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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Beach Police Department is investigating a deadly crash on Independence Boulevard Monday morning. The crash happened near Ewell Road and Five Forks Road and one vehicle was involved. Police didn't say what caused the crash or if anyone else was hurt. The northbound...

Virginia Beach police investigate deadly crash on Independence Boulevard

Portsmouth, VA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Police are investigating after two men were shot in Portsmouth on Tuesday afternoon. Emergency dispatchers said they received a shooting call on Radford Street just before 1:45 p.m. They then received another call about a minute later for another shooting on Carver Circle, which is very close to the Radford Street location.

Shootings under investigation in Portsmouth; two men hospitalized

Norfolk, VA

NORFOLK, Va. — Someone shot two women who were asleep in their beds in two separate shootings, overnight. Both women are expected to be OK and are recovering after some shot into their homes, minutes apart. The investigation began when a call about a gunshot victim came in around...

2 women in Norfolk hospitalized after being shot in their homes, police say

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Police in Portsmouth are asking for the public's help to find a teenager who hasn't been seen for a week. The Portsmouth Police Department said 14-year-old Dontae Moon was last seen on May 29 near the 3900 block of Twin Pines Road in Churchland. Dontae is...

Teen missing for a week in Portsmouth, last seen in Churchland

Newport News, VA

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A man who had been shot was discovered early Saturday morning in Newport News, and police are trying to figure out exactly what happened. According to a police department spokesperson, their officers were dispatched to a reported accident in the area of Denbigh Blvd. and Jefferson Ave. at around 2 a.m. When they got there, they found a 38-year-old man who had been shot.

Man with gunshot wound found at crash scene in Newport News Saturday morning

NORFOLK, Va. — Police in Norfolk need your help finding a missing teenager. Police said no one has seen 14-year-old Maria Garcia-Perez in almost a week. She was last seen at Norview Middle School on Wednesday, May 31. Maria is about 5'3" tall and weighs about 140 pounds. She...

Norfolk teen missing for nearly a week

HAMPTON, Va. — An investigation is underway after a car crashed into a Virginia State Police trooper's car in Hampton. State police said a trooper was in the middle of a traffic stop on Interstate 64 when a car ran off the road and sideswiped the trooper's car. It happened around 7:30 a.m. Thursday on the eastbound lanes at the North King Street Bridge near Rip Rap Road.

Driver sideswipes state trooper's car in Hampton

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — 25-year-old Deja Taylor, the mother of the 6-year-old student accused in the Richneck Elementary School shooting, faces multiple federal charges just about a month after prosecutors charged the mother in Newport News Circuit Court. According to court documents filed Monday, Taylor made a false claim...

How Deja Taylor's federal charges could play a role in her upcoming trial

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach Police say someone died in a domestic dispute just before 9:00 a.m. Saturday. They say it happened on Wren Place, near the Cavalier Golf and Yacht Club. We're told a suspect was arrested and there is no ongoing threat to the public. We're...

Domestic dispute leaves one dead, one person in custody

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Editor's note: The story below has been updated to clarify which companies were involved in the software issue that led to the false positive results being distributed. Nearly 400 customers who took a cancer-detecting blood test created by the company Grail got false positive results...

Virginia Beach, Chesapeake firefighters not affected by false positive results from early-detection cancer screenings

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The mother of the 6-year-old Richneck Elementary School student who shot his teacher earlier this year is now facing federal firearms charges. Her lawyer tells 13News Now that she plans to enter a guilty plea. 25-year-old Deja Taylor was charged with being an unlawful user...

Mother of 6-year-old who shot Richneck Elementary teacher to plead guilty to federal gun charges

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Poquoson, VA

LEXINGTON PARK, Md. — Two men from the Hampton Roads area are facing gun charges in Maryland. The Saint Mary's County Sheriff's Office said deputies noticed an equipment violation and pulled the two over in Lexington Park early on the morning of May 31. During the course of the...

Poquoson and Williamsburg men arrested after loaded gun found inside vehicle in Maryland

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A man and woman are facing charges after a man was shot in front of a Portsmouth daycare, the Portsmouth Police Department said. Ryheem Jasaun Hargrow Pugh, 22, is charged with second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. Angel Peterson-Bryant,...

2 arrested in deadly shooting outside of Portsmouth daycare

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A Portsmouth man who was arrested in October last year has pleaded guilty to possessing a machine gun. According to court documents, 21-year-old Trashawn Newsome was on the scene of a stolen car investigation near Camelot Boulevard back in October of 2022. Newsome was speaking to the people inside the stolen vehicle.

