School was on lockdown. Portsmouth Christian School was also briefly on lockdown due to the 10 on your side broke the most recent development in the upcoming Stephen Rankin first degree murder trial. Today we discoverd a motion filed by the commonwealths attorney asking the judge to forbid Police Officers in uniform in the courtroom when rankin stands trial for the deadly shooting walmart. Andy fox broke that story. He joins us now live outside the Portsmouth Judicial Center in portsmouth with what else he found. Commonwealths attorney Stephanie Morales doesnt want courtroom. Former Portsmouth Police officer rankin is accused of gunning down William Chapman ii in the frederick blvd walmart parking lot. The commonwealths motion claims officers dressed in uniform will be intimidating and will have a Chilling Effect on the jurys ability to deliberate with open minds and without fear of rendering a verdict based soley on the law and evidence presented. Rankins attorney disagrees with the m
They found the meth lab hundred block of middlesex rd a couple one on sunday. Yet. Theyre evacuating apartment complex how much she doesnt know. Liz kilmer toys an update to that other bust from sunday. Charged a woman. 28yearold autumn wells valentines day, officers say they discovered items used to make meth while responding to a call on middlesex road. They say they found more evidence in a vehicle outside the home. The hazmat team came in. No one was hurt. Breaking news on the highways vdot says you can expect a major delay on i64 in james city county. It says crews have closed all lanes headed west at the colonial parkway a truck crashed. They have put a detour in right now Portsmouth Police are searching for a wanted man. What they say started as surveillance, turned into a chase and crash in the truxton area today. One man is behind bars, a second was let go, and another suspect is still out there. 10 on your sides liz palka is live outside the police station. Liz how did this a
We re tracking a good chance of rain, courtesy of an area of low pressure moving up the coast from the south. This low will spread heavy rain in some spots, capable of producing flooding in typical flood prone areas. A couple of thunderstorms are possible as well, which could produce gusty winds. Otherwise, expect cloudy skies with low temperatures in the upper 40s. Most of the rain will be out of here overnight tonight into early saturday morning. In fact, for most of saturday, we ll see partly cloudy skies. Highs will be in the upper 50s to near 60. A cold front moves in saturday, causing our highs to drop into the upper 40s by sunday. Now, talking about sunday, expect mostly cloudy skies and a we ll start to see a bit more sun monday and tuesday, but it won t be warm at all. High temperatures will only rise into the mid 30s enjoy your weekend weekend people around the country are reading and watching the drama unfold in the city of portsmouth. The sheriff apparently chased the mayor
In newport news a double homicide tuesday afternoon led to a Police Shooting that sent a man to the hospital. Now this morning we re waiting to learn more about what exactly happened. Newschannel threes Stefania Okolie is live from the police a call about an accident to newport news quickly turned into a call about a person with a gun and a shooting. When Police Arrived to 14th and wickham they found they were dealing with something much worse. A double homicide two men shot to death. Their bodies found inside this mini van. People who live near by describe what they saw. 54;07 one was slumped on the back and one was slumped in the passenger seat so the person who was driving was gone and the person behind him gone witnesses told police about two possible shooters on the run. A search started. Moments after two officers located one possible suspect who police say was armed. Investigators say both officers pulled their gun and shot the man. This was near roanoke avenue. He was hit twice
A Virginia Beach home was damaged in an Early Morning fire. Crews were called to a home on Glenfield Court just before three this morning that s in the first Colonial Estates area. When crews got there fire was coming from a second flood bedroom. We re told firefighters kept it from spreading, but there is a lot of smoke damage. Two people inside breathed in too much smoke, but didn t go to the hospital. No word yet on how it started. Most of the snow and ice is gone but a few schools are still closed or delaying classes. York county gloucester. , Williamsburg James city county, middlesex and southampton county schools are closed today. Isle of wight and northampton North Carolina schools are on a two hour delay. There is a complete list online head to another step warmer. Temperatures will start in the 30s this morning, with most locations above the freezing point. Watch out for a few icy spots inland, closer to i95. Highs will warm into the upper 50s this afternoon. Expect sunshine t