Similarities between the case of a Richneck Elementary School student shooting a teacher and a North Carolina teacher badly hurt by a student prompt a message of healing and support from Virginia Education Association President James Fedderman.

The Hopeful Hampton ambassador program helps students make a difference. Starting March 6 , a group of 40 students will meet twice a week for 12 weeks at the Mary W. Jackson Neighborhood Center to set goals and discuss the impacts of gun violence in the city.

Funeral arrangements are underway in Norfolk following arrests in a 10-year-old Alabama murder investigation. The funeral for Amore Wiggins is set for Feb. 25 at Graves Funeral Home on Church Street.

The notion of drilling for gas and oil off Virginia's coast may not be as dead in the water as many people think. A bill currently on Capitol Hill, the Strategic Production Response Act, has passed through the House on a party line vote and is now in the Senate.

Rep. George Santos was noticeably absent from a meeting Wednesday between the governor of New York and her state's congressional delegation.

Isle of Wight County and the towns of Smithfield and Windsor are hosting a job fair. https://bit.ly/40K88se

Disabled American Veterans (DAV) and RecruitMilitary will host a Virtual Soldier for Life Job Fair on Feb. 14. https://bit.ly/3jALtxO

Portsmouth Police Department K9s are receiving custom ballistic vests as part of a pledge from a local company. https://bit.ly/3YhAmZF

The Virginia Beach Department of Public Health is hosting a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic on Feb. 11. https://bit.ly/3YxLUYd

Police are investigating a homicide in Newport News after finding a woman dead inside an apartment. https://bit.ly/40FD3Ww

Roads have reopened following a water main break that flooded the intersection near Armistead and LaSalle avenues. https://bit.ly/3HMtn3E

The Virginia Aquarium Stranding Response Team is working to find out what caused the death of a whale off the coast of Virginia Beach. https://bit.ly/3lkaNsh