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7 years later: Newport News police still searching for Hampton mom, her baby
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Seven years later and there are still no answers for what happened to 34-year-old Keir Johnson and her 8-month-old daughter, Chloe. The two disappeared on April 30, 2017, after friends told police the two never showed up for plans at Buckroe Beach. It's something the...
Assault at Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail under investigation
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WAVY) — An assault at Virginia Peninsula Regional Jail in Williamsburg is under criminal investigation. VPRJ Superintendent Colonel Roy Witham confirmed the assault in a release on Tuesday, saying it happened Sunday night around 7:45 p.m. The incident involved two inmates at VPRJ, one of whom was...
Newport News teacher named regional teacher of the year: ‘She imprinted on my life.’
NEWPORT NEWS — On a recent Friday morning, Chanda Woods is teaching her sixth graders about prefixes and suffixes. She walks around answering questions and checks on her students’ progress. In between academic check-ins, she gets personal. “Are you making better choices now?” she asks one of the kids quietly once she is back at her desk, after helping him with a new vocabulary word. “You need ...
Man receives 3 life sentences for killing woman at gas station
A man convicted of killing a 65-year-old woman at a Harris Teeter gas station received three life sentences. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/man-receives-3-life-sentences-for-killing-woman-at-gas-station/
Construction of $33 million library to begin in Newport News this year
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Plans for a new multi-million dollar library are moving forward in Newport News. City Council approved $33 million to build a new, 'Virgil I. Grissom Library,' on Warwick Boulevard after decades of use. The current Grissom Library has stood for nearly 50 years, has never undergone any major renovations, and currently serves the city's Northside population.
Israel, Palestine supporters rally near Christopher Newport University
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — As tensions escalate across the country over the Israel-Hamas war, protestors gathered for the first time at a Hampton Roads university. Supports of both Palestine and Israel rallied near Christopher Newport University Tuesday evening. At one point, police officers kicked pro-Palestinian protesters off campus. The...
First Warning Forecast: Tracking a few showers and storms on Wednesday
Meteorologist April Loveland's First Warning Forecast. A cold front will move in on Wednesday. This will bring the chance for a few showers during the morning, with better chances for showers and storms during the afternoon. Temperatures will warm to the upper 70s. Areas of fog will be possible late...
See what VB jury saw: Video shows what happened to convict driver of manslaughter in DWI-marijuana case
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — It was a crucial piece of evidence in what could be a landmark DWI-manslaughter case involving marijuana. Because no presumptive standard exists for marijuana impairment, the jury in the case of Nathan Poole, 26 had to rely on video captured shortly after he ran over two women with his pickup truck.
Thousands of Black patients moved up national kidney transplant waitlist after race-neutral assessment implemented
NORFOLK, Va. — It was Valentine's Day in 2020 when Stanley Norris of Hampton planned to take his wife, Patsy Williams-Norris, out to dinner. But he became winded and started struggling to breathe. The Hampton couple ended up at the hospital instead. After a series of tests, doctors told...
Shooting in Calvert Square area of Norfolk under investigation
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man was found shot in the shoulder on Tuesday afternoon in the Calvert Square area of Norfolk. The man though is expected to survive, per dispatchers. The shooting happened in the 900 block of E. Olney Road just before 5 p.m. WAVY’s working to...
Man sentenced to 1 year in jail for stalking woman on Facebook
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man was sentenced to one year in jail for misdemeanor stalking and using a computer to harass a woman. Court records show that Sean Michael Conroy, 30, created a fraudulent Facebook account for a woman who lived with his family over a decade ago. Since that time, Conroy and the victim […]
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