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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — The 15-year-old boy accused of shooting two 17-year-old students at Heritage High School in Newport News last month will undergo a psychological evaluation before his case proceeds in court. Newport News Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney Travis White confirmed Wednesday that a judge ordered a competency evaluation for the boy. When a…

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A male victim has died following an early morning shooting in Hampton Dispatch said they received the call at 3 a.m. for the shooting at an apartment complex in the 300 block of E. Mercury Boulevard. The preliminary investigation revealed the victim was in that area when he was struck by…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and other Republicans tried to fire up the party’s right-wing base ahead of Virginia’s critical November elections Wednesday, at a rally marked by falsehoods about the 2020 election and tirades against vaccine and mask mandates. The party’s nominee for governor, Glenn Youngkin, did not attend the event…

VAN HORN, Texas (NewsNation Now) — William Shatner, 90, beamed up Wednesday for his first real-life spaceflight and became the oldest person ever to enter the final frontier. In a 10-minute trip just beyond the Kármán line, Shatner was joined by three others on the second passenger flight from Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. Unlike his fictional…

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — It’s been nearly two and a half years since Virginia Beach’s deadly mass shooting, and many of the recommendations the city received to prevent another tragedy are just now coming together. On Tuesday, the city’s emergency management department introduced their latest hire to Virginia Beach City Council members: a security…

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A 10-month-old child was injured after shots were fired into a home late Tuesday night in Suffolk. Emergency communications received a call around 11:40 p.m. for shots fired in the area of Spruce Street and Raleigh Avenue. When officers arrived, several shell casings were discovered at the intersection of Laurel Street…

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Members of the Virginia Beach School Board are looking at racial equity and how it should be taught in school. The resolution, written by board Member Carolyn Weems, was up for debate Tuesday and would have laid down the foundation to prevent critical race theory from being taught on school…

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and October 13 is Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day. This day focuses on the less common, but more deadly form of the disease. Metastatic breast cancer is when the cancer spreads, typically to the liver, lungs, bones or brain.Most women are diagnosed months or years…

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A teacher’s assistant was assaulted by a student in a classroom Tuesday at Oscar Smith High School. In a voice message to families Tuesday, Oscar Smith Principal Paul Joseph said first responders reported to OSHS earlier in the day for a medical emergency involving the assault of a staff member. The…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – All eastbound lanes of VA-164 on the West Norfolk Bridge in Portsmouth were closed Tuesday due to a tractor-trailer crash. Images Tuesday morning showed the tractor-trailer on its side, blocking several lanes. A detour was in place at West Norfolk Road until the lanes reopened. VDOT said the scene was cleared…

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) — A man is wanted after he was caught on video abandoning a dog at a local storage facility. It happened around 9 p.m. Saturday at the Weeksville Secure Self Storage on Weeksville Road in Elizabeth City. Video shows the man pull up and let the dog out. He then dumps…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Following the death Friday of a realtor in what police describe as a murder-suicide, real estate agents are offering condolences while raising awareness about their own safety. Police say Albert Baglione, 84, told them “I shot my realtor” at a home on Bolling Road. When they arrived, they heard a gunshot…

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — The Chesapeake School Board updated the district’s COVID-19 mitigation strategies Monday. The decision came after a momentary disruption in the meeting in which a woman, identified as a House of Delegates candidate, was escorted out of the meeting during public comment for what the school board chair called a “personal attack.”…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A teenager was walking home from school near 19th Street and Armistead Avenue in October 2018 when two Norfolk police officers stopped him. “The police come up to him, and he has headphones on. He didn’t hear them,” said Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), the teen’s attorney. Scott and Norfolk Police Chief…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Navy nuclear engineer with access to military secrets has been charged with trying to pass information about the design of American nuclear-powered submarines to someone he thought was a representative of a foreign government but who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent, the Justice Department said Sunday. In a criminal complaint…

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A driver was pinned after crashing their car into a medical building in Suffolk on Monday morning. Dispatchers said the call came in just before 7 a.m. Firefighters responded to Sentara Family Medicine Physicians in the 2700 block of Godwin Blvd. Firefighters say the driver was taken to a trauma center…

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A shooting investigating is underway after a man was found shot in Hampton early Monday. Police say they were notified around 12:26 a.m. for a shooting in the 1900 block of Commerce Drive. A man suffered possible life-threatening injuries. No other details have been released. Those with information can submit an…

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — Police in Chesapeake are investigating a Saturday afternoon homicide that left one man dead. Click here to subscribe to WAVY Breaking News Email alerts. Authorities say they received a call around 2:45 p.m. for reports of gunshots and an injured man in the 4000 block of Brookland Drive. When officers arrived on…

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Police are investigating a stabbing that happened on Saturday afternoon in Virginia Beach. Click here to subscribe to WAVY Breaking News Email alerts. According to police, the incident occurred around 2p.m. at the Walgreens located near the intersection of Indian River Road and Kempsville Road. Police say two people were…

FRANKLIN, Va. (WAVY) — Police in Franklin are investigating after a man was robbed and abducted at gunpoint on Friday night at the Walmart in Franklin. Click here to subscribe to WAVY Breaking News Email alerts. According to police, the victim was approached around 10 p.m. by an unknown man who asked for money to purchase…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Portsmouth police asked the public to avoid the area of Bolling Road due to an “incident” Friday night. About two hours later, police said the incident was “now a death investigation.” Portsmouth police said they responded to the incident in the 70 block of Bolling Road around 6 p.m. They tweeted…