Former Norfolk prosecutor charged with 26 counts of sex crimes against children
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A former assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for Norfolk is facing more than two dozen charges related to alleged sex crimes against children. Court records show Timothy Scott...
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PHOTOS: The Amazon Rainforest, Ablaze In Brazil
There have been 74,155 fires in Brazil so far this year, mostly in the Amazon, and about half of which have ignited in just the past month. Some world leaders are raising the alarm. (Image credit:...
View ArticleTop Stories for Friday, Aug. 23, 2019
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — WAVY’s Marielena Balouris has a breakdown of the top headlines for the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 23, 2019. Read more in the links below: Person found dead in SUV pulled from...
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Lengthy Detention Of Migrant Children May Create Lasting Trauma, Say Researchers
The Trump administration is trying to legalize indefinite detention of migrant families. But detention can be emotionally crushing for kids, leading to long-term mental health problems like PTSD....
View Article4 charged after task force seizes heroin, guns, cash in Elizabeth City operation
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (WAVY) — Four people were charged after a Pasquotank County drug task force raided a home in Elizabeth City on Tuesday. The Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office said in a Facebook...
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Treated Again For Cancer
The 86-year-old justice just wrapped up weeks of treatment after a new cancerous tumor was found on her pancreas. Doctors say there's no evidence of cancer elsewhere. (Image credit: Shuran Huang/NPR)
View ArticleSupreme Court: Ginsburg treated for tumor on pancreas
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has completed radiation therapy for a cancerous tumor on her pancreas and there is no evidence of the disease remaining, the Supreme Court said Friday. It...
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Customs Agents Make 'Unusual' Seizure Of Nearly 53,000 Chinese Gun Parts
The illegal stocks, muzzles and other items were intercepted in recent months. "There was no attempt to hide the importation attempt," CPB spokesperson Jaime Ruiz told NPR. (Image credit: U.S. Customs...
View ArticleNorfolk detectives, prosecutor get FBI award for solving cold case murder
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Police detectives and a prosecutor in Norfolk who helped solve a 1981 murder case received an award Thursday from the FBI. Investigator Jerry Edwards, Detective Neal Baldwin,...
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Keystone Pipeline's Alternate Route Gets The Go-Ahead From Nebraska Court
A group of activists, Native American tribes and local landowners had challenged the controversial pipeline's 2017 approval. But the state Supreme Court unanimously rejected that challenge Friday....
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California Says Its Cannabis Revenue Has Fallen Short Of Estimates, Despite...
The tepid results have prompted Gov. Gavin Newsom to revise his office's estimates of how much money the state will net from its cannabis industry. (Image credit: Elijah Nouvelage/Reuters)
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Court Says Idaho Must Provide Gender Confirmation Surgery To Transgender Inmate
A panel of judges ruled Friday that in denying a transgender inmate gender confirmation surgery, the state violated the Eighth Amendment. (Image credit: Heath Druzin/Boise State Public Radio)
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Feds Charge 80 People Over Massive Online Fraud Conspiracy
One of the victims is a Japanese woman who sent more than $200,000 to a person she thought was a U.S. service member in Syria, according to the federal complaint. (Image credit: Reed Saxon/AP)
View ArticleWhite House tries to boost health care, business support for veterans
WASHINGTON (Nexstar) — The federal government wants to boost its support for veterans, including improving access to health care and making it easier for veterans to start and maintain small...
View Article‘Pulp Fiction’- inspired beer added to O’Connor’s limited can series
NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — O’Connor Brewing Company is adding a new can to their limited series in September. “Pulped Fiction” is inspired by the classic Quentin Tarantino film, inside and out. And it just...
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Man struck by lightning while swimming at the beach in Kitty Hawk
KITTY HAWK, N.C. (WAVY) — A 23-year-old was taken to the hospital after being struck by lightning while swimming in the ocean Friday afternoon in Kitty Hawk. The Kitty Hawk Police Department says the...
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