Hampton double slaying stemmed from year-long neighborhood feud
Torrey Whitlow, 35, is wanted in the deaths of Lois Bailey, 50, and her son, Maurice Bailey, 25, that began in a running dispute more than a year ago.
View ArticleVirginia graduation rates hit record highs despite pandemic
Norfolk and Portsmouth saw some of the biggest increases in the region, although their on-time graduation rates still lagged the state average.
View ArticleNaval child care center reopens after six-year gap
We just really rely on the center to do its mission so we can do our mission”
View ArticleNew TNCC president announced; second woman to lead school
Towuanna Porter Brannon, currently vice president of student services in Statesville, will be the college’s ninth president.
View ArticleError delays Virginia’s extra $300 jobless benefits as another 9,377 file for...
An extra $300 a week in federal Lost Wages Assistance benefits for those who were out of work in August won't be arriving in bank accounts until at least Oct. 15, even though the Virginia Employment...
View ArticleMan charged with driving truck toward Virginia Beach protesters arrested in...
He was booked in the Columbia County Detention Center and is awaiting extradition to Virginia.
View Article67-year-old ‘Lady Ninja’ pummels assailant who attacked elderly friend
Authorities say a California man learned a painful lesson after he began shoving around an 82-year-old woman at a Fontana apartment building.
View ArticleA Naval Academy midshipman tweeted that Breonna Taylor got ‘justice.’ Now,...
A midshipman is suing the U.S. Naval Academy after he was disciplined for tweeting that Breonna Taylor received “justice” when she was fatally shot by police.
View ArticlePolice: Man shot at SUV — with children inside — on Monitor-Merrimac...
A Newport News man has been charged with four counts of attempted murder after police say he shot at an SUV on the interstate with four people — including two children — inside.
View ArticleFirst, a Virginia judge ordered a Confederate portrait taken down. Then he...
The judge accepted a defense motion to strike the evidence as insufficient, meaning no reasonable judge or juror could find proof beyond a reasonable doubt to convict Darcel Nathaniel Murphy, according...
View ArticleSuffolk couple abducted at gunpoint, forced to withdraw money at ATM, police say
Police said the abductor approached the victims at 7:00 p.m. in their driveway in the 4400 block of Kendal Way after they’d returned home from dinner.
View ArticleAt Newport News Shipbuilding, a 50-year-old icon comes down
The 50-year-old green crane at Newport News Shipbuilding's drydocks 10 and 11 is gone now -- but it was the work of months of careful planning.
View ArticleNo COVID-19 cases linked to Trump rally in Newport News so far
There've been no direct connections yet between any recent COVID-19 cases and attendance at President Trump's Sept. 25 rally at the Newport News/Williamsburg International Airport.
View ArticleUber driver robbed of his car at gunpoint in Hampton
An Uber driver was robbed of his car at gunpoint as he was transporting three "customers" in Hampton early Thursday.
View ArticleNorfolk light rail to experience service interruptions throughout October
The light rail trains will not operate at all Oct. 10, Oct. 11 and Oct. 24, but a shuttle will be available.
View ArticlePre-arrest sex between police and detainees would be a felony under bill...
A bill to charge law enforcement officers with a Class 6 felony if they engage in sexual relations with a detainee has unanimously passed both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly.
View ArticleA person told the Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office he killed someone. The...
"The Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office wants to be clear that we will investigate and prosecute this."
View ArticleSen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina tests positive for COVID-19, says he’s...
The Republican’s office issued a statement saying that a test Friday came back positive. He described the testing method as rapid antigen. Tillis said he undergoes testing regularly and had tested...
View ArticleRocket carrying radish seeds, meats and cheeses – and a $23M toilet – finally...
Northrop Grumman launched its capsule to the International Space Station from the Virginia coast, providing a nighttime treat for observers from the Carolinas to New England, at least where skies were...
View ArticleTop CNU officials announce retirement, prompting leadership shakeup
“No two people have contributed more to the creation and success of the Christopher Newport of today than Cindi Perry and Bill Brauer,” Trible said.
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