
Brett Hall
Journalist at WAVY-TV (Portsmouth, VA)
Journalist at WVBT-TV (Portsmouth, VA)
Journalist @WAVY_News. Formerly @CNYCentral. @SPJVA board member & @merrillcollege alum. There is no freedom without a free press. John 8:32
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wavy.com | Brett Hall
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Country music fans are descending on Downtown Norfolk Memorial Day weekend for the 21st annual Patriotic Festival. The three-day event is the only country music-centered festival in the Hampton Roads region and it also puts a spotlight on the areas ties to the military.
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wavy.com | Brett Hall
CAPE CHARLES, Va. (WAVY) — It’s out with the old and in with the new on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. More specifically, it’s out with the rail, in with the trail. Thursday, more than 100 people gathered at the corner of Mason Avenue and Fig Street in Cape Charles to celebrate the start of construction of the Eastern Shore Rail Trail. When completed, the nearly 50-mile, 10-foot multi-use path will run from Cape Charles to Hallwood, on the path that for more than 100 years was railroad right-of-way.
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wavy.com | Brett Hall
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Following several incidents involving guns at the Oceanfront this spring, Police Chief Paul Neudigate is preparing to address City Council on some of the challenges his department is facing, according to City Manager Patrick Duhaney. Specifically, Duhaney said the chief will look into legislative changes that may be needed to implement new crime fighting strategies.
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wavy.com | Brett Hall
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — The commission overseeing the Newport News-Williamsburg Airport is officially asking for help from the taxpayers to keep the operation funded through June 2026. In a meeting of the Peninsula Airport Commission last Thursday, the board voted unanimously to make a request of the city of Newport News to provide funds to close the more than $4 million shortfall it faces for the 2026 fiscal year.
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wavy.com | Brett Hall |Jimmy LaRoue
JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A Historic Triangle landmark could soon be going away. Last Tuesday, the James City County Board of Supervisors approved a rezoning for the Fort Magruder Hotel and Conference Center that’ll allow the 303 room hotel to be transformed into 126 market rate and “affordable” apartments.
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