Chesapeake VA

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Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office uses drone to find runaway teen

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office found a runaway 14-year-old girl using a drone Tuesday, January 6. Two social workers were transporting the girl from West Virginia to a behavioral health facility in Newport News, Virginia, in compliance with a court order, according to deputies....
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Not guilty plea entered, trial date set in Suffolk horse cruelty case

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A trial date has been set for one of two people facing nearly 100 counts of animal cruelty-related charges, stemming from what investigators say were dead and neglected horses found in their possession. Janet Aston, 73, pleaded not guilty Friday morning to all 96 counts in an indictment that...
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Hundreds gather in Newport News to protest Minnesota woman’s death

Hundreds protested in Newport News Saturday demanding justice for Renee Good, killed during a federal immigration operation in Minnesota.
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Norfolk Fire and Rescue safely extricates three from stalled elevators

Norfolk Fire and Rescue successfully extricated three people from different elevators in a multistory building on Diven Arch due to a power outage, with no injuries reported.
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Haygood Skating Center to close after 52 years in Virginia Beach

After more than five decades of birthday parties, school fundraisers and packed weekend skate sessions, Haygood Skating Center is closing its doors.
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Norfolk residents face higher water bills due to extended billing; city offers payment plans

NORFOLK, Va. — A few Norfolk residents got a shock in the mail when they saw their latest water bill. City leaders confirm residents can expect a higher-than-usual bill for this month... not because the rates have gone up, but because of an extended billing period. William Wood, a...
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Chesapeake man sentenced to over 7 years for attempting to receive 3 kilograms of...

NORFOLK, Va. — A Chesapeake man has been sentenced to seven years and four months in federal prison after attempting to receive a package containing more than three kilograms of cocaine. Kevin Russell Beasley, 51, was convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and being a felon in...
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ICE protest at federal building in Norfolk

Renee Macklin Good, 37, was a mother and an Old Dominion University graduate. WAVY's Markeshia Jackson reports from the ICE protest at the federal building in Norfolk, Va. https://www.wavy.com/
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Preserving the Battle of Great Bridge where it all happened

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Great Bridge has changed quite a bit since 1775. It is now considered one of the smaller water crossings in the Hampton Roads area. But in the Revolutionary War, that connector was pretty much it. In that time period, controlling the bridge meant running the flow of commerce and resources....
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Missing Chesapeake man safely located

NOTE: According to Chesapeake Police on Jan. 10, Thomas Glenwood Jones has been safely located. The above video is from our previous coverage on Jan. 10. CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Chesapeake Police is looking for a man they say is endangered. Chesapeake Police Dispatch received a report around 6:20 p.m. Friday of a...

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