Vaping’s effect on 757: The industry targets minorities and the youth
In urban areas, vape and tobacco shops flood communities. They target minorities and the youth who are experiencing poverty, harsh daily life, or stress. Tobacco and vaping shop products serve as relief, escape, and, for some, entertainment. Vaping violations in the 757 regions in 2023-2024 ranged from 300 to 1,085...
CBN trims workforce, citing changing media landscape
The Christian Broadcasting Network is cutting 8.4% of its U.S. workforce as part of a “strategic realignment,” the ministry said. CBN, based in Virginia Beach, operates television, digital and humanitarian ministries worldwide. CBN had about 1,100 employees in the U.S. in 2024, according to its latest tax filing....
This Virginia Coastal Café Turns Fresh Catch Into Culinary Art
Can a restaurant really make you fall in love with seafood all over again? Skeptics might say every coastal spot claims to serve the freshest catch, but Catch 31 Fish House & Bar at 3001 Atlantic Ave in Virginia Beach proves that some places actually deliver on that promise. Perched...
Local doctor fights for Haitian health care and education from the U.S.
HAMPTON, Va. — Dr. Claude Louis knows that healing is as much about spirit as it is about science. A doctor with Riverside Medical Group in Hampton, Louis's heart is often 1,400 miles south, in his home of Qui-Croit, Haiti. Having come to the United States on Temporary Protected...
Man dead after shooting on Davidson Street in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk police are investigating a deadly shooting that happened early Saturday morning. Officers were called to the 7400 block of Davidson Street around 3:20 a.m., where they found a man suffering from a life-threatening gunshot wound. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not...
Only on 10: Charge dismissed with prejudice for man arrested for wearing mask in...
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — As 10 On Your Side first reported, a felony charge of wearing a mask in public has been dropped against a Norfolk man. Only 10 On Your Side was in the Norfolk courtroom when Jorge Miguel Diaz Jr., 29, appeared before the judge for a hearing that took less than a minute. […]
Norfolk store owner says customer was taken by ICE inside their store
NORFOLK, Va, (WAVY) — Employees at Lempira Latin Store in Norfolk are still processing what they say was an ICE raid inside their store. Store co-owner Elena Moreno said it was just a normal day working behind the counter when suddenly, a customer came sprinting through the door shouting. “I saw he came in running […]
‘We’re trying to be forward-thinking:’ Hampton Sheriff’s Office testing biometric handcuffs
HAMPTON, Va. — The Hampton Sheriff's Office is testing what you might call twenty first century handcuffs. A little black, electronic box is turning regular handcuffs into biometric handcuffs. “It’s a device that we add onto our already handcuffs," said Hampton Sheriff's Office Capt. Bionca Moore. The device...
Injured Virginia teacher deserves every penny of $10 million verdict
Newport News elementary school teacher Abigail Zwerner, center, was honored in the Virginia Senate Chamber on Feb. 2, 2023 a month after being shot in her classroom by a six-year-old with a firearm. Zwerner was shot in her hand and chest. No students were injured. (Photo by Nathaniel Cline/Virginia Mercury)
‘I can’t bring Mekhi back’: Grandmother’s plea for S Military Highway stoplight
Barbara Brouillette the grandmother of 9-year-old Mekhi Anderson who was hit and killed on S Military Highway, is calling for safety changes to the area.
