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CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A shooting left a man injured and a business damaged in Chesapeake Saturday night. According to Chesapeake police, officers responded just before 7:30 p.m. to reports of gunshots at a convenience store at Providence Road and Campostella Road. When officers arrived, they found a man shot...

Man injured, business damaged by gunfire in Chesapeake

Newport News, VA

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A man is in custody in Newport News after he barricaded himself inside a residence with children for several hours. According to a police department spokesperson, this situation unfolded just before Midnight Sunday when their officers were sent to a home on 42nd Street near Roanoke Ave. for what was described as a "domestic situation." Once they were on scene, officers learned that a man was inside the residence and might be armed.

Man barricades himself inside Newport News home with children for several hours

Virginia State

Ettrick, VA

ETTRICK, Va. — A man is in custody after police say he stole a bulldozer on the campus of Virginia State University in Chesterfield County, causing substantial damage in an apparent act of vandalism. According to a university spokesperson, damage on the VSU campus includes a demolished VSU police...

Man reportedly steals bulldozer and goes on destructive rampage on campus of Va. State Univ.

Norfolk, VA

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk police are investigating a deadly motorcycle crash Thursday evening. Police say it happened at the intersection of E. Little Creek Road and Tidewater Drive at around 4:30 p.m. A man died at the scene. Police said his name has not been released, pending notification of...

Deadly motorcycle crash in Norfolk

Virginia Beach, VA

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Two men are hospitalized and struggling for their lives after being shot Friday night, according to Virginia Beach Police. According to a department spokesperson, their officers responded shortly before 11 p.m. to a report of someone who had been shot at a shopping center on Wesleyan Drive at Diamond Springs Road. At that location, they found a man who had been shot, but the spokesperson said police don't believe that's where the shooting took place. The man was taken to a local hospital in what was described as "very critical condition."

Police: Two men found shot in Virginia Beach late Friday night

Washington State

Suffolk, VA

SUFFOLK, Va. — A 25-year-old man is hurt after a shooting in Suffolk Thursday night. According to the Suffolk Police Department, the shooting happened in the 2200 block of East Washington Street around 6:30 p.m. The victim was treated at the scene, then brought to the hospital. Police said...

Police investigate shooting that left man injured in Suffolk

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — UPDATE: A possible suspect in a Newport News shooting is in custody Friday after barricading himself in an apartment on Turlington Road for several hours, police said. The update from the Newport News Police Department came shortly after 12 p.m. Friday, more than 12 hours...

Possible shooting suspect in Newport News in custody after barricading himself, police say

SUFFOLK, Va. — Sometimes, it's just the right place at the right time. That's the case for a Suffolk woman who feels she was where she was supposed to be when she found a young girl wandering her neighborhood. "It was just by the grace of God that she...

Man steals car with 6-year-old girl inside; woman details the moment she found her

SUFFOLK, Va. — A child is safe after a man stole a car with her inside, the Suffolk Police Department said. According to police, the 6-year-old girl was with her father at a convenience store in the 800 block of W. Washington Street around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. The father had left the girl inside the running, unlocked car, when a man got in and took off.

Car stolen with young girl inside in Suffolk; child unhurt and suspect arrested

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Hampton, VA

HAMPTON, Va. — Authorities in New York arrested a 19-year-old man accused of shooting another man in the Buckroe Beach area of Hampton last week. Trevaughn Adir Gilliam was arrested Thursday in the Bronx, New York by the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force (CARFTF) and the U.S. Marshal Service Task Force.

Man arrested in NY one week after shooting in Buckroe Beach area of Hampton

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — No one was hurt, but a driver is facing charges after a large truck overturned on an Interstate 464 exit ramp on Wednesday morning, Virginia State Police said. The accident happened at the Pointdexter Street ramp in Chesapeake, troopers said. Based on a preliminary investigation, the...

Driver charged after cement mixer overturns on I-464 exit ramp in Chesapeake

NORFOLK, Va. — More than a million Virginians are expected to hit the road for the long Memorial Day weekend and for those not even traveling, the impacts will still be felt. Traffic got backed up for miles on Interstates 64 and 264 Friday, as hundreds of drivers made...

High gas prices cause headaches in Hampton Roads this Memorial Day weekend

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Police in Chesapeake are investigating after an apparent exchange of gunfire Monday evening led to one person being injured and a couple of vehicles being damaged. According to a spokesperson, the Chesapeake Police Department received calls of gunshots in the area of Dunedin Park at round...

Police: Exchange of gunfire in Chesapeake leads to one person being injured, cars being damaged

NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk man convicted of killing a young girl was sentenced to 35 years in prison on Friday. A judge found John Hardee guilty of 2nd-degree murder for scalding 2-year-old Harley Williams in a bathtub with hot water and neglecting to take her to a nearby hospital for several hours in 2018.

Norfolk man sentenced to 35 years in toddler's scalding death

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The Norfolk Sheriff's Office (NSO) is the latest local law enforcement agency to sound the alarm about a growing phone scam targeting residents. Deputies said Norfolk residents have begun receiving calls from a man claiming to be a Lieutenant Dan Glade with the Norfolk Sheriff's Office. The man claims that the person has warrants out for their arrest and that they need to buy a MoneyPak card for $500 and bring it to the sheriff's office to avoid being arrested.

