Around 4:38 a.m., police were called to the 900 block of Forest Lake Court after a report of an argument and shots heard inside a home, according to a news release.
The task force includes representatives for universities, animal rights groups and open government advocacy organizations. The group will issue a report of its findings later this year for the legislature to review.
Construction is nearing completion on a new research facility at the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences, with students and staff expected to start moving in later this fall.
Big Lots reported that it could close up to 315 stores as part of an amended loan agreement related to its efforts to "aggressively address underperforming stores" in an Aug. 2 Securities and Exchange Commission filing.
State water quality officials are advising the public to avoid swimming in North Carolina coastal waters from the Wright Memorial Bridge in Kitty Hawk to the South Carolina line due to heavy rain accompanying Tropical Storm Debby.
The Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Steering Committee, a political action group in Portsmouth, is hosting a candidate forum discussion at I.C. Norcom High School, beginning at 6:30 p.m. All eleven candidates vying for three seats on City Council have...