Virginia State Police investigating tractor trailer crash near Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel
A tractor trailer crash on I-64 West at mile marker 273.7 in the City of Norfolk has caused significant delays, closing the west right lane and right shoulder near Willoughby Bay Bridge and leading to traffic backups of approximately 6.25 miles.
Man sentenced to 28 years for killing son of community activist
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Jalen Garces stood silent before the judge, expressionless as he was sentenced Friday to 28 years in prison for the shooting death of 33-year-old Ali Muhammad, the son of a prominent community activist. Garces, 28, was sentenced to 23 years in prison for second-degree murder,...
‘Get that gun out of my face’: Father who heard son’s last moments while...
A Virginia man will spend nearly three decades behind bars for murdering the son of a non-violence activist after blocking him in with his car as the victim was trying to get to work. Jalen Garces, 31, was found guilty in August of second-degree murder and using a firearm in...
One person is dead and another was hospitalized after a multi-unit fire.
One person is dead and another was hospitalized after a fire at multiple duplex homes early Sunday, according to Newport News Fire officials.
Cats rescued, two displaced in Virginia Beach structure fire
The Virginia Beach Fire Department units responded to a structure fire Saturday afternoon in the 700 block of Hemlock Crescent at about 4 p.m.
Costco could replace former Sears at Chesapeake’s Greenbrier Mall
Wholesale retailer-Costco is proposing to build a new store on the site of the former Sears department store at Greenbrier Mall. https://www.wavy.com/news/costco-could-replace-former-sears-at-chesapeakes-greenbrier-mall/
Major furniture chain announces it is going out of business
The Ohio-based company, which filed for bankruptcy in November, has been selling furniture for nearly 80 years.
Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office uses drone to find runaway teen
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office found a runaway 14-year-old girl using a drone Tuesday, January 6. Two social workers were transporting the girl from West Virginia to a behavioral health facility in Newport News, Virginia, in compliance with a court order, according to deputies....
Not guilty plea entered, trial date set in Suffolk horse cruelty case
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A trial date has been set for one of two people facing nearly 100 counts of animal cruelty-related charges, stemming from what investigators say were dead and neglected horses found in their possession. Janet Aston, 73, pleaded not guilty Friday morning to all 96 counts in an indictment that...
Hundreds gather in Newport News to protest Minnesota woman’s death
Hundreds protested in Newport News Saturday demanding justice for Renee Good, killed during a federal immigration operation in Minnesota.