Norfolk Sheriff's Office warns residents of Moneypak phone scam

HAMPTON, Va. — A man was shot and wounded late Monday afternoon in Hampton, and police are investigating. According to a spokesperson for Hampton Police Division, they responded to a report of a shooting incident shortly before 5 p.m on W. Mercury Blvd. near Gumwood Drive. When they got there, officers found a 21-year-old man who'd been shot.

Police in Hampton investigating late afternoon shooting incident

SUFFOLK, Va. — A person had to go to the hospital after a house in Suffolk caught on fire Monday night, the city's fire department wrote in a press release. The fire happened in the 600 block of Kinsey Lane. The call came in shortly before 10:30 p.m. and firefighters got to the house just minutes later. By then, everyone inside had gotten out.

Person hospitalized for smoke inhalation after house catches fire in Suffolk

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A mistrial was declared on the second day of the trial of a man accused of killing a 65-year-old woman at a Virginia Beach gas station. Darrius White, 24, is facing several felonies after Virginia Beach investigators accused him of killing Annie Smith woman during a robbery at a Harris Teeter gas station in Haywood Shopping Center on December 13, 2021.

Mistrial declared for man accused of killing 65-year-old woman at Virginia Beach gas station

North Carolina State

Elizabeth City, NC

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Authorities in North Carolina arrested a man on 12 felony charges last Friday. According to the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office, Karem Diaz Felton was supplying people with fentanyl in the Elizabeth City/ Pasquotank County area. Felton was served arrest warrants for the following grand...

Man charged with selling fentanyl out of Elizabeth City

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — One of Hampton Roads' oldest bridges is getting a multi-million dollar update. Chesapeake city leaders broke ground on the $60 million "Deep Creek Bridge Replacement Project," which will extend the small bridge from two lanes to five lanes. It's welcome news to many who live in...

Deep Creek Bridge gets $60M update to improve traffic flow

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Repairs are finished after a damaged bridge caused traffic headaches for drivers in the Great Bridge area of Chesapeake for more than a week. On May 12, a spud barge struck the underside of the 168 Bypass Bridge on the Chesapeake Expressway, damaging one of the bridge girders, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.

168 Bypass Bridge in Chesapeake fully reopens after just a week of repair work

Portsmouth, VA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Portsmouth police are rolling out new technology to fight crime. City leaders launched a new website designed to keep track of cameras around the community, and they're reaching out to people in the community to participate. It's just part of a plan to expand the city's...

Portsmouth police launch camera registry website geared to reduce crime

NORFOLK, Va. — New technology is helping Norfolk police officers crack cases and stop violent offenders. It comes as the city's new top cop says crimes involving cars are a big challenge. A little more than three weeks after officially starting in the Mermaid City, Chief Mark Talbot gave...

New Norfolk police chief talks crime statistics, technology initiatives

NORFOLK, Va. — With millions expected to hit the road for Memorial Day weekend, officials with the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) want to make sure people are staying safe. The Virginia DMV, AAA, first responders, local law enforcement, and Virginia State Police are coming together for the...

Millions in Virginia expected to hit the road for Memorial Day weekend

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — One of two inmates who investigators said escaped Newport News Jail Annex appeared before a judge for the first time since his capture. Hampton Police picked up 37-year-old John Garza and 43-year-old Arley Nemo at an IHOP hours after their jailbreak. A spokeswoman with the...

Newport News escaped inmate stands before a judge for the first time since capture

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Investigators are searching for a 57-year-old woman who was last seen on Monday. Portsmouth police say Tynette Eva Africa was last seen near the 1600 block of Jefferson Street at around 8 a.m. She was last seen wearing a red long-sleeve shirt, blue jeans, black socks,...

Woman in need of medication missing from Portsmouth

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — This week is National Safe Boating Week, and the U.S. Coast Guard is urging boaters and anyone hitting the water this Memorial Day Weekend to be safe. Station Portsmouth crewmen on Tuesday discussed the importance of life jackets, boating sober, emergency communications equipment, and paddle craft safety in order to prepare boaters for Memorial Day Weekend.

Boater safety tips to keep in mind before you head out on the water this Memorial Day weekend

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Despite the less-than-ideal weather, a few artists at the Oceanfront are still selling their work in the Virginia Beach Surf Art Expo. More than 50 local and regional artists were invited to set up shop this weekend. Although many Memorial Day events were cancelled or...

The show must go on! Artists tough out bad weather at Virginia Beach Surf Art Expo

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Postal inspectors need your help finding three suspects after two USPS letter carriers were robbed in Portsmouth. Both incidents happened within minutes of each other on Thursday, May 18. The U.S. Postal Inspection Service said the first robbery happened near Channing Avenue and Prospect Parkway around 2 p.m. and the second happened a few blocks away in the 1800 block of Redgate Drive. That's in the Cradock section of Portsmouth.

Two mail carriers robbed in Portsmouth

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Eight monster trucks raced for glory this weekend. The 24th "Monsters on the Beach" featured drag racing, gigantic trucks, lots of noise, and huge jumps. One driver claimed that on the biggest jump, these gigantic vehicles managed to get 20 to 30 feet of air!

This year's 'Monsters on the Beach' featured monster-sized jumps

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Man dies after fleeing from state police, crashing into tractor trailer on Route 460

WAKEFIELD, Va. — A Wakefield man died Thursday morning after fleeing Virginia State Police and being injured in a firey crash on Route 460. State police...

Man dies after fleeing from state police, crashing into tractor trailer on Route 460

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