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ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — The superintendent for Accomack County Public Schools was fired in split vote. In September, she was accused of interfering with local enforcement during an investigation, according to a letter from the Virginia Department of Education. Previous Coverage: In split vote, Accomack Co. superintendent fired Superintendent Dr. Rhonda Hall was ousted…

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A boost to better learning, a block to connecting with their child — that’s how some parents see Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s new executive order to ban cell phones from Virginia classrooms that takes effect Jan. 1. Virginia Department of Education releases cell phone-free policy 10 On Your Side attended the…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — While proposed improvements at the I-64/I-264 interchange are expected to bring relief to what can be a traffic nightmare, nearby residents fear the potential nightmare of more traffic that could come to their neighborhood streets. The Virginia Department of Transportation held a public meeting Thursday at Lake Taylor Middle School to…

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — In a big change for businesses and home builders in Newport News, city leaders voted to wipe away minimum parking requirements at its Tuesday night council meeting. By the looks of other city ordinances, this makes Newport News the first in both Hampton Roads and the peninsula to eliminate minimum parking requirements.…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Two shipyard workers are dead after an incident at Marine Hydraulics International in Norfolk on Wednesday morning. Emergency crews responded to MHI, located at 1215 Warrington Ave. near the Midtown Tunnel, for a technical rescue, officials said. Dispatchers confirmed they received the first call at 7:46 a.m. about the incident. Norfolk…

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Suffolk police are investigating Monday morning’s shooting as an attempted murder-suicide, police said. Previous Coverage: Police: Man dead and woman injured after shooting in Suffolk Around 6:20 a.m. on Monday, police were alerted through a RAVEN gunshot alert at the 300 block of Linden Avenue. They arrived to find a man…

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — “She is dying anyway.” Those words, spoken by 71-year-old James King to a bartender on Sept. 16, 2020, foreshadowed his brutal murder and sexual assault of Lexie Walters in Virginia Beach. James Richard King King murdered and sexually assaulted Walters in the Days Inn hotel room they were staying in…

HENDERSON, Nev. (WAVY) — A native of the Outer Banks region was shot to death earlier this month along with his mother, and the man’s stepfather faces murder charges in the killings. Evan Scoggins, 20, and his mother Anastasia, 44, were shot and killed the night of Oct. 11 at her home in this Las…

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A woman is in critical condition after an interstate crash, according to Virginia State Police. The crash happened just after 1:30 p.m., at the on ramp from London Bridge to 264 West. State police said the elderly woman was outside of her disabled vehicle when she was hit by a…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Eleven shootings. Over the past month in Portsmouth, the city has seen 11 shootings — three that happened on Sunday alone, and multiple videos show an apparent victim and others ducking for cover in the first of the weekend shootings, around 2:40 a.m. Sunday on High Street. Overnight shooting leaves man…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A federal lawsuit has been filed on behalf of two area residents who are challenging the legality of using Flock cameras in the city of Norfolk. The lawsuit was filed Monday by the Institute for Justice on behalf of Norfolk resident Lee Schmidt and Portsmouth resident Crystal Arrington. 2024.10.21-1-ComplaintDownload “I don’t…

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) — A man was shot multiple times on Harlow Court in Hampton Monday night, police said. (Photo – Hampton Police Division) Hampton Police have classified the shooting as a maiming and said that, at around 10:31 p.m., officers responded to a call for a shooting in the first block of Harlow Court.…

SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man is dead and a woman is seriously hurt after a shooting in Suffolk on Monday morning, police said. Around 6:20 a.m., Suffolk police responded to the 300 block of Linden Avenue for the reports of gunshots in the area. After arriving, they found a man dead and a woman…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man has been pronounced deceased after a shooting on Madison Avenue on Sunday night, Oct. 20. At approximately 10 p.m., Norfolk police responded to a report on the shooting on the 1600 block of Madison Avenue. This is in the Spartan Village area. Photos from the scene show a heavy…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A man suffers a gunshot wound following a shooting incident on Jefferson Street in Portsmouth. On Sunday, Oct. 20, Portsmouth police responded to a report of a shooting in the 2300 block of Jefferson Street at around 5:30 p.m. Upon arrival to the scene, officers found the victim suffering from the…

JAMES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — A 16-year-old boy was charged in connection to a shooting at Country Village on Saturday, Oct. 19. At approximately 1:40 p.m., James City County Police responded to a report of a shooting in the 100 block of Gray Gables Drive. The shooting was preceded by a verbal altercation between…

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Portsmouth police are investigating an overnight shooting that left a man with life-threatening injuries. Just before 3 a.m. Sunday, police were called to the 300 block of High Street for the report of a shooting. When officers arrived on the scene they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. The…

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — The Newport News Fire Department responded to a 2-alarm house fire on the 800 block Cascade Drive. According to officials, the home was heavily by the fire damage but no one was hurt. Pictures from the scene show flames raging from the roof and large plumes of black smoke pouring…

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The death of a man who was in Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office custody back in June has been ruled a homicide. Previously: Man dies after suffering medical emergency in Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office custody The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Norfolk shared the update with 10 On Your…

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A 19-year-old man has been arrested in connection to a road rage incident on Interstate 664 at the Pughsville Road off-ramp in Chesapeake. At approximately 5:20 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12, the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation responded to the scene of an interstate shooting. Police said two vehicles…