Fire near Norfolk fertility clinic prompts response: NFR
A fire near a fertility clinic has prompted a response from fire officials on Monday, according to Norfolk Fire-Rescue.
Police arrest wrong-way driver after Chesapeake Expressway hit-and-run
A driver is facing charges after driving the wrong way on the Chesapeake Expressway at high speeds, according to Chesapeake Police.
Newport News prepares to build a new Grissom Library in northern part of city
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The City of Newport News is moving forward with building a new Grissom Library in the northern part of the city. The new 51,000-square-foot facility will be located just down the street from the current library, off Warwick Boulevard. It will be nearly three times as big as the current library,...
Joint effort by fire crews swiftly extinguishes Suffolk brush fire
SUFFOLK, Va. — Firefighters from multiple jurisdictions extinguished a brush fire in a rural area of Suffolk on Sunday evening. The brush fire in the 1100 block of Audubon Road was dispatched at 6 p.m., and the first engine arrived at 6:07 p.m. The fire was marked under control at 6:29 p.m.
In grief and solidarity, community honors Lt. Col. Brandon Shah
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Mourners dropped by Portsmouth’s Presidential Funeral Services Saturday evening to pay their respects to Lt. Col. Brandon Shah. The public viewing was held for the Army ROTC instructor who was shot and killed in the March 12 terror attack in Old Dominion University’s Constant Hall.
Police in Hampton investigating shooting on Queen Street
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY)– Police in Hampton are investigating a shooting that occurred Saturday morning. According to police, officers were called to the 1300 block of West Queen Street at 7:16 a.m. for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived, they found a man with a non-life-threatening injury. Members from the...
ODU shooting case renews debate over Virginia’s inactive background check law
Federal charges filed against a Virginia man accused of illegally selling the gun used in a recent shooting at Old Dominion University are intensifying scrutiny of the state’s now-defunct universal background check law — and raising new questions about whether the violence could have been prevented. The case comes as...
Police: Multiple people shot at Kemps River Crossing in Virginia Beach
Police say multiple people were shot during a large gathering Sunday night at a Virginia Beach shopping center, prompting an ongoing investigation that could keep the area closed for hours.
Suffolk City Council moves to block federal detention centers in large industrial buildings
SUFFOLK, Va. — Suffolk City Council is opposed to having federal detention centers in the city, and it has decided to send letters to owners of large industrial buildings to ensure they know that. City Manager Kevin Hughes said at last Wednesday’s City Council meeting that the topic had...
Norfolk man sentenced to seven years in prison on drug trafficking and firearm charges
A man was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday for distributing cocaine and using a firearm in a drug trafficking crime, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
