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Petersburg Police were called to the intersection of Wythe and Dunlop streets after neighbors heard gunshots.

Petersburg Police Department is investigating a shooting on Wythe Street Monday afternoon.

PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - Petersburg police are investigating a shooting that sent one person to the hospital. Police were called to the 900 block of W. Wythe Street just after 12:30 p.m. on Monday, May 16 on reports of a person shot. Officials say the person is sustaining life-threatening injuries...

After teaching for 30 years in a Kindergarten classroom, Dorothy Patterson was named the 2022 Petersburg City Public Schools Teacher of the Year.

Chesterfield Police are looking for a credit card theft suspect that was caught on camera leaving a local Best Buy.

PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - Petersburg’s 2022 Teacher of the Year had an extra special surprise on Monday morning. The school division surprised Walnut Hill Elementary School teacher Dorothy Patterson with a billboard along Interstate 95. The billboard is near the Wythe Street overpass. Send it to 12 here. Want...

Asurion® Repair Experts Provide Fast Fixes on Phones, Tablets, Laptops, and More. May 16, 2022 // Franchising.com // COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. - A new electronics repair shop, Asurion Tech Repair & Solutions™, has opened in Colonial Heights at 1052 Temple Ave., across the street from Southpark Mall and in the shopping center with UPS, Marshalls, and Mission Barbeque. The store offers professional fixes for most consumer electronics, from smartphones, tablets, and computers to game consoles, smart speakers, drones, and more.

Swift Creek Middle School students took a hands-on approach to exploring history this past semester after researching and investigating a mysteriously recovered suitcase from a Bon Air home.

The following is a briefing from National Weather Service Wakefield, Va., as of 6:00 a.m., 5/16/2022, highlighting the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms expected this afternoon and evening. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible across the area this afternoon and evening. Damaging wind gusts and large hail...

Plans for the massive project have people living near the proposed alignments concerned about privacy and safety.

The latest string of gun violence in Central Virginia has injured at least nine in two days, but the barrage of bullets leaves an impression of emotional stress even greater.

HOPEWELL, Va. (WWBT) - Attention teachers, Hopewell City Public Schools is looking to fill PreK-12 teaching vacancies by hosting a teacher recruitment fair this Saturday. The event will be from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the School Board Office located at 103 North 12th Avenue. The fair will include a meet-and-greet, interviews, tours, same-day contract offers, swag, and refreshments.

The local high school rowing season came to a conclusion at the Virginia Scholastic Rowing Championship Day 2 Regatta on May 14 at Sandy Run Regional Park. Wakefield earned the impressive feat of winning both the Boys and Girls Varsity 8 championships in the same year, an accomplishment that Virginia schools have rarely done the last 20 years. The boys won the event for the first time. The girls defended their 2021 title.

The American Red Cross returns to Emporia to host a blood drive from noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Family YMCA of Emporia-Greensville, 212 Weaver Ave. Wednesday’s blood drive is the third this year at the YMCA. If you would like to set up an appointment to donate...

Shots were fired at a car dealership in Chester Saturday afternoon, Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett.

HOPEWELL, Va. (WWBT) - All westbound and eastbound lanes are closed near I-295 (Route 36) in Hopewell due to maintenance activities according to VDOT. Exit 9B on I-295 going north and south are also closed. The work is expected to last through the night. Drivers should follow posted signs and...

PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - Petersburg Police are investigating a double shooting that sent two men to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The shooting happened in a neighborhood in the 1100 block of Halifax Street around 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Police were investigating for more than two hours following the shooting...

PETERSBURG — Two people were shot Friday afternoon, the fourth consecutive day in the city where someone was injured by gun violence. Both victims’ injuries are not life-threatening, police said. The shooting took place in the 1100 block of Halifax Street, several blocks from where another person was shot Thursday night.

CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - Chesterfield police responded to a barricade situation on Monday night. Police were called around 8:14 p.m. to Stamford Road for the report of a domestic assault. Officers said a man barricaded himself inside the house. According to the police at the scene, they do not believe...