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Tuesday's referendum may not be the final word. The state Supreme Court is considering whether the redistricting plan is illegal in a case that could make the referendum results meaningless.

Virginia voters approved a Democrat-backed measure to allow for mid-decade redistricting, AP projects.

A woman has been arrested after she crashed a car into the patio of Murphy’s Irish Pub on the Oceanfront on Friday, according to court documents.

More than two months after Norfolk Navy reservist David Varela fled the U.S., he was arrested in Hong Kong and extradited to the U.S. to face charges in the murder of his wife, 39-year-old Lina Guerra.

A planned skydiving entrance took an unexpected turn Saturday when one skydiver became stuck on the scoreboard at Lane Stadium during the Virginia Tech Spring Game.

The Virginia Beach City Council voted 10-1 on Thursday to impose a 9:30 p.m. curfew in the area for the next Friday and Saturday, then the following Friday.

Former Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot and killed his wife Dr. Cerina Fairfax before he killed himself inside their Northern Virginia home, police confirmed Thursday morning, Fairfax County Police said.

Former Va. Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax shot his wife and then himself in a domestic dispute Wednesday night, the Fairfax County Police Department says.

The Navy Reservist has been placed in custody and will be extradited back to the United States, Lina Guerra's family confirmed to News 3.

During a closed door meeting held Tuesday, city leaders discussed possible plans to curb crime at the Oceanfront amid Spring Break season.

A man was hospitalized after he knocked down a traffic signal in his Dodge Ram when he reportedly fell asleep behind the wheel early Tuesday morning, Kill Devil Hills police say.

After getting a tip that two Russian women had met David Varela — the Norfolk man accused in his wife's murder — in a chance encounter in Hong Kong, the WTKR investigative team had some questions.

The WTKR Digital Team got a tip from a woman around the world saying she possibly met 38-year-old David Varela in Hong Kong and said he asked her out. The Navy Reservist is currently wanted for first-degree murder and concealment of a body after his wife, Lina Guerra’s body was found stuffed inside the freezer inside their apartment in downtown Norfolk. Investigator Reporter Margaret Kavanagh called a number on a video call and a man who looks like Varela answered the phone. She said she wanted to speak with David and he said yes.

After eight people were shot during an incident at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront Saturday, leading to two arrests and police looking for another suspect, officials including Mayor Bobby Dyer and Police Chief Paul Neudigate held a press conference Monday afternoon urging swift action to prevent further incidents.

Court documents obtained by News 3 shed more light into the shooting that injured eight at the Oceanfront Saturday night.

Police say there are multiple victims following a shooting at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront Saturday night.

Court documents reveal new details in Virginia Beach Oceanfront shooting that injured six bystanders.

An unforgettable experience, that’s what it was for one Outer Banks fisherman after fighting and towing in a 212-pound bluefin tuna on his jet ski

'Hardest fish I've ever caught in my life': OBX fisherman's 212-Pound tuna catch

In this episode of True Crime 757, we break down everything we know about the day of the ODU campus shooting, the investigations that followed, and the aftermath for the community.

Gov. Abigial Spanberger signed the "Right to Contraception" act, a bill that had been vetoed twice during the Youngkin administration.

A Norfolk sailor was drinking a Monster Energy drink when he realized there was a dead rat in the bottom of the can.

A Norfolk Navy sailor says he got a sickening surprise when drinking a Monster Energy drink this week. John Witt, 29, said he bought a pack of Monsters a few days ago at a Norfolk 7-Eleven. But Thursday morning when he finished drinking one, he realized the can wasn't empty. "I looked inside and found a rat," he said, which had him immediately vomiting — several times. The dead rat seemed pretty large, Witt told News 3 Thursday morning. "It's a full-size rat, and it's a big rat."

Rat found in Monster Energy drink

An update to the current cell phone ban in Virginia schools was included among the batch of bills signed by Gov. Abigail Spanberger, her press office said Tuesday.

Iran state media reports that the strait is now under a "complete closure" due to Israel continuing to bomb Lebanon.

Old Dominion University has hired the Cooley law firm to conduct an independent review of last month's shooting and campus safety, President Brian Hemphill said in an email Monday. This review comes in the wake of a continued dispute between the ODU Faculty Senate and the university's administration over safety following the deadly shooting that occurred in Constant Hall. "This seasoned and skilled team has worked on prior engagements together in which they have exhibited unwavering integrity, great synergy, and proven results," Hemphill wrote, adding that the team has already started to work.

The owner of Rainbow Cactus, a long-standing Virginia Beach nightlife establishment, was sentenced to three years of unsupervised probation after shooting a customer in November 2023.