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Norfolk dog attack caught on camera
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A woman was attacked by two dogs recently in the Colonial Place/Riverview neighborhood in Norfolk, with a neighbor capturing it on her doorbell camera and saying it appeared unprovoked. Stephanie Clark wasn’t home when the attack happened around 10 a.m. Thursday morning, but she caught it on her doorbell camera. You […]
Police: 1 shot on Chesapeake Blvd. in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — One person has been shot on Chesapeake Boulevard in Norfolk Monday night, police said. Norfolk Police said units are on scene in the 6100 block of Chesapeake Boulevard, near a BP gas station in the Five Points area of the city, for a gunshot victim. There is no immediate word on […]
Federal lawsuit filed against use of Flock cameras in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of two area residents who are challenging the legality of using Flock cameras in the city of Norfolk. The lawsuit was filed Monday by the Institute for Justice on behalf of Norfolk resident Lee Schmidt and Portsmouth resident Crystal Arrington. “I don’t like […]
Neighborhood shaken after Hampton drive-by shooting leaves man seriously injured
HAMPTON, Va. — Some Hampton residents are expressing their concerns after a shooting left a man fighting for his life on Monday night. Residents living near where the shooting happened say they watched their quiet neighborhood turn into a crime scene. They told us they didn’t know the man living at this home and said this wasn’t the first time trouble had come to Harlow Court.
Review: Young entrepreneur opens Smashers in Norfolk — and the burgers don’t disappoint
Two years ago, I went to Cape Charles to meet 18-year-old Henry Smith, owner of Smashers, and grab some treats from the shops on Mason Avenue. He was operating a food trailer during the summers and I caught him on the closing day before he was heading to Roanoke College. He planned on continuing the seasonal business. His smashburgers were excellent and I wrote, “It was one of my top three ...
Human trafficking occurring in every Hampton Roads city, advocate says
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — Freekind has been spreading human trafficking awareness since 2012, and the Hampton-based nonprofit now works directly with adult survivors and trafficking victims who become criminalized. “It is victims, more so than their traffickers, and certainly more than buyers, who are the ones who end up in jail, being convicted for crimes […]
Man sentenced for grand theft auto, failure to appear and parole violation in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man was sentenced in Norfolk on Oct. 18 to four years after committing grand theft auto among other charges, a release states. 29-year-old Devin Story was convicted of stealing a 2010 Volkswagen Jetta on Grandy Avenue. Around 8 p.m. on Dec. 15, the victim had left his car running in […]
‘Dying on the hallway floor’: Teen suffered cardiac event for 16 minutes as school officials ‘milled around’ and did nothing, lawsuit says
A Virginia mom says that a lack of action taken by school officials who stood by as her daughter had a medical emergency is responsible for the girl’s death. Kaleiah Jones was 16 years old when she went to school on Feb. 20. According to a lawsuit filed by Kaleiah’s mother, Keyonna Stewart, Kaleiah suffered a cardiac issue and collapsed in a hallway at Menchville High School that day in Newport News, but despite having medical training — and access to potentially lifesaving machines — school officials did next to nothing for more than 16 minutes.
‘I want to make a change’: Mother adopts Manson St. following son’s death, stroke in August
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Stop the Violence 757 is working hard to take back our communities from crime. Monica Atkins, its founder, started the nonprofit after the death of her son 10 years ago. Atkins adopted a section of Effingham Street in memory of Antonio Atkins. In December 2014, he was tragically killed in a […]
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