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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/

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — The Williamsburg mother that helped change Virginia’s seat belt law is reacting to recently released data from Virginia State Police. Preliminary numbers show traffic deaths were down in the Commonwealth last year. Since July 1,, the Christopher King Seat Belt Law has been in effect. It...

Williamsburg diners, event-goers and visitors will see higher surcharges this year. The city is increasing meals and hotel taxes and introducing a tax on event tickets. It brings Williamsburg’s meals tax to 6.5% and lodging to 7% on top of the 7% Virginia sales tax in the Historic Triangle region. The city will also...

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....

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...

The 3-year-old was transported to a hospital where he was treated for non-life-threatening injuries

Virginia senators question ICE agents' killing of ODU graduate Renee Good in Minneapolis, calling for thorough investigation into the shooting.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The expression is widely used, but a shot fired Wednesday in Minneapolis was heard around the world, including in Hampton Roads, and Friday, protesters honored the life of Renee Good, the Old Dominion University graduate killed by an ICE agent. A memorial in Good’s honor now stands in downtown...

Norfolk Police are searching for a man who allegedly stole items from Girl Scout Camp Apasus on Granby Street early Saturday morning.

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — More than a year after a move to alleviate congestion at a busy intersection in Hampton, drivers feel the intersection is doing everything but that. Several motorists are pushing for the city of Hampton to re-examine the effectiveness of the changes that have been implemented at this...