NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — The City of Newport News will hold a public safety briefing Monday to highlight significant reductions in gun violence and record-low homicide rates in 2025.
The briefing is scheduled for 2 p.m. Jan. 5 at the Newport News Police Department headquarters, 9710 Jefferson Ave.
City officials said Newport News recorded its lowest number of homicides in years in 2025, continuing a downward trend in gun violence across the city…