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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A woman has been arrested and faces a half-dozen charges in connection to the May death of a 5-year-old on Stratford Street, Portsmouth Police said Friday. Ekara Mikkia Cowles, 31, has been charged with the following: On May 28, officers responded to a call for an unresponsive child in the...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – The 43rd annual Portsmouth Olde Towne Ghost Walk is tonight! It’s a walking tour with a mix of Halloween fun while learning stories of the past. Friday, Oct. 24, people will walk in groups and hear reenactment stories that have been passed from generation to generation. The stories will be...

NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk jury found Demetrios Bryant, 31, guilty of first-degree murder on Wednesday after evidence suggested he bludgeoned and stabbed Michelle Ford-Outlaw, 54, then biting off pieces of her body in 2023. Police said the murder happened on the morning of Dec. 28, 2023. Both Ford-Outlaw...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A Norfolk man was found not guilty of first-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of murder in connection with the shooting death of a Norfolk State University student two years ago. The jury deadlocked on the charge of malicious shooting into an occupied vehicle. Cameron...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A Spruce Street home was damaged by a fire Friday night, a Norfolk Fire-Rescue spokesperson said. Crews responded to a fire in the 2400 block of Spruce Street around 9:42 p.m., and when they arrived, they found smoke showing from the front side of a one-story home, the spokesperson said. They […]

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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A man has been injured after a shooting Friday afternoon in Virginia Beach, according to police. Police say it happened around 1:35 p.m. in the 400 block of Village Drive. When officers arrived, they found a man suffering from non-life-threatening injuries. There is no direct threat to...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – A Norfolk man is speaking out after he said his 6-year-old autistic daughter was able to wander from Crossroads School earlier this week. The parent of the child said this situation happened on Tuesday morning. Wishing to go by Mr. Arrington, he said he got the call from Crossroads informing...

A Portsmouth man is accused of shooting at a truck occupied by his coworkers on I-464 in Chesapeake Thursday morning, leaving one injured, state police say.

As the health care system at large struggles with staffing shortages, ODU is adding a spring admission cycle to its nursing program. As health care systems across Virginia continue to face a shortage of nurses, Old Dominion University is expanding its nursing program by adding a spring admission cycle for the first...