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CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The suspects of police chase in Chesapeake are in the hospital Wednesday night. Police say the chase started just after 5:15 p.m. after officers tried to stop a stolen car near the intersection of Campostella Road and Greenleaf Drive. The driver reportedly refused to stop and...

Chesapeake police chase ends with flipped car, 2 hospitalized

NORFOLK, Va. — A woman is facing numerous charges after she allegedly struck a Norfolk police officer with her car, and then led police on a chase. An innocent bystander was also hurt during the pursuit, the Norfolk Police Department said. Police said it happened shortly after 10 a.m....

Woman leads police on chase in Norfolk after hitting officer in parking lot

Portsmouth, VA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Portsmouth Police Department arrested three minors on Friday in connection to recent crimes, including a stolen vehicle pursuit that ended with an officer being hurt. According to police, detectives saw a suspect vehicle in connection to a recent double shooting on Swanson Parkway. Police said...

3 teens arrested in connection to stolen vehicle pursuit, shooting: Portsmouth police

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Attorneys in one of the lawsuits filed in the aftermath of the Chesapeake Walmart mass shooting are voluntarily withdrawing their case. Last November, a Walmart manager shot and killed six of his coworkers, before turning the gun on himself. The family of Randy Blevins, one of the victims, filed a $45 million complaint against the corporation and the gunman's estate.

Attorneys voluntarily withdraw Chesapeake Walmart mass shooting wrongful death lawsuit

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The Chesapeake Police Department is investigating a shooting that left a man hurt Monday morning. According to a police spokesperson, several calls came in around 2:55 a.m. about shots being fired on the 1400 block of George Washington Highway North. When police arrived, they found a...

Man shot on George Washington Highway in Chesapeake, police say

Suffolk, VA

SUFFOLK, Va. — A 23-year-old woman is dead after a domestic-related shooting in Suffolk Tuesday, police say. According to the Suffolk Police Department, officers arrived at a home in the 100 block of N. 10th Street at around 4:30 a.m. That's where officers found Allyjah Rivera with a gunshot wound.

23-year-old woman dies in 'domestic-related' shooting, Suffolk police say

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Portsmouth is still working to battle violent crime. During a special-called city council meeting on Monday night, Chief Stephen Jenkins laid out the problems facing the city of Portsmouth in terms of violent crime. He said even while still down 88 sworn positions, his department is...

Portsmouth Police Chief gives update on violent crime after 16 homicides in 2023

Virginia Beach, VA

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

Virginia State

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

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — One man is dead after a shooting Saturday. According to Portsmouth Police, the incident happened in the 1100 block of Frederick Boulevard. According to emergency dispatchers, the shooting occurred around 6:25 p.m. The department said a man was critically injured and taken to a local hospital,...

Police: 1 dead after shooting on Frederick Blvd. in Portsmouth

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A student at Renaissance Academy in Virginia Beach was arrested for allegedly trying to bring a gun to school Monday morning. In an e-mail sent to parents, Renaissance Academy Director James Miller said the gun was detected at the school's security station and the student was arrested immediately. All students and staff were safe.

Student at Renaissance Academy accused of bringing gun to school

NORFOLK, Va. — Four men were convicted by a federal jury Monday in a 2016 murder-for-hire cold case in Norfolk. And the FBI says their conviction should be a clear warning to other organized drug dealers operating in Hampton Roads. "It's a long time coming for justice to finally...

Murder-for-hire convictions send a message to organized drug traffickers, FBI says

Newport News, VA

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — It's a question the nation has asked since the shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News: What happens next?. Months after a 6-year-old boy's actions shocked the community when police say he shot his teacher, Abby Zwerner, many eyes are watching the case closely to see what next steps are taken in this unprecedented incident.

'We're ready' | Abby Zwerner's attorney talks next steps in lawsuit against NNPS

North Carolina State

NORFOLK, Va. — Four North Carolina men were convicted for their role in a 2016 murder-for-hire that resulted in the death of a Norfolk woman, federal prosecutors announced Monday. 59-year-old Lillian Bond was shot to death on April 19, 2016. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial,...

