Karina Garcia

6 days ago | wavy.com | Chrysnel Banzouzi |Karina Garcia

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia lawmakers and officials reacted Saturday to President Donald Trump’s announcement that the U.S. has completed airstrikes on several Iranian nuclear sites. Sen. Tim Kaine posted to X: “The American public is overwhelmingly opposed to the U.S. waging war on Iran. And the Israeli Foreign Minister admitted yesterday that Israeli bombing had set the Iranian nuclear program back “at least 2 or 3 years.” So what made Trump recklessly decide to rush and bomb today?

3 weeks ago | wavy.com | Karina Garcia

(WAVY) – Wildlife officials are keeping a close eye on the spread of avian influenza after nearly 300 birds were found dead along the North Carolina coast earlier this year — most of them brown pelicans. The outbreak has since been linked to the H5N1 strain of bird flu, a virus that continues to mutate and occasionally jump to other species, raising concern among experts.

3 weeks ago | wavy.com | Karina Garcia

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – The wait is finally over, as the Nintendo Switch 2 officially launched at midnight Thursday, and Best Buy stores across the country, including one in Virginia Beach, prepared for the crowds. One local game, Gong Xian, showed up seven hours early to be first in line for the highly anticipated release. “If Nintendo people in this area have nothing else, they’re really passionate,” he said.

4 weeks ago | wavy.com | Karina Garcia

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A man charged in a fatal hit-and-run earlier this year was back in court Thursday, hoping for a judge to reconsider the conditions of his bond, but that request was denied. Michael Shippy is accused of hitting and killing Thomas Moore, 63, along Bonney Road in the early hours of Jan. 31. He faces multiple charges, including felony hit-and-run and DUI.

1 month ago | wavy.com | Karina Garcia

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A controversial speaker initially listed for the upcoming USS Liberty Veterans Association reunion in Norfolk has been banned from speaking at the event at the Sheraton, according to organizers. John Dixon, media director for the Liberty Veterans Association, also confirmed the VFW’s decision to remove Peters from a separate memorial service at the USS Liberty Monument, hosted by VFW Post 4809 in Norfolk June 8. “As of right now, Stew Peters is banned,” Dixon said.