2+ mon, 1+ week ago (172+ words) For the first time ever, WTKR will be streaming the NAS Oceana Air Show free Saturday and Sunday on wtkr.com and on our streaming & mobile apps. Stream the 2025 NAS Oceana Air Show free online & in the WTKR News 3 app WTKR is streaming the NAS Oceana Air Show free Saturday and Sunday on wtkr.com and on our streaming & mobile apps. Sunday's stream will begin at 11:30 a.m. The Blue Angels fly at 3 p.m. Note: Scripps News and WTKR programming will this stream on this page outside of air show hours. Stream the 2025 NAS Oceana Air Show free online & in the WTKR News 3 app WTKR is streaming the NAS Oceana Air Show free Saturday and Sunday on wtkr.com and on our streaming & mobile apps. Sunday's stream will begin at 11:30 a.m. The Blue Angels fly at 3 p.m. Note: Scripps News and WTKR programming will this…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago (100+ words) 2025 is a special year for WTKR News 3, now providing weather forecasts for Hampton Roads & Northeast North Carolina for 75 years. Now if you grew up here your whole life, or perhaps, you are new to ... 2025 is a special year for WTKR News 3, now providing weather forecasts for Hampton Roads & Northeast North Carolina for 75 years.Now if you grew up here your whole life, or perhaps, you are new to town, you quickly learn that the storms in our lives can unite us, when we need each other the most. Enjoy a look back....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago (625+ words) NORFOLK, Va. " Your smartphone is probably in your hand right now. You're likely even using it to read this article. It holds all our information, allows us unlimited searches and watch events unfold live " but that wasn't always the case. During WTKR's 75-year history, the technological changes have been significant. This story starts in April 1950, when WTAR-TV Channel 4 went on air as the first TV station in southeastern Virginia. Inside the state-of-the-art facility in downtown Norfolk on Boush Street was a newsroom and dedicated TV studio, outfitted with hot, incandescent lighting and large, heavy film cameras. A few years later came the change from Channel 4 to 3. The evolving broadcast landscape hit a new dimension in the late 1960s, bringing color TV to living rooms across Tidewater. "WTKR was always big into experimenting to see what the boundaries were," said Sperry Davis,…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago (83+ words) Two A-List Celebrities are expecting, but one social media is speculating that one has already given birth to a baby girl. 103 Jamz' DJ Fountz with Music News on Coast Live HAMPTON ROADS, VA'Two A-List Celebrities are expecting, but one social media is speculating that one has already given birth to a baby girl. DJ Fountz from 103 Jamz squashes those rumours, plus gives a recap of the iHeart Radio Awards with Coast Live's April Woodard. More from Coast Live...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago (573+ words) NORFOLK, Va. " WTKR is celebrating 75 years of broadcasting from its Norfolk location, marking decades of memorable moments " some more unusual than others. Former WTKR meteorologist Dave Parker is from Hampton Roads. "I grew up watching channel 3, so this was my hometown station," Parker said. "I knew I always wanted to work here and work with some of the people who I grew up with, like Ed Hughes and Jane Gardner." Former WTKR News anchor Leanne Rains worked alongside legendary anchor Jane Gardner during her time at the station and shares why she stood out. "Well, Jane was a total class act," Rains said. "Jane was one of those women who'd come up in the business when it was kind of tough to be a woman in the business. So she had to have a really strong spine. She had to…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago (165+ words) He's a familiar face on TV as a network anchor, but behind the scenes ... and depression. In his new book, "Five Trips," Kendis Gibson recounts his trauma from growing up poor and sexually ... HAMPTON ROADS, Va." He's a familiar face on TV as a network anchor, but behind the scenes, he was suffering in silence, battling childhood sexual abuse, discrimination, and depression In his new book, "Five Trips," Kendis Gibson recounts his trauma from growing up poor and sexually abused in the Country of Belize to his rise in broadcast journalism He also details one of his lowest points dealing with PTSD and depression when a cocktail of alcohol and sleeping pills thwarted an attempt to leap off his New York City Hi-rise.Gibson's journey includes five literal trips to places like Hawaii, Peru, Arizona, Belize, and Big Sur where…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago (90+ words) Hampton Roads, VA'It's been called a facelift in a jar, and hundreds of men and women are getting a trial experience with Plexaderm. The solution helps wrinkles and crow's feet disappear, and ... Try Plexaderm on Coast Live Hampton Roads, VA'It's been called a facelift in a jar, and hundreds of men and women are getting a trial experience with Plexaderm. The solution helps wrinkles and crow's feet disappear, and what's better, you can put your makeup right on top of the serum. More from Coast Live...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago (402+ words) "It felt just euphoric," he recalled. Thampy still remembers the word that clinched the championship for him. RELATED STORY | Longtime Scripps Spelling Bee officials keep the buzz going for spellers "It might as well be tattooed on my hand at this point," he joked. "The word is 'demarche.' It's a diplomatic communique or maneuver." Someone else who remembers their winning word is Barrie Trinkle. "Vouchsafe - yes, I do still know how to spell it," she said with a laugh. "It means to 'attest to something.'" Trinkle can attest to how much the Bee has changed since she won more than 50 years ago, back in 1973. "I don't know what kind of magic happened to make being academically able be cool," Trinkle said. "It wasn't cool 50 years ago, but boy, it's really cool now. And I just think that's great." RELATED STORY…...

8+ mon, 3+ day ago (197+ words) WTKR News 3 is holding a contestant search on May 9 at Rivers Casino Portsmouth! Big Brother is looking for a potential cast member for the upcoming taping in Los Angeles. WTKR is holding a contestant search on May 9 at Rivers Casino Portsmouth!Big Brother is looking for a potential cast member for the upcoming taping in Los Angeles If you're a fan of the show, you know what it means to be a cast member and have the chance to compete for Head of Household, The Veto and Immunity We will also be giving away an all expenses paid trip to Los Angeles to sit in the studio audience for one of the eviction nights.Before you go to Rivers Casino Portsmouth for the audition, here's what you need to know:There's a waiver and release form, which you can access…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago (100+ words) The MTV Video Music Awards will be honoring the legendary diva Mariah Carey with the Video Vanguard Award. Additionally, she is set to perform at the iHeart Music Awards. DJ Fountz with Music News on Coast Live Hampton Roads, VA " The MTV Video Music Awards will be honoring the legendary diva Mariah Carey with the Video Vanguard Award. Additionally, she is set to perform at the iHeart Music Awards. In other entertainment news, Drake is also making headlines with his latest projects. Coast spoke with DJ Fountz from 103 Jamz to discuss these updates and more. More from Coast Live...