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PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Workers with the Portsmouth-based Mercy Chefs are deploying to Rolling Fork, Mississippi after the small town was decimated by a tornado Friday night. The organization is planning to serve thousands of meals to the community on a daily basis using its mobile kitchen, refrigerated truck and supporting vehicles.

Mercy Chefs workers deploy to Mississippi following destructive tornado

South Carolina State

Norfolk, VA

NORFOLK, Va. — Members of the Hampton Roads cycling community came together today to remember one of their own. In Norfolk, hundreds of cyclists took part in a memorial ride in honor of Michael Shipp. Shipp founded the Norfolk shop East Coast Bicycles on Colley Avenue back in 1998...

Hundreds of cyclists gather in Norfolk to honor one of their own

Hampton, VA

HAMPTON, Va. — A man is seriously hurt after a shooting on Sacramento Drive in Hampton. According to Hampton Police, someone called emergency dispatchers Saturday around 5:25 to report a shooting on Sacramento Drive. When officers arrived, they found an injured man inside of a residence. Medics took the...

Man seriously hurt in shooting on Sacramento Drive in Hampton

HAMPTON, Va. — A man is seriously hurt after a shooting in Hampton Sunday night. According to Hampton Police, someone called emergency dispatchers about a shooting on Breckenridge Court at 7:30 p.m. The victim was taken to a local hospital for life-threatening injuries. This is the third shooting in...

Police: Man injured in shooting on Breckinridge Ct. in Hampton

NORFOLK, Va. — U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) is stopping in Norfolk Monday morning to present a $1.6 million check to address social inequity and economic disparities caused by past transportation infrastructure decisions. The money is part of "Norfolk I-264 Reconnecting Communities," which will help reconnect and restore communities...

Sen. Warner to present $1.6M grant to help reunite Norfolk communities divided by I-264

NORFOLK, Va. — The first weekend in April will mark the 13th annual "Guns N Hoses" charity hockey match. Firefights and police officers from across Hampton Roads will face off on the ice at Norfolk's Scope Arena. Vincent Decrisci is a police officer, hockey player, and member of Guns...

'Guns N Hoses' charity hockey match will benefit children of military members and first responders

NORFOLK, Va. — One person was slightly injured Thursday night when the vehicle he was driving was struck by gunfire on I-64 in Norfolk. According to a spokesperson for Virginia State Police, they were notified and began to investigate this incident at around 11 p.m. The victim told them he was driving his truck - a 2005 Toyota pickup - eastbound on I-64 between Bay Avenue and Granby Street.

Man injured by shattered glass when someone shoots at him on I-64 in Norfolk

HAMPTON, Va. — A woman was shot and seriously injured Saturday afternoon in Hampton, and police are investigating the circumstances. According to a department spokesperson, Hampton Police were dispatched at around 12:45 to a location on LaSalle Avenue about a block south of Settlers Landing Road in response to a report of someone having been shot. When they arrived on that scene, they found a woman who was severely wounded. She was taken to a local hospital by medics.

Police: Woman shot and seriously wounded in Hampton

Newport News, VA

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — William McLaughlin is grateful for what the Meals on Wheels program has done for him. "For me, it's a Godsend," he said. Every day, at the same time, a volunteer with the Peninsula Agency on Aging delivers a hot meal to his Newport News home. He gets a friendly visit and even a safety check as a bonus.

'It's a Godsend' | Meal on Wheels recipient offers thanks as organization looks for volunteers

NORFOLK, Va. — On Friday, a judge sentenced a man for a 2021 shooting death in a Norfolk hotel room. According to the Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney, 23-year-old Gary Dewayne Toone Jr. was sentenced to seven years in prison for voluntary manslaughter in a shooting that killed 33-year-old Matthew Scott Philbrick.

Man sentenced for 2021 shooting death in Norfolk hotel room

NORFOLK, Va. — A fire that destroyed a Family Dollar store in Norfolk last September continues to have an impact on people who live in the area and now no longer have a place to buy most groceries within their neighborhood. In the six months since the fire, the...

Foodbank to provide food to those impacted by Family Dollar fire last year in Norfolk

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Paul Power appeared before a judge Friday morning on multiple charges for allegedly stabbing three people after getting into a fight at a Virginia Beach bar. The three victims who got hurt in this fight testified before the judge. The three are all co-workers at...

How a napkin reportedly led to a triple stabbing at a Virginia Beach bar

Portsmouth, VA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Portsmouth delegate is accused of mishandling client fees. The Virginia State Bar reprimanded Del. Don Scott, saying one of the Scott's clients paid him $20,000 in legal fees, but Scott did not deposit the money into his lawyer trust account, as required. He also didn't...

