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Douglas Ray Parker, better known as “Dougie”, 69, husband of Maxine Henches Parker and a resident of Cape Charles, VA, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock, VA. A native of Oyster, VA, he was the son of the late William “Digger” Spencer Parker and the late Virginia “Skip” Brady Parker and was retired from Bay Shore Concrete.

HUNTINGDON COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — After 13 years without answers, DNA results were able to lead police to arrest a man they believe murdered two Mount Union women in 2009, Huntingdon County District Attorney David Smith announced Thursday. Morico Johnson, 47, of Newport News, Virginia, was taken into custody in his hometown Tuesday, May 24, […]

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A metro Atlanta man who moved to Virginia has been arrested on child porn charges stemming from his time in Georgia. Last week, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation began investigating 29-year-old Geoffrey Jerome Heine’s online activity after receiving tips from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

The Virginia Department of Health issued swimming advisories for two Newport News beaches after testing showed elevated bacteria results in the area.

A Hampton landscaping and snow removal company owner was arrested by the U.S. Marshals Service after he allegedly failed to pay back wages to his employees.

Virginia Beach’s school system will add five armed security officers to its ranks, to ease the loss of some school resource officers. Under the School Security Officer program, current security assistants can move into SRO positions and be armed while on duty if they have previous law enforcement experience. At this point, the division has identified five security assistants who qualify. ...

According to Police, 68-year-old Sherrie Ann Smith was last seen at around 3 a.m. on Thursday, May 26 on the 1000 block of First Colonial Road in Virginia Beach. She is believed to have been wearing a grey hooded sweatshirt, jeans and a black and pink backpack.

The Virginia State police issued a statewide alert to find a missing elderly woman who they believe could be in serious danger. Sherrie Ann Smith, 68, left her home in Virginia Beach at 3 a.m. Thursday, May 26. She suffers cognitive impairments, which pose a serious threat to her health and safety.…

By Stefanie Jackson – When Abbott Nutrition, the largest U.S. supplier of powdered baby formula, temporarily closed one of its plants in Michigan and issued a recall in February, it led to a shortage that made a nationwide impact. Three months later, the plant is still closed and the baby formula shortage has worsened.

State Police canceled a Senior Alert for a 68-year-old Virginia Beach woman after she was found safe.

~ Automation solutions manufacturer Mühlbauer to invest $9 million to upgrade facility and increase capacity ~. RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that Mühlbauer Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Germany-based Mühlbauer Group and the world’s top producer of automated machinery designed to implement intelligent solutions, will invest $9 million to expand its operation in the City of Newport News. The company will make upgrades to its facility in Oakland Industrial Park and increase capacity by adding new production equipment. Virginia successfully competed with Oregon for the project, which will create 32 new jobs.

A Hampton businessman is sitting behind bars for not paying his employees what they are owed. The government is holding David Merryman in contempt until he repays more than $45,000 -- and they believe he owes more than that.

VIRGINIA BEACH — Where can you find yock on the menu in our coastal city? What a fantastic street food to eat as a Friday or Saturday lunch or dinner with family or friends. There is no more unassuming dish to prepare, but yock is nearly nowhere to be found in Virginia Beach.

PRAS says they have reached capacity and are in 'crisis' mode.

A Newport News company that helps manufacture Virginia driver’s licenses is expanding its facilities. Mühlbauer Inc. plans to spend $9 million on its Hampton Roads manufacturing plant, upgrading its equipment at its Oakland Industrial Park facility and increasing its capacity, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Thursday. The move is also expected to create 32 jobs. In the announcement, Youngkin ...

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School districts around Hampton Roads are reassuring parents about the safety protocols in place at their own schools following the mass shooting at an elementary school in Texas.

Newport News plans to build fire stations in three different sections of the city to improve response times. The first is coming to the northern part of the city. The city council voted Tuesday night to appropriate more than $5.3 million to build a new Fire Station 11 at the intersection of Turnberry and McManus boulevards. Two fire crews assigned to the north side, Rescue 2 and Technical ...