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Gavin Stone is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He graduated from N.C. State University with a degree in communication media and went on to cover local government, crime and whatever else came up in the Sandhills region of North Carolina. A native of eastern N.C., he enjoys watching movies he's never seen and black coffee.
Officers responded to a report of a shooting in the 300 block of Wakefield Avenue in the Wythe neighborhood Thursday at 12:48 p.m. They found a man with life-threatening injuries at the scene.
John Michael Garza, 37, and Arley Vaughn Nemo, 43, were missing from a routine headcount at the Newport News Jail Annex about 7:15 p.m. Monday. Upon investigation, jail staff discovered they had tunneled through the wall of their cell.
The forecast calls for temperatures as low as 31 degrees in Norfolk and as low as 26 degrees in other parts of for the region from midnight to 9 a.m. Tuesday. The remainder of the week will be much warmer.
The plan to handle the wastewater leak at the Great Bridge Lock is to just let it naturally dissipate, and until then the public is advised to avoid the water.
More than 22,000 people will participate across five events over the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon weekend, and more than 60,000 people are expected to descend on the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.
Hampton Roads health officials are advising people stay out of the area of the Elizabeth River around the Great Bridge Lock while they test samples for bacteria related to wastewater.