Norfolk News

Firefighters are looking to Mother Nature to help extinguish a nearly monthlong fire in the Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.

NORFOLK, Va. - The "Norfolk 17" were honored Sunday at the church that educated them 50 years ago when six of the city's all-white public schools closed under Virginia's defiant response to court-ordered ...

If at first you don't succeed, try again. That's the idea behind "Who's On The BLVD," a new talent contest.

For the first time in nearly a quarter-century, a major naval warship will be commissioned in Baltimore.

A federal judge denied a Christian group's request this week to display a 12-foot-cross at a Fourth of July celebration at a city park in Chesapeake.

This morning, neighbors on the 3000 block of Maren Avenue, near Lafayette Boulevard, woke up to smoke and flames.

Two norfolk women survive a rabid fox attack! On Wednesday they talked to NewsChannel 3 about the scary moments as the crazed animal went after them.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former U.S. sprinter Tim Montgomery, an Olympic gold medalist now banned from the sport, pleaded guilty on Thursday to distributing heroin.

According to a guilty plea filed in federal court in Norfolk, Virginia, Montgomery faces at least five years in prison and a fine of up to $2 million.

Once known as the fastest man alive, Montgomery has since been banned from competing for his role in a steroid scandal and sentenced to another prison term for check fraud.

According to prosecutors, Montgomery provided an undercover agent with a total of 114 grams of heroin on four occasions between August 2007 and April 2008. The transactions were captured on video.

Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating a man who exposed himself to a 10-year-old girl and three adults on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 3:10 p.m. in the 100 block of 74th St., Virginia Beach.

A father charged with felony child neglect in the death of his nine-month-old daughter appeared in court Thursday morning.

According to Norfolk Fire Department sources, this morning's fire on Marne Avenue has been determined to have been caused by Arson.

Seventeen black students who endured isolation and their classmates' scorn to integrate Norfolk's public schools will be honored Sunday.

Former 100-meter world record holder Tim Montgomery who had been scheduled for trial next week on heroin distribution charges instead has opted for a plea hearing Thursday.

Norfolk Police responded to a call about an infant drowning at 2:15 AM this morning, in the 1100 blk of West Ocean View Avenue.

Police shot and killed a fox this morning on Andrew Lane after someone called to report a vicious animal.

A federal judge has denied a Christian group's request to display a 12-foot-cross at a Fourth of July celebration at a city park in Chesapeake.

An emotional homecoming at Naval Station Norfolk Saturday. The city's namesake, The USS Norfolk returned to the docks on Saturday afternoon.

The former owner of three auto repair shops was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for defrauding customers, creditors and parts suppliers out of more than $600,000. Charles E. Perry Jr., a 46-year-old ...

A special response force of the Virginia National Guard has been validated to provide support to first responders and civil authorities if the Commonwealth of Virginia was attacked with a high-explosive, ...

Two Norfolk firefighters were taken to a hospital for heat exhaustion after fighting a two-alarm house fire Saturday morning, the fire department said.