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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Newport News Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance locating a missing teenager. Marwa Barakzai, 16, was last seen getting off a school bus on Fontaine Road around 6 p.m. March 19, according to Newport News police. She is about 5 feet, 3...

Harun Abacioglu, 42, is a fugitive wanted out of York County by the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office on multiple charges, including 4 felony counts of threats, 70 misdemeanor counts of violation of protective orders, and 1 count of contempt of court, according to police.

Friday morning, firefighters from Firehouse 3 joined Deputy Chief Thibeault and Ms. Patrice Welch of Oman Funeral Home at the Public Safety Operations Center to place a wreath in honor of Frank Young and Johnny Hudgins.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A man in Chesapeake is lucky to be alive, as a group of Good Samaritans helped rescue him Wednesday after his car ran off the road and into the waters of Indian Creek, trapping him in the car as it began to sink. Resident Chris Kenny said he was driving home from dinner […]

Old Dominion University is asking current students to answer questions about their criminal histories after an ROTC instructor was killed and two students were injured. The perpetrator was also a student and pleaded guilty to federal terrorism charges in 2017, for which he spent eight years in prison. Framing the...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Callahan Kessler, a 25-year-old former Navy sailor, was recently sentenced to serve four years for the assault of malicious wounding, strangling, and abduction of his ex-wife. His ex-wife, the victim, ran away from Virginia to escape Kessler’s abuse in 2024, according to a press release. Kessler...

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Chesapeake police have charged a man with several crimes that happened at a school bus stop on Friday morning. According to Chesapeake Police Department, police officers responded to a bus stop in the South Norfolk area around 7:40 a.m. Friday based on reports of a disorderly individual. Before...

The Chesapeake 168 Expressway at Hanbury Road was partially closed due to a crash Saturday morning, according to Chesapeake Roads on Twitter.

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Police say a troubling trend is emerging across James City County, with car thefts and vandalism on the rise throughout the community. Investigators say criminals are becoming more aggressive, going beyond checking door handles and now breaking car windows to steal belongings or vehicles. “In the...

Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Va., has received the Blue Distinction Specialty Care designation for spine surgery. Hospitals and medical centers that earn the distinction must meet evidence-based selection criteria, including lower complication and readmission rates, a history of surgical...