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12/23/2024

President Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment.

President Biden is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row.

12/23/2024

The House Ethics Committee on Monday accused Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying women, including a 17-year-old girl, for s*x and purchasing and using illicit drugs while a member of Congress.

The 37-page report by the bipartisan panel includes explicit details.

12/23/2024

The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to murder and terror charges.

Luigi Mangione was formally charged with multiple counts of murder.

12/23/2024

Watch Live: Michael Vick will be introduced as Norfolk State’s coach.

Michael Vick will be introduced as Norfolk State’s head football coach Monday morning.

12/23/2024

The North American Aerospace Defense Command's annual tracking of Santa has endured since the Cold War. Here's how it began.

Each year, at least 100,000 kids call into the North American Aerospace Defense Command to inquire about Santa’s location. Millions more follow online in nine languages, from English to Japanese.

12/23/2024

JUST IN: Police have identified a Hampton man whose body was found at the Dismal Swamp Canal Trail last week.

Donte’y Christian Parrish has been identified as the man whose body was found with gunshot wounds at the Dismal Swamp Canal Trail on Dec. 15.

12/23/2024

Hanukkah, Judaism’s eight-day Festival of Lights, begins this year on Christmas Day, which has only happened four times since 1900.

12/23/2024

Today's weather: We’re expecting another freezing start Monday morning. Expect mostly sunny skies with highs in the low 40s.

Expect mostly sunny skies Monday with highs in the low 40s, about 10 degrees below normal for this time of year.

12/23/2024

Blake Lively has accused her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of s*xual harassment on the set of the movie and a subsequent effort to “destroy” her reputation in a legal complaint.

Blake Lively has accused her “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of s*xual harassment on the set of the movie and a subsequent effort to “destroy” her reputation in a legal compla…

12/23/2024

A NASA spacecraft aims to fly closer to the sun than any object sent before.

The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun. Since then, it has flown straight through the sun’s corona: the outer atmosphere visible during a total solar eclipse.…

12/22/2024

Oscar Smith quarterback Lonnie Andrews III was born five months after Lonnie Andrews Jr. was killed. On Saturday, he kept his father's namesake alive by leading the Tigers to the Class 6 state title.

Oscar Smith quarterback Lonnie Andrews III was born five months after Lonnie Andrews Jr. was killed. On Saturday, he kept his father’s namesake alive be leading the Tigers to the Class 6 stat…

12/22/2024

Hampton is considering allowing residents to have a second dwelling on their property as part of a broader effort to diversify housing options. The city will seek input from residents.

Hampton is considering allowing residents to have a second dwelling on their property as part of a broader effort to provide more housing options. However, before voting on the matter, the city wil…

12/22/2024

Two Virginia Beach-based Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S military said.

The F/A-18 shot down had just flown off the deck of the Norfolk-based USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, Central Command said.

12/22/2024

David Teel: Michael Vick is going to need help at Norfolk State. Let's hope he gets it.

Surely, the administrators who identified Vick as the best available candidate view him, in part, as a moneymaker. And in theory, he is, as Vick’s presence figures to drive ticket sales, corporate …

12/21/2024

Three Black men who were lynched by mobs in Virginia during the 1800s and early 1900s have been declared innocent by a judge.

The Washington Post reported Friday that the men were Charles Allie Thompson, William Thompson and William Grayson. Each was killed in rural Culpeper County.

12/21/2024

The authority overseeing the construction of a regional sports complex in Williamsburg agreed earlier this month to officially name the facility the Greater Williamsburg Sports and Event Center.

The regional center will be officially named the facility the Greater Williamsburg Sports and Event Center.

12/21/2024

The James City County Police Department welcomed two new K-9s to the team on Friday.

James City County police on Friday swore in the newest members of the department – two furry officers named Bailey and Maverick.

12/21/2024

The Wisconsin 15-year-old who shot and killed a teacher and a fellow student Monday was only in her first semester at the school, a school official said Thursday as families of the victims remembered them as people of faith who had deep connections within the Christian school.

The 15-year-old was in her first semester at the school.