Disputanta, VA

PETERSBURG — A few more details have been released about the Saturday night shooting that killed a Richmond man and wounded a woman, and they include possible descriptions of a vehicle and persons of interest that were seen in the neighborhood just before the shots rang out. Sunday night,...

The Petersburg Police Department is asking for help identifying and locating three people wanted in connection to a double shooting on Savage Street that killed one and sent another to the hospital.

Many people across Central Virginia and the country are mourning 41-year-old Chesterfield firefighter Alicia Monahan, who unexpectedly died while teaching a rescue course on the water in North Carolina on Saturday.

18-year-old Jasir Culver of Petersburg and 14-year-old Micah Coles of Hopewell were found dead with multiple gunshot wounds on the train tracks near Elm Street and Arlington Road on Friday, June 24, just before 10:30 p.m.

Officers responded to Elm Street and Arlington Road just before 10:30 p.m. and found Culver and Coles lying on the train tracks with several gunshot wounds. The city's Fire and EMS crews pronounced both victims dead at the scene.

A man was killed and a woman was hospitalized following a shooting incident in Petersburg on Saturday night.

Police are investigating a double shooting along Savage Street in Petersburg Saturday evening. "It's a fairly large crime scene," reporter Jon Burkett said.

Food banks in Virginia are reporting a 20% to 30% increase in families in search of food, compared to before the pandemic, citing rising prices at grocery stores and at the gas pump.

PETERSBURG — One person was killed and another injured in the area's second multiple shooting within 24 hours. Petersburg Police said a man and woman were found shot around 7:30 p.m. near the intersection of Savage and Hamilton streets. The man, Keon Lewis, 20, of Richmond, died of his injuries. No motive or suspect...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The Chesterfield Police Department is asking for help finding a missing 16-year-old girl who they believe is “gone against her will.”. According to police, Dulce Gomez was last seen around 4:30 p.m. on Saturday taking trash out to the garbage bin at an apartment complex on the 3500 block of Meadowdale Boulevard.

A 14-year-old boy and an 18-year-old teen were found dead after a reported shooting in Hopewell Friday night.

HOPEWELL, Va. (WWBT) - Police in Hopewell are investigating a shooting that injured one man early Saturday morning. On June 25, just before 1:45 a.m., officers responded to the 200 block of South 15th Avenue on reports of shots fired and began canvassing the area. While canvassing, officers learned a...

HOPEWELL, Va. — Authorities are investigating after two teenagers were found dead on railroad tracks in a Virginia city northeast of Richmond. Jasir Culver, 18, of Petersburg, and Micah Coles, 14, of Hopewell, were found with gunshot wounds on railroad tracks in Hopewell, WTVR reported. The two teens were...

A water main repair in Hopewell has resulted in part of Oaklawn Boulevard being closed on Monday, June 27. A section of Norfolk Street will also be closed until Friday, July 8, for drainage infrastructure repair.

HOPEWELL, Va. (WWBT) - The City of Hopewell is informing residents that a water main repair will close down some lanes on Oaklawn Boulevard on Monday. On Monday, the right and center lanes of Route 36 (Oaklawn Boulevard) eastbound will be closed for a water main repair in the center lane near Kenwood Avenue until 5:00 p.m.

Consumers are being asked to check their freezers after a catfish product imported from Korea and shipped to Virginia for retail sale has been pulled from store shelves.

Hopewell Police Department is investigating a shooting that is believed to have taken place sometime between Saturday and early Sunday morning.

PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - A man is dead, and a woman is severely injured after a shooting Saturday evening. On June 25, around 7:30 p.m., Petersburg Police were dispatched to the 1100 block of Savage Street on reports of two people shot. When they arrived, officers found a man and...