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NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) – Two former Norfolk police officers are at the center of a claim of excessive force after a video shows one of the police officers putting a man in an alleged choke hold.  Court documents show that Drew Tyler Lail has filed a $2 million lawsuit against N.M. Caesar and Q. Tomlinson,…

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Brittney Griner returned to the United States early Friday, nearly 10 months after the basketball star’s detention in Russia made her the most high-profile American jailed abroad and set off a political firestorm. Griner’s status as an openly gay Black woman, her prominence in women’s basketball and her imprisonment in a…

(The Hill) — Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has announced that she will leave the Democratic Party and officially register as an independent. “I’ve registered as an Arizona independent. I know some people might be a little bit surprised by this, but actually, I think it makes a lot of sense,” Sinema said in an interview…

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — A former Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office sergeant is suing Sheriff Ken Stolle alleging that he was fired for his political opinions. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, former Sgt. William Fowler stated that he was shocked to learn of his termination from the Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office late last year. Fowler…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The future of Maury High School hangs in the balance as the Norfolk School Board weighs what to do next with the 112-year-old building. Click here to subscribe to WAVY’s breaking news email alert On Wednesday night, more than a dozen community members spoke at the school board meeting mixed on what…

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WAVY) — The man accused of shooting and killing three UVA football players and injuring two other students is expected to make his second court appearance. 22-year-old Christopher Darnell Jones’ status hearing is at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, at the Albemarle General District Court. He faces three counts of second-degree murder, two counts of…

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A second former employee has filed a $50 million lawsuit against Walmart following the mass shooting in Chesapeake on November 22.  The suit, filed on behalf of James Kelly, alleges the company was negligent in its hiring and continued employment of Andre Bing, and is ultimately liable for the shooting.  Kelly…

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Beach City Council members have officially approved the city sponsorship of the Something In the Water music festival. The latest comes after November’s public hearing where input from residents was largely positive. The vote allows festival organizers to keep more revenue than the inaugural festival while allowing free use…

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) was projected to win Georgia’s Senate runoff on Tuesday, sending him to the upper chamber for a full term and handing his party a crucial extra seat in the majority. The Associated Press called the race at 10:26 p.m. ET. Warnock, who is the senior pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in…

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — A representative for Chesapeake Public Schools tells 10 On Your Side a school principal was in the wrong when she promoted an after-school Christian club to parents via email earlier this year. The accusation came to light last week. That’s when it was announced that the “After-School Satan Club” was about…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Police are now investigating a shooting that took the life of one man and sent another man to the hospital in Norfolk overnight. According to Norfolk police, the call for the shooting came in around 1 a.m. Monday in the 1800 block of East Little Creek Road. A man was pronounced…

December is upon us and it is feeling like winter around Hampton Roads, and while that generally means cold days and nights, winter across Hampton Roads also brings some strange weather swings. Especially in late November and early December. Feeling more like a page out of January today, we’ll start the workweek feeling more like…

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Respiratory illnesses are rising across the United States and here in the Commonwealth. Whether it’s RSV, Flu, or COVID-19, patients are flooding health facilities. Sentara is one of many hospitals across the state, trying to stop the spread. The Virginia Department of Health is urging people to get their flu and…

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – The wife of a man killed after an altercation with Virginia Beach police spoke out from behind bars Saturday afternoon for the first time. On Saturday, Jacqueline Ortiz, 20, said Deshawn Whitaker, 28, was her husband. Deshawn’s brother previously confirmed the relationship in an interview with WAVY News. According to…

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) – A man has died following a shooting late Saturday night in Newport News. According to police, officers responded to reports of gunshots in the area around 10:35 p.m. in the 13200 block of Aqueduct Drive. When officers arrived on the scene, they found a man outside suffering from life-threatening gunshot…

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) – A man has died following a shooting early Saturday morning in the 5800 block of Pickering Street. Police reported the shooting around 2:20 a.m. on Pickering Street, near Lake Edward and Newtown Road. When officers arrived on the scene, police located a man who was shot. He was pronounced dead…

CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) — The announcement of an ‘After School Satan Club’ club at a Chesapeake primary school caused concerned parents to reach out to 10 On Your Side to investigate — so we did. A flyer advertising the club started circulating on social media promoting the club, which is set to launch at B.M.…

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The former medical director of a Virginia hospital that serves vulnerable children has been charged with four felony sex crimes in connection with abuse authorities say happened at the facility years ago. A grand jury indicted Dr. Daniel N. Davidow of Richmond, a former longtime employee of the Cumberland Hospital for Children and…