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GLOUCESTER COUNTY, Va. — The sister of murder victim Laurie Ann Powell is speaking out after the nearly 40-year-old cold case was solved. "If I had to describe her, I was the day she was the night. I was a Yin, and she was a Yang," said Cindy Kirchner.

NORFOLK, Va. — A man has received two life sentences for a 2023 shooting that killed a woman and seriously injured a man, leaving him paralyzed. Curtis Gerald Smith, 44, was sentenced to two life terms plus 13 years after he was found guilty at trial of first-degree murder, aggravated malicious wounding, two counts...

Newport News Fire Department crews responded to a residential structure fire in the 500 block of 42nd Street, quickly controlling the blaze with no injuries reported.

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — According to Virginia 511, motorists traveling on I-664 S in Hampton can expect delays due to a vehicle fire that happened around 5:10 p.m. The south right shoulder of the highway near Powerplant Parkway is closed, causing traffic disruptions in the area. The cause of...

The suspect in the death of 17-year-old Jesse Hogg, Pharondus Clemon, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, and shooting and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, according to the Portsmouth Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney.

UPDATE: Tiffany Erica Sharp has been found and is safe, Virginia State Police said. CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia State Police have issued a critically missing adult alert on behalf of the Chesapeake Police Department for a woman last seen Wednesday morning on Volvo Parkway. Tiffany Erica Sharp, 34, is 5-foot-4,...

HAMPTON, Va. — Monday’s winter storm delivered a sharp divide in snow totals across Hampton Roads, with neighborhoods just miles apart seeing drastically different amounts. While areas closer to the bay picked up little accumulation, communities farther north and inland measured several inches. Great Neck and Western...

Motion hearing underway for sailor Jeremiah Copeland accused of murdering Angelina Resendiz at Naval Station Norfolk. 18 motions being heard.

HAMPTON, Va. — No criminal charges will be filed in an early morning Thanksgiving shooting death in Hampton, the Hampton Police Division announced on Tuesday. The police division conducted an investigation into the death, which happened around 2:15 a.m. at the Red Roof Inn in the 1900 block of Coliseum Drive.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — A Hampton woman is facing charges after a two-vehicle crash that caused serious injuries Tuesday afternoon. The two-vehicle crash happened just after noon on Interstate 64 westbound near J. Clyde Morris Boulevard in Newport News, according to a Virginia State Police spokesperson. Traffic was...