4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (196+ words) PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The suspect in a 2024 double shooting in Portsmouth was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday, according to the Portsmouth Commonwealth's Attorney's Office. Just before 1:30 a.m. on April 20, 2024, officers responded to the 600 block of Lancer Drive, near Airline…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (101+ words) NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk police are asking for the public's help in identifying a suspect in connection with an ongoing sexual assault investigation. According to the Norfolk Police Department, on Tuesday a woman reported that an unknown man had approached her…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (99+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — Two adults were injured Thursday afternoon in a crash involving a school bus in Virginia Beach, according to police. The crash was reported at about 2:15 p.m. in the 4500 block of Witchduck Road, according to the Virginia Beach Police…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (48+ words) The first details released surrounding a shooting Wednesday night in the Berkley section of Norfolk that killed 21-year-old Romeo Bates Johnson don't begin to illustrate the wave of pain being experienced by the victim's loved ones and the entire Berkley…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (160+ words) Police in Newport News have identified the man killed Saturday at a location on J. Clyde Morris Boulevard. The victim of the shooting was identified Tuesday as Isaiah Steven Nichols, 21, of Newport News, according to a news release. The shooting was…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (253+ words) August 18, 2026, 6:02 PM A Virginia man who was found legally insane at the time of a 2019 killing has fled the country after leaving a state psychiatric hospital on a 48-hour pass. Fairfax Circuit Court records, filed Aug. 5 and obtained by WTOP,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (89+ words) Police are investigating a shooting Sunday afternoon in Portsmouth that left a high school-aged juvenile injured. Portsmouth Police responded around 2:04 p.m. to the 200 block of Dale Drive for a report of a shooting. Officers found a juvenile male with a gunshot…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (64+ words) A toxic chemical found underneath Kennedy High School in Richmond during campus renovation work has forced the closure of the campus just two weeks before the start of classes. Brad Hamilton reports. A toxic chemical found underneath Kennedy High School…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (52+ words) Newport police confirm that Tyquan Johnson was arrested in Virginia. The U.S. Marshals Service told 12 News he was captured in the city of Newport News by the Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force. Read more: https://www.wpri.com/news/local-news/east-bay/newport-shooting-suspect-captured-in-virginia/...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (76+ words) The Newport Police Department announced Thursday that an arrest warrant has been issued for Tyquan Johnson on charges of felony assault with a firearm and firing in a compact area. 12 News Reporter Ethan Logue provides more details. The Newport Police…...