CRIME & SAFETY

Did a statement Cory Jamar Bigsby Sr. gave to a correctional officer at the Hampton Roads Regional Jail last summer lead to a murder charge against him? Law enforcement investigators have said for more than a year that they’ve had a difficult time determining when — or where — his son, Codi, was last seen alive. They’ve been frustrated in lacking a good starting point for where exactly to ...

Police responded to the 1st block of Rotherham Lane after Public Safety Communications received a call at around 3:37 p.m. in reference to a shooting that had taken place there. Police: 1 dead in Hampton shooting. Police responded to the 1st block of Rotherham Lane after Public Safety Communications received...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A Newport News woman who admitted to stabbing her two children and killing one of them in 2021 pleaded guilty to several charges Friday morning. Sarah Ganoe pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, assault that injured the victim, and two counts of child abuse with serious injury, according to online court documents.

A new grand jury indictment alleges Cory Bigsby not only killed his son Codi Bigsby but did so months before he was reported missing from Hampton on Jan. 31, 2022. Docs: Cory Bigsby killed Codi months before reported …. A new grand jury indictment alleges Cory Bigsby not only killed...

VA ABC is on a mission to cut its losses from theft, and that focus includes stealing by the public and its employees. VA ABC has already put some initiatives into motion and others are on the way.

NORFOLK, Va. — Virginia State Police released a statement Thursday about the agency's response to a recent uptick in interstate shootings across the Hampton Roads region, and asked the public for help finding the people responsible. According to police, there have been 18 shootings between vehicles on local highways...

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) – A 19-year-old has died after being shot inside a residence on Rotherham Lane in Hampton Thursday afternoon, Hampton Police said. Police responded to the 1st block of Rotherham Lane after Public Safety Communications received a call at around 3:37 p.m. in reference to a shooting that had taken place there.

The Hampton Police Division is investigating a homicide that occurred on June 8, 2023, in the 1st block of Rotherham Lane. The victim, identified as 19-year-old William Hedgepath Jr., was found with a gunshot wound inside a residence and was pronounced dead on the scene.

Authorities are looking for an additional suspect charged with murder in the shooting death of a Richmond woman whose body was found in the Yorktown area in May.

A Virginia teenager has died in the hospital from injuries sustained after nearly drowning at a Hampton public pool. Hampton Fire and Rescue told 13 News Now that first responders were called to the Riverdale Recreation Association shortly after 11:30 a.m. Tuesday for a report of a possible drowning. When they arrived CPR was already being performed on the boy.

NORFOLK, Va. — Two men who pleaded guilty to robbing two Norfolk Food Lion stores were sentenced to prison Friday, the Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney's Office said. Delton Lavon Clemmons, 33, was sentenced to two active years in prison, and his co-defendant, Zachery Michael Bessey, 32, was sentenced to more than two active years in prison.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A Hampton man received a 27-year prison sentence and a Virginia Beach man was handed a 15-year sentence for their roles in a serial armed robbery crew, the Department of Justice’s Eastern District of Virginia said. According to court records and evidence at trial,...

After an investigation, police said detectives arrested Will R. Patterson, Sr., 44, and charged him with second-degree murder in addition to other weapons-related charges.

Around 11:38 a.m. Tuesday, Hampton police received a call in reference to a drowning and unresponsive juvenile boy in the 800 block of Charlton Road.

Hampton police is investigating a hit and run involving a pedestrian in the 900 block of North King Street on Wednesday.

Local law enforcement leaders say there's a heightened security awareness and residents are relieved that extra safety measures are in place.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Brent J. Stokes, a former Portsmouth police officer who was banned from serving in law enforcement in Virginia for “sustained untruthful documentation during the course of duties,” has been indicted on two counts of obtaining money by false pretenses from the London Oaks Apartments in Portsmouth.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – The mother of the Richneck Elementary School student who police say shot his teacher in January is now facing federal gun charges and plans to plead guilty to them, according to her attorney. Court documents state that Deja Taylor, the mother of the 6-year-old...

The Gun Violence Awareness walk will take place on June 7 at 6 p.m. at City Center at Oyster Point.

A man suspected of robbing a BP gas station convenience store two days ago is still at large, according to Smithfield Police. Officers responded at approximately 6:38 a.m. on June 5 to the BP Miller’s Market on Benns Church Boulevard, where they say a 5-foot-10, 180-pound male suspect “conducted a strong-armed robbery” within the store. […]