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The 2023 Girl Scout Cookie booth season has begun!. Almost a million boxes of cookies arrived in Hampton Roads Saturday morning and were passed out to local Girl Scout troops. A Girl Scout spokeswoman said cookies of all nine varieties were unloaded at Harrison’s Moving and Storage in Chesapeake, the Newport News Kmart, and Tidewater Community College in Virginia Beach.

900,000 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies arrive in Hampton Roads for local troops to sell

Tennessee State

Virginia Beach, VA

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A prominent travel magazine recently named Virginia Beach one of the top 12 destinations to visit in May in a list that covers places within the United States and around the world. Travel + Leisure recognized Virginia Beach for its pleasant May temperatures and the...

Virginia Beach named in Travel + Leisure's list of top destinations to visit in May

Pennsylvania State

NORFOLK, Va. — It’s a new look to a familiar place in the Ghent neighborhood in Norfolk. Soon, the doors at 1421 Colley Avenue will be back open. "People have seen this from the ground up, basically, for when we had holes in the floor for the plumbing," Chris Arney told 13News Now.

Tacos Y Tequila | New restaurant opens soon at old Red Dog Saloon location in Ghent

Virginia State

NORFOLK, Va. — U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) stopped in Norfolk Monday morning to present a $1.6 million check to address social inequity and economic disparities caused by past transportation infrastructure decisions. The money is part of "Norfolk I-264 Reconnecting Communities," which will help reconnect and restore communities affected...

Sen. Warner presents $1.6M grant to help reunite Norfolk communities divided by I-264

NORFOLK, Va. — A little more than one year has passed since a quintuple shooting outside Chicho's on Granby Street. It ended with three people dead and two others hurt. Since then, several other shootings in the downtown corridor followed, including one outside Legacy Restaurant & Lounge. That incident injured three people and a sheriff's deputy.

Efforts to improve nightlife safety ramp up in Downtown Norfolk

NORFOLK, Va. — A fire that destroyed a Family Dollar store in Norfolk last September continues to have an impact on people who live in the area and now no longer have a place to buy most groceries within their neighborhood. In the six months since the fire, the...

Foodbank to provide food to those impacted by Family Dollar fire last year in Norfolk

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — With the long-awaited return of the Something in the Water music festival to Virginia Beach, organizers are looking for people to volunteer. Those who do will get perks, including a full event pass. The festival's "Work for a Ticket" program offers a pass, an event...

Something in the Water offering tickets in exchange for volunteer work

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Voting in Virginia Beach could soon change again. City leaders are holding a series of meetings before deciding whether to stay with the current 10-1 system or choose an alternative system ahead of the 2024 election cycle. Virginia Beach historically used an at-large system, meaning...

Should Virginia Beach keep the 10-1 voting system? Residents weigh in.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach police say they arrested a man at the Oceanfront on Saturday evening after he was reportedly pointing a gun at passing vehicles. Around 10 p.m., officers were flagged down by a person who said a man was aiming a gun at vehicles along Atlantic Avenue. A police camera operator located the man holding a gun on top of a parking garage near 9th Street.

Man accused of pointing gun at vehicles on top of Oceanfront parking garage

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Two people are out of their home after a fire in the South Norfolk area of Chesapeake on Monday afternoon. The fire was reported around 1:40 p.m. in the 600 block of Mooney Road. Both adults inside the house got out. One had a minor injury and was treated on the scene by medics.

Two people displaced following house fire in South Norfolk section of Chesapeake

NORFOLK, Va. — Students at Sherwood Forest Elementary partnered with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation Friday to create a rain gardent and bioswale at their school. The group planted 1,000 plants that are native to this area in the 77-foot-long garden, purple lovegrass, little bluestem and pink cloud muhly grass.

Norfolk students plant 1,000 native plants to help reduce flooding at Sherwood Elementary

Portsmouth, VA

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A boy was shot and seriously hurt in Portsmouth on Monday evening. The shooting happened in the 3800 block of Headwind Lane around 7 p.m., in the Long Point section of the city. Police have released few details at this time, but said the boy had serious injuries.

Boy shot, injured on Headwind Lane in Portsmouth

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — If you're a property owner in Chesapeake, your stormwater utility fee will be higher in June due to a technical issue with the city's billing management system last year. A city spokesperson said last year’s rate increase was not added to the December 2022 bill because...

Own property in Chesapeake? Your stormwater utility fee will be higher in June.

NORFOLK, Va. — The YWCA South Hampton Roads and Education Alliance of Coastal Virginia are joining forces Tuesday to host a spring college fair. The fair will allow people to learn about different colleges, specific programs at those colleges and what it's like to be in college. Representatives from...