Portsmouth man pleads guilty to possessing a machine gun

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Officials with the Peninsula Health District are looking for a dog who bit a person in Newport News last Thursday. The dog is described as a gray and brown mix breed that looks similar to a Scottish Terrier (also known as a "Scottie"). It weighs around 50 pounds and has a black collar and blue tag.

Peninsula Health District looking for dog who bit a person in Newport News

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk detectives need help finding a 14-year-old girl. Ziyonna Heckstall was last seen around 11:30 a.m. on Friday in the 500 block of Ashlawn Drive. That's in the Oakdale Farms section of the city. Ziyonna is about 5'7" inches tall and about 130 pounds. She was...

Norfolk police search for missing 14-year-old

Chesapeake, VA

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The Chesapeake Fire Department responded to a fire at TFC Recycling Tuesday afternoon that is believed to be accidental. No one was hurt. Firefighters responded to the facility, which is located on Diamond Hill Road, around 12:30 p.m. Employees had called 911 to report heavy smoke coming from Building 3, where commercial recycling materials are handled.

No one hurt in fire at TFC Recycling in Chesapeake, officials say

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Federal court documents filed Monday show attorneys with the City of Virginia Beach are asking a judge to dismiss the $50 million lawsuit filed over the death of Deshayla Harris. Harris is one of two people who were shot and killed at the Virginia Beach...

Virginia Beach files motion to dismiss $50M unlawful death of Deshayla Harris

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Newport News Police Department said it is investigating a shooting that happened Wednesday night. Police received a call around 10:30 p.m. reporting gunshots in the area of 28th Street. When police arrived at the 1100th block of 28th Street, they found a 22-year-old Newport...

Newport News shooting sends man to hospital with life-threatening injuries

HAMPTON, Va. — A heads up to drivers in Hampton: a potential hazmat situation has shut down part of Grimes Road. The Hampton Police Division tweeted that Grimes Road is closed between E. Pembroke Avenue and Kensington Drive on Wednesday afternoon. Police have not given any details about what...

Traffic Alert: Possible hazmat situation shuts down part of Grimes Road in Hampton

Roanoke, VA

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News police are working around the clock to find the person or persons responsible for a man's death. They said the shooting happened Thursday in broad daylight, near 41st Street and Roanoke Avenue in the Southeast part of the city. Friday, officers told 13News...

Man dies after being shot multiple times in broad daylight in Newport News

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — UPDATE: The Virginia Beach Police Department tweeted Wednesday night that Samantha was found safe and returned home. A teenage girl is missing and Virginia Beach police are trying to find her. Police say 13-year-old Samantha Yarborough ran away from home following an argument with her...

Missing Virginia Beach 13-year-old found safe, police say

NORFOLK, Va. — They're not just numbers, they're lives. That's the message from Hampton Roads health leaders. Friday, medical staff from across the city came together for National Gun Violence Awareness Day. “Gun violence isn’t racist, sexist, it doesn’t even have an age,” said gun violence survivor Kyle Belton....

Norfolk healthcare workers help gunshot victims heal from hospital to home

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A fire broke out at an abandoned building in Portsmouth Thursday night. The Portsmouth Fire Rescue and EMS team said a call came in about the fire around 5:15 p.m. It happened on Marshall Avenue. The fire was under control by 6:45 p.m., but crews stayed...

Abandoned structure in Portsmouth catches fire

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Portsmouth police are looking for a woman who they say hasn't been seen since last year. 38-year-old Sara Jane Syfrett was last seen in October 2022 on Clifford Street, near Airline and Frederick Boulevards. She has not been in contact with her family since then. Police...

Police say missing Portsmouth woman has not been seen since October 2022

HAMPTON, Va. — 13News Now is learning new details surrounding an illegal narcotics investigation out of Hampton. Police said what initially started as a medical call in the Fordham area turned into the discovery of a man's body and materials to make meth. In newly-filed court documents, a woman...

Documents uncover details about suspected meth house where body was found

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — A dog with extreme signs of abuse was found abandoned and dead in Chesapeake around the 900th block of Hollowell Lane on Wednesday morning. The dog, a bully breed with black hair, was left outside near the Chesapeake Transfer Station inside of a plastic tote. The dog was severely emaciated.

Emaciated dog found dead inside a plastic tote in Chesapeake

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Motorcyclist going over 100 mph on I-64 leads police on pursuit from Hampton to York County

HAMPTON, Va. — A 19-year-old faces several charges after speeding on I-64 Thursday and trying to outrun Virginia State Police in a pursuit that stretched from...

Motorcyclist going over 100 mph on I-64 leads police on pursuit from Hampton to York County

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