Members of N.C. drug trafficking group convicted for Norfolk murder-for-hire

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Virginia personal injury law group Breit Biniazan is joining the legal team representing Abby Zwerner, the Richneck Elementary teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in Newport News in January. Prominent Hampton Roads lawyer Jeffrey Breit, a partner at the firm, confirmed to 13News...

Prominent Hampton Roads lawyer joins Abby Zwerner's legal team

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A Newport News teacher who was shot and wounded by her 6-year-old student said it has changed her life and she has vivid memories and nightmares about that day. "I just will never forget the look on his face that he gave me while he...

Months after Richneck shooting, Abby Zwerner describes challenging recovery

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Since the start of the new year, several students have been caught bringing a gun onto school grounds across Hampton Roads. That includes the 6-year-old boy who police say brought his mother's 9mm handgun into the Richneck Elementary School first-grade classroom and intentionally shot his teacher, Abby Zwerner.

'Lets talk parenting' | Newport News forum aims to address crime among youth

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Contractors and engineers with the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) determined an underwater sewage pipe suffered extensive damage when it was hit by a towed dredge earlier in the month, resulting in the release of roughly 2.5 million gallons of sewage into local waterways. "Never had...

HRSD: 'Significant' damage to broken sewage pipe in Chesapeake waterways

NORFOLK, Va. — One year after a deadly triple shooting outside of Chicho's Pizza Backstage in Downtown Norfolk, the word "change" is more than a word written above the memorial marking where it happened. It's a feeling that can now be felt across the district. “I don’t think it’s...

One year later | A look at the law enforcement, business changes following the deadly Downtown Norfolk shooting

NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk jury convicted 33-year-old Lamont S. Smallwood for the 2022 murder of 26-year-old Paul L. Robinson. According to the Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, Smallwood shot Robinson on May 29, 2022, in a parking lot on B Avenue. "After a few moments, Mr. Smallwood pulled out...

Norfolk jury convicts man in 2022 murder

NORFOLK, Va. — A man who walked out of a Norfolk courthouse right before a jury convicted him on charges related to a 2011 murder was sentenced Wednesday to five suspended years in prison for failure to appear in court. Last September, a Norfolk jury convicted 30-year-old Rashad Dooley...

Man sentenced for leaving trial ahead of guilty verdict in Norfolk

NORFOLK, Va. — Families who've lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning unveiled a "One Pill Can Kill" billboard Friday in Norfolk. Led by Shannon Doyle, a Virginia Beach mother who lost her 16-year-old daughter Makayla to fentanyl last year, the group says the billboard will remind all who see it how deadly fentanyl is.

'One Pill Can Kill' billboard unveiled in Norfolk

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Courtland, VA

COURTLAND, Va. — A former Southampton County Sheriff's deputy is in jail, charged with murder. 42-year-old Stephanie Mulder is accused of shooting and killing 33-year-old Jonathan Mulder in Courtland on February 4, 2023. Deputies were called to a home on Ivor Road early that morning after receiving a call for a shooting during a domestic dispute. Jonathan Mulder was pronounced dead at the scene.

Former Southampton County Sheriff's deputy arrested for murder

NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk daycare worker accused of killing a 2-year-old girl in her care was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Friday, according to the Norfolk Commonwealth's Attorney's Office. Jessica Cherry was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a jury back in August of 2022. She...

Norfolk daycare worker sentenced to 10 years in prison after death of little girl, injury of other child

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — In July of 2020, Raymond Harrington of Virginia Beach won $125,000 in a Pick 4 game through the Virginia Lottery. Now, he's won again, and this time it's bigger and better. This time, Harrington is bringing home the $300,000 top prize from the Diamond Bonus...

Feeling lucky: Virginia Beach man wins lottery for second time

SUFFOLK, Va. — The Suffolk Fire Department responded to what was eventually upgraded to a two-alarm large fire on Friday morning. According to a spokesperson for the department, firefighters went to the 1300 block of Progress Road around 2:40 a.m. There, they found a commercial structure fire coming from...

Fire breaks out at coffee company distribution center in Suffolk

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Hampton police investigate homicide on Aluminum Drive

HAMPTON, Va. — The Hampton Police Division is investigating a homicide that happened Tuesday night. According to the division, a shooting happened in the 2100 block...

Hampton police investigate homicide on Aluminum Drive

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