Family of 8-year-old Newport News hit-and-run victim seek answers, police search for driver
The family of an 8-year-old hit-and-run victim in Newport News seeks answers after the driver in the incident is still on the loose.
Bow Section of First Columbia-class Sub Heading to Electric Boat
The bow of the future USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826) left Newport News Shipbuilding this week and is en route to General Dynamics Electric Boat, where the submarine will be assembled and tested, USNI News has learned. Having been partially tarped and loaded onto a barge, the nuclear ballistic missile...
Closure scheduled for I-64 East on-ramp in Hampton
As a part of the continued construction of the Hampton Roads Express Lanes (HREL) Hampton Segment, there is a continuous weekend closure scheduled for the Settlers Landing Road/Woodland Road on-ramp to I-64 East in Hampton.
All clear after Hillpoint Elem. students, staff moved for ‘suspicious vehicle’
A "suspicious vehicle" at Hillpoint Elementary prompted students and staff to be relocated Friday morning, Suffolk police said around 9:20 a.m.
Virginia Climate Assessment highlights changing conditions across the state
There is a wealth of information about Virginia's climate and how it's been changing over time. But the state is not a monolith. "We've got everything from the coastal Tidewater region all the way to the mountains, and those are incredibly different environments," said Luis Ortiz, an assistant professor of climate...
James City County Resident Dies After Being Struck by Cement Truck on Monticello Avenue
On November 19, 2024, Perry Allen Mendel Sr., 66, of James City County, was hit by a cement truck while crossing Monticello Avenue near Monticello Marketplace. Mendel was using a walker at the time. He was found unresponsive and taken to Riverside Regional Medical Center with life-threatening injuries.
Gloucester man arrested following months-long shooting investigation
GLOUCESTER, Va. — A Gloucester man has been arrested and charged in connection with a series of shootings that targeted a vehicle and a tractor earlier this year. Travis Michael Parmley, 53, was charged with feloniously shooting at an occupied vehicle and two counts of reckless handling of a firearm.
Arrest made after search warrant served on Greystone Lane in Chesapeake
According to the Chesapeake Police Department, officers served a search warrant in the 600 block of Greystone Lane on Nov. 20 in reference to an Internet Crimes Against Children investigation. The individual was arrested in connection to the warrant.
Man injured in shooting on Fremont Street in Norfolk
According to the Norfolk Police Department, the shooting took place in the 800 block of Fremont Street at around midnight on Nov. 22. A man was taken to the hospital with a non-life-threatening injury.
Black women say they were asked to leave restaurant because of their race
Shakoya Somerville-Holt said she and her friends were dining at Cork and Bull Restaurant when two other Black women who weren't with their group started fighting.
