CRIME & SAFETY
Man dies in crash near James City County golf course
A 68-year-old man from Newport News died in a crash Wednesday night near the Kingsmill Woods Golf Course and Busch Gardens, police say. Read more: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/man-dies-in-crash-near-james-city-county-golf-course/
Carrollton grandmother who stabbed daughter’s husband gets 5½-year prison sentence
A Carrollton grandmother who fatally stabbed her daughter’s husband will spend the next 5½ years in prison. Two months after a jury found 69-year-old Theresa Knightnor guilty of manslaughter, Judge C. Peter Tench handed down a 10-year sentence, suspending four years and six months. Prosecutors, who had originally sought a first-degree murder conviction, had pushed […]
'Off to a very good start' | Newport News police chief addresses early 2024 crime trends and officer recruitment efforts
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — Newport News had a record-breaking deadly year in 2023. Newport News Police Chief Steve Drew said there were 45 homicides across the city, 10 of which happened in August alone. There were two additional deadly shootings on interstates within Newport News. While they fall under...
Solar farm subcontractor charged in collision with Surry school bus
A subcontractor working for the construction company building the 240-megawatt Cavalier solar farm in Surry County has been charged in a wrong-way collision with a school bus. Virginia State Police have identified Gregorio Gabriel Ordonez of Monetta, South Carolina, as the driver of a 2022 GMC Sierra pickup truck they say crossed the center line […]
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