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A man facing a murder charge in Hampton stemming from a May killing is no stranger to murder prosecutions on the Peninsula.

A long-awaited renovation project to revive the historic Lee Hall Depot took a big step this week as the exterior renovations were completed.

Bryan Garnett Jr.'s family told a judge Wednesday that they had been punished enough by his death and that the incarceration of his killer would only cause more suffering.

Police need your help to identify a pair of crooks who they say swiped a donation jar from the Baskin Robbins on Warwick Boulevard.

Police say a 31-year-old Michigan woman was at a bus stop on Holland Road in Virginia Beach, attempting to catch a bus to Newport News, when she was approached by a white male in his late 20's to early 30's.

The Beach Bums fall consignment sale will take place Thursday, July 31 to Saturday, Aug. 2 in City Center in Newport News.

Capt. Karl O. Thomas will relinquish command to Capt. Ronald L. Ravelo. in a change of command ceremony August 7 at Victory Landing Park in Newport News.

The city's Information Technology department is responsible for fixing city employees' computers and police radios when they break, but also plays a major role to make sure the traffic lights are scheduled properly, streets are repaired, trash is picked up, voters are registered and other vital city services are completed.

Ocean's Passion, a new restaurant in the Coliseum Central area of Hampton, is inviting folks to a free luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 30. Owner Robin BrownSolomon and Newport News Councilwoman Tina Vick are hosting the "A Taste of the Ocean" networking event to introduce the restaurant to the community.

Hours: 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday-Saturday and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday.

High profile defendants, especially those who were once public officials, face a specific set of challenges when they go on trial in the federal system, one lawyer explained to 13News Now Monday.

The Newport News Police Foundation joined our live audience Tuesday to tell us how they are gearing up for the 2014 "Field of Friends" events this in August.

Police are looking for three suspects who allegedly robbed two employees at a Newport News computer business Saturday.

Newport News Police are looking for several men involved in a commercial robbery that occurred at Newport News Computer Services Cyber Cafe in the 600 block of Stoney Creek Lane in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 26th.

The special sale events, which run from midnight to 6 a.m., celebrate remodeling projects underway at many Hampton Roads stores.

Earlier this month two senior Hampton University administrators visited China as part of a group of historically black colleges and universities to promote cultural and academic exchange.

When Al Johnson died last fall, it left a hole in the Unifics, the soul vocal group Johnson founded as a student at Howard University in the 1960s.

According to the Newport News Police Department, officers were called to the 600 block of Daniel Drive around 4 a.m. Sunday.

The reconstructed James River Fishing Pier will likely maintain a length close to its origial 3,000 feet, instead of being shortened to 1,250 feet, as previously planned.

The Southeast community of Newport News could get a new police precinct, if the city purchases a $7 million building it originally planned to lease.