VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — May is National Foster Care Awareness Month, an opportunity to learn more about the needs and resources in our area. As of March 2024, the Virginia Department of Social Services reported 939 children in the foster care system in the Eastern Region of the state, including the seven cities and surrounding […]
A man was arrested in connection to a drug operation and charged after eluding police and firing his gun in Portsmouth, police said. He was also served outstanding charges in several Hampton Roads cities.
Local governments and police departments across the state want to be able to crack down on squatters occupying vacant buildings, and several Hampton Roads cities say a proposal advancing in the General Assembly would help remedy that issue. Sen. Mamie Locke, D-Hampton, has introduced Senate Bill 48, which permits any county, city, or town to require, by ordinance, the owner of any building .