YWCA, Education Alliance to host spring college fair in Norfolk

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — After more than five years of planning, the Atlantic Park project at the Oceanfront is finally becoming a reality. During a Development Authority Meeting Tuesday morning, one city official said the surf park and entertainment venue backed by Virginia Beach native and Grammy Award winner Pharrell Williams has “made it.”

Virginia Beach Atlantic Park project has 'made it,' city leader says

Hampton, VA

HAMPTON, Va. — A violent weekend across Hampton comes as the city closes on a violent first quarter for the calendar year. This weekend, three shootings resulted in three people being hospitalized from across city neighborhoods. A 29-year-old man is hospitalized and in critical condition, according to Hampton Division officials, after a light-colored car opened fire on him outside a home on Breckenridge Court. Family members of the victim told 13News Now on Monday he was awaiting surgery, but that he had been able to communicate with his family.

'Fairly awful' | Hampton Police Chief reflects on violent first quarter in the city

Rhode Island State

NORFOLK, Va. — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) operations center facility in downtown Norfolk will soon be moving out of Hampton Roads. In a statement to constituents on March 15, Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island announced that the facility would be moving to Naval Station Newport (NAVSTA.)

NOAA moving operations from Norfolk to Rhode Island due to 'economic feasibility'

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Williamsburg, VA

NORFOLK, Va. — A New Kent man wanted in Williamsburg for taking unlawful video in September was taken into custody in Florida last week and extradited to Virginia over the weekend. Richard Lee Gibson, 59, was sailing a boat in the Caloosahatchee River on March 19 when a person...

Man who fled Williamsburg in sailboat after taking up-skirt videos arrested in Florida

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — William McLaughlin is grateful for what the Meals on Wheels program has done for him. "For me, it's a Godsend," he said. Every day, at the same time, a volunteer with the Peninsula Agency on Aging delivers a hot meal to his Newport News home. He gets a friendly visit and even a safety check as a bonus.

'It's a Godsend' | Meal on Wheels recipient offers thanks as organization looks for volunteers

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Portsmouth delegate is accused of mishandling client fees. The Virginia State Bar reprimanded Del. Don Scott, saying one of the Scott's clients paid him $20,000 in legal fees, but Scott did not deposit the money into his lawyer trust account, as required. He also didn't...

Portsmouth delegate reprimanded by Virginia State Bar

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Nearly two years since a chaotic night of shootings at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront, the family of a young woman killed in the crossfire persists in their search for answers and justice. Innocent bystander Deshayla Harris, 28, was hit by a stray bullet on 19th...

Family of Deshayla Harris suing Virginia Beach for $50M

NORFOLK, Va. — Norfolk Public Schools is sending its proposed budget for next year to the city council for final approval. School officials said the nearly $495 million budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year focuses on five priorities:. Compensation. Employee recruitment and retention. Safety and security. Additional resources for...

Norfolk School Board sends proposed budget to city council

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Paul Power appeared before a judge Friday morning on multiple charges for allegedly stabbing three people after getting into a fight at a Virginia Beach bar. The three victims who got hurt in this fight testified before the judge. The three are all co-workers at...

How a napkin reportedly led to a triple stabbing at a Virginia Beach bar

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Grafton, VA

GRAFTON, Va. — Feeling at home can mean something different for everyone. Whether it's the memories or the company people keep by their side, everyone has a different reason why they say Pop's Drive-In in Grafton feels like home to them. “As we [family] all moved away, get older,...

End of an era | Customers say farewell to Pop's Drive-In, a York County fixture, as it prepares for final closure

HAMPTON, Va. — A man is seriously hurt after a shooting in Hampton Sunday night. According to Hampton Police, someone called emergency dispatchers about a shooting on Breckenridge Court at 7:30 p.m. The victim, a 29-year-old man, was taken to a local hospital for life-threatening injuries. As of Monday...

Police: Man injured in shooting on Breckinridge Ct. in Hampton

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A murder suspect is on trial again in Virginia Beach. Jacquan Wilson is accused of killing 18-year-old Bryant Cueto outside of an Applebee's in 2016. Wilson is facing three felonies including first-degree murder, a robbery charge, and a gun charge. Wilson pleaded not guilty to...

Virginia Beach murder suspect is on trial for the second time, representing himself

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Sale of MacArthur Center expected to create new opportunities for Downtown Norfolk, years from now

NORFOLK, Va. — MacArthur Center, a longtime fixture in the heart of Downtown Norfolk, could soon fall under new ownership. 13News Now reported Friday that the...

Sale of MacArthur Center expected to create new opportunities for Downtown Norfolk, years from now

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