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‘Tell my daughter I love her’: Man lay in parking lot after being shot in Newport News, witness says
NEWPORT NEWS — A man was seriously injured in a shooting Wednesday night. Police responded to the 500 block of Calla Court — off Chinkapin Trail in the city’s Denbigh section — following a report of a shooting at 9:32 p.m. Officers found a man in a parking lot with at least one gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital with injuries considered life-threatening. Michele Canty, a resident of the ...
Exclusive: Attack leaves VPRJ inmate on life support, JCCPD investigating
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — An inmate in the Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail was allegedly strangled and beaten Sunday evening to the point that he stopped breathing after his family said he was attacked by another inmate. The family also alleges that it took longer for the authorities to notify...
Assault at Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail under investigation
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — An assault at Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail in Williamsburg is under criminal investigation. VPRJ Superintendent Colonel Roy Witham confirmed the assault in a release on Tuesday, saying it happened Sunday night around 7:45 p.m. The incident involved two inmates at VPRJ, one of whom was...
Union for Newport News shipyard workers backtracks on calls for on-site coroner
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The union representing 10,000 workers at the Newport News shipyard is backtracking on their call for their employer to hire an on-site coroner. USW Local Union 8888 spokesperson Dwight Kirk said in an e-mail Wednesday that the group is no longer claiming that unreported deaths affected victims' families' eligibility for death benefits.
Children’s festival, Strawberry Jam, Tacos at the oceanfront | Weekend guide
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. (WAVY) — Enjoy events across Hampton Roads for the weekend of May 3-5. View the complete Living Local Events Calendar at this link. If you don’t see your event listed, please add it to the calendar. Chesapeake Kids Carnival at the Elks Lodge Saturday, May 4 from noon to 4 p.m. at Portsmouth […]
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