Portsmouth delegate reprimanded by Virginia State Bar

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A woman is seriously hurt after a shooting in Portsmouth Friday. Police say it happened near the 2500 block of Evergreen Place. That's right off Deep Creek Boulevard. The woman was taken to the hospital with a serious injury, according to police. Police haven't released any...

Woman seriously hurt in Portsmouth shooting

NORFOLK, Va. — Students at Sherwood Forest Elementary partnered with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Friday to create a rain gardent and bioswale at their school. The group planted 1,000 plants that are native to this area in the 77-foot-long garden, purple lovegrass, little bluestem and pink cloud muhly grass.

Norfolk students plant 1,000 native plants to help reduce flooding at Sherwood Elementary

Accomack County, VA

Parksley, VA

ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. — A Parksley man died Thursday evening in Accomack County after the car he was driving sideswiped a tractor trailer and crashed into a roadside tree. Virginia State Police say Ricky Ricardo Jones, 63, was driving south on Route 13 around 7 p.m. when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a 2014 Freightliner traveling beside him.

Car sideswipes tractor trailer, driver ejected in Accomack County

Tennessee State

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A prominent travel magazine recently named Virginia Beach one of the top 12 destinations to visit in May in a list that covers places within the United States and around the world. Travel + Leisure recognized Virginia Beach for its pleasant May temperatures and the...

Virginia Beach named in Travel + Leisure's list of top destinations to visit in May

Yorktown, VA

York County, VA

YORK COUNTY, Va. — A teacher in York County was arrested Friday after allegedly assaulting a student twice in the past week. According to the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office, they received a report Friday that a teacher at Yorktown Elementary School had assaulted a student on two different occasions - one on March 21, and another on March 24. Both incidents were reported to the Sheriff's Office on the Friday.

York County teacher arrested and charged with two counts of Simple Assault

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — In about a month, thousands of people will come to the Virginia Beach Oceanfront for the Something in the Water music festival. That means big crowds and big security plans from Virginia Beach police. The department’s special events unit started meeting back in January to...

Virginia Beach police detail security plans for big crowds during Something in the Water weekend

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — With the long-awaited return of the Something in the Water music festival to Virginia Beach, organizers are looking for people to volunteer. Those who do will get perks, including a full event pass. The festival's "Work for a Ticket" program offers a pass, an event...

Something in the Water offering tickets in exchange for volunteer work

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The springtime allergy season is here, and it came early this time around. You might have already noticed a lot of pollen in the air or on your car. A 2023 Allergy Capitals report by nonprofit patient advocacy organization Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) even ranked Virginia Beach high up on its list of "Most Challenging Places to Live with Pollen Allergies."

Springtime allergies in high gear for many in Hampton Roads

NORFOLK, Va. — Crews will begin construction this week of a $55-million expansion of the Chrysler Museum of Art's Perry Glass Studio. It will take about a year and a half to construct the new 18,000-square-foot studio. When it's done, the facility will be triple its current size and house three hot shops, dedicated classrooms for each glassmaking technique and a performance theater that seats 200.

Construction begins on Chrysler Museum's major glass studio expansion

Pennsylvania State

NORFOLK, Va. — It’s a new look to a familiar place in the Ghent neighborhood in Norfolk. Soon, the doors at 1421 Colley Avenue will be back open. "People have seen this from the ground up, basically, for when we had holes in the floor for the plumbing," Chris Arney told 13News Now.

Tacos Y Tequila | New restaurant opens soon at old Red Dog Saloon location in Ghent

YORKTOWN, Va. — A student found a written threat at Yorktown Middle School Friday afternoon. According to the York Poquoson Sheriff’s Office, a student found a scrap of paper with a potential threat to the school in a restroom at around 1 p.m. "School administrators, in conjunction with...

Student finds written threat at Yorktown Middle School, sheriff's office says

NORFOLK, Va. — If you’ve been to the Chrysler Museum of Art, you’ve seen the work of Anna Hyatt Huntington. Her sculpture The Torch Bearers greets visitors just outside the museum's entrance. The statue was gifted to the city of Norfolk in 1957. Born in 1876, Anna...

She was one of the most famous female sculptors of the 20th century, and you've likely seen her work in Hampton Roads.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Firefighters in neighboring cities saw a busy Wednesday morning, taking on three different residential fires. The first fire was reported just before 3:30 a.m. in the Indian River section of Chesapeake. Multiple neighbors called reporting a fire had broken out in a house in the 1900 block of Engle Avenue.

Firefighters battle three early-morning fires across two cities

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Ambulance times impacted as Virginia Beach EMS looks for volunteers

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Nearly every industry has dealt with staffing shortages, but for a few departments, it can be a matter of life and death....

Ambulance times impacted as Virginia Beach EMS looks for volunteers

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