Suspect in 2016 Facebook Live shooting murdered in Norfolk
The suspect in a triple shooting captured on Facebook Live nearly ten years ago was shot dead at Walker Avenue on Tuesday afternoon, News 3 has learned.
Construction project prompts Cardinal Skate Shop to close in Norfolk’s NEON District
When Cardinal Skate Shop owner Jason Hawkes moved his business to Downtown Norfolk's NEON District in 2016, he hoped for a brighter future. But he says a prolonged city development project has brought dark times and prompted him to close up shop for good.
Man hospitalized after shooting on M.O. Herb Street in Hampton
HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A man was hospitalized after a shooting on M.O. Herb Street in Hampton Wednesday morning, according to the Hampton Police Division. At around 7:20 a.m. on April 22, Hampton Public Safety Communications received a reported shooting in the 1 block of M.O. Herb Street. When officers arrived to the scene, they […]
Viral video of convenience store shooting leads to arrest of VB woman in Maryland
HOWARD COUNTY, Md. (WAVY) — A Virginia Beach woman faces attempted murder and other charges in connection to the April shooting of a Shell gas station clerk in Maryland, police said. Howard County Police said the release of a viral video on its social media platforms this week led to the ID and arrest of […]
Virginia man to get $1.3 million for wrongful conviction
In 1998, Messiah Johnson was charged with taking part in an armed robbery in Norfolk. The victim identified him, even though the robber was wearing a mask. "The main witness said that he was driving down the street at 35 to 40 miles an hour in the middle of the night, looked out his window and said he saw the person who robbed him...
Norfolk District Taco closes two years after opening on Hampton Blvd.
Just two years after opening its first Norfolk location near the redeveloped Railyard District, District Taco on Hampton Boulevard has closed.
Virginia Beach’s controversial curfew survives initial legal challenge
A judge on Tuesday declined to grant a temporary restraining order to block a 9:30 p.m. all-ages curfew scheduled to occur only once more. The curfew began this weekend in an area of the Oceanfront, following recent violence and concerns about crowds that tend to gather in March and April.
Judge dismisses Oceanfront resident’s challenge to Virginia Beach curfew; new lawsuit filed
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — On Tuesday, a judge dismissed the case of Lisa Lawrence v. City of Virginia Beach, a lawsuit that questioned the legality and impact of the city’s curfew. Lawrence, an Oceanfront resident who lives on Atlantic Avenue just a few hundred feet from the affected...
Reimagining Piece of Eden on Virginia’s Eastern Shore
(Cast of Piece of Eden. Photo courtesy of Sheila Vera.) On Virginia’s Eastern Shore, history does not feel distant. Along this narrow stretch of land between the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean, many places carry Algonquian names like Nassawadox, Chincoteague, Machipongo, and Kiptopeake, each a memory of the people who came before. Dig a little deeper, and there are stories behind more familiar...
The fourth director in two years has taken over at the Hampton VA
Shane Soto took over as interim director at the Hampton VA Healthcare System at the end of March, according to a spokesman for the VA. He comes from the VA in San Antonio, Texas. As an interim appointment, his tenure is expected to last 120 days. Leadership changes at the...

















