials consider ways to slow drivers, improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and address a corridor with hundreds of crashes reported over the past decade. The Norfolk Department…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (637+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk is moving closer to demolishing the former Military Circle Mall, with city officials saying they hope to complete the contracting process within the next week and begin work tied to the demolition in October. Officials confirmed the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (27+ words) Units with Norfolk Fire-Rescue responded to a commercial fire in the 800 block of Pollard Street Monday afternoon. Read more here: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/norfolk/norfolk-units-extinguish-pollard-street-commercial-fire/...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (545+ words) Norfolk Fire & Rescue recently completed a company preplan at Northeast Community College’s iHub as part of an ongoing effort to familiarize crews with local buildings and improve emergency response. Norfolk Fire & Rescue is continuing its efforts to improve emergency preparedness…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (339+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — A third power outage in four days struck central Norfolk on Sunday, Aug. 30, shutting down traffic lights and trapping residents in an elevator at high-rise apartment Hague Towers. Norfolk 911 dispatch audio captured the moment the outage hit just…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (208+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — At least 3,500 Dominion Energy customers were without power in Norfolk Sunday, the latest in a series of outages to impact parts of the city in recent days. Outages were also reported in parts of downtown Norfolk, the NEON…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (770+ words) Heavy rainfall Saturday caused a Norfolk pump station to exceed capacity, according to city officials, and the downpour left downtown streets flooded and cars stranded in parking decks. For many waterlogged Norfolk residents, the storm felt like a repeat of…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (392+ words) Norfolk Fire and Rescue workers are shown with members of Norfolk Iron & Metal, which contributed $50,000 to the living quarters renovation project. Elkhorn Valley Bank and Trust contributed to a living quarters renovation project at the Norfolk Fire Division. The approximately…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (44+ words) Heavy rain and high tide combined to flood streets across Norfolk, including downtown areas many residents believed were protected from rising water. Heavy rain and high tide combined to flood streets across Norfolk, including downtown areas many residents believed were…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (54+ words) Shaonna Mendez says it was just a regular night with her 9-year-old son, Shia. However, things took a turn for the worst when 2 cars came speeding through their neighborhood. One of those cars hit Shia, putting him in the hospital,…...