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A 25-year-old draft horse was unable to stand for several hours, so crews from Chesapeake and Suffolk stepped in to help, according to the Chesapeake Fire Department.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A new trial date has been set for two of the three former Virginia Beach sheriff’s deputies charged in the death of Rolin Hill, who died after an alleged medical emergency at the city jail in June 2024. During a hearing Thursday, a judge...

NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk man has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for shooting and killing 44-year-old Bradley Kristoffer Kortbawi outside a Ghent apartment building in the summer of 2024. According to the Norfolk Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, 57-year-old Vandes Jackson was sentenced Friday after a jury...

A 36-year-old Norfolk man pleaded guilty Wednesday in Northampton Circuit Court to two counts of felony maiming while driving intoxicated, and a first offense of misdemeanor DUI that occurred in May 2023. In a proffer to the court, Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Vincent deLalla said Ryan Douglas Halterman was a...

The Sandler Center for the Performing Arts will host Nick Offerman's "Big Woodchuck" tour next year.

NORFOLK, Va. — A man has received two life sentences for a 2023 shooting that killed a woman and seriously injured a man, leaving him paralyzed. Curtis Gerald Smith, 44, was sentenced to two life terms plus 13 years after he was found guilty at trial of first-degree murder, aggravated malicious wounding, two counts...

The suspect in the death of 17-year-old Jesse Hogg, Pharondus Clemon, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, and shooting and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, according to the Portsmouth Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Lowering costs for families, attracting new investment and making Virginia the top state for business again. Wednesday, Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger outlined her plan to strengthen the Commonwealth’s economy during her appearance before the Hampton Roads Chamber in Virginia Beach....

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia Beach woman has pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and will serve one month of incarceration after a shooting killed a 14-year-old boy last year. The shooting happened on March 7, 2024, in the 4900 block of Almandine Avenue in the Cornerstone Condos. A...

UPDATE: Tiffany Erica Sharp has been found and is safe, Virginia State Police said. CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia State Police have issued a critically missing adult alert on behalf of the Chesapeake Police Department for a woman last seen Wednesday morning on Volvo Parkway. Tiffany Erica Sharp, 34, is 5-foot-4,...