Two Hampton Roads cold cases solved through Virginia sexual assault initiative
Two cold cases in Hampton Roads from 1987 and 1989 have been solved thanks to a statewide Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, or SAKI program.
Two cold cases in Hampton Roads from 1987 and 1989 have been solved thanks to a statewide Sexual Assault Kit Initiative, or SAKI program.
A Black man shot multiple times by a Hampton Police officer in 2022 has failed a federal lawsuit against the officer and the City of Hampton.
Five Hampton Roads businesses have committed to 100% Business Alliance Against Trafficking to educate employees on human trafficking.
Several Virginia lawmakers are concerned about the assurance of U.S. DoD funding for the Hampton Roads shipbuilding ecosystem in 2024.
Shipbuilding is a major driver in the Hampton Roads economy, with an estimated economic impact at $6.4 billion in 2022, according to the Virginia Ship Repair Association.
Gregory Ricardo Burwell was sentenced to serve a maximum 45-year sentence for the murder of a Hampton woman.
Virginia broke ground on Monday on the $756 million I-64 Gap Widening Project, which will expand the corridor from two lanes to three lanes between Richmond and Hampton Roads.
In the mid-1900s, Black Americans who traveled were provided the same services as whites, but in separate locations.
A Chesapeake man was sentenced last week to 29 years in prison for his role in a series of armed robberies of 7-Eleven establishments in the cities of Newport News, Norfolk and Virginia Beach.
An indictment was unsealed charging 26 defendants, mostly from the Hampton Roads area, with drug trafficking, money laundering and other charges.
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