Child care in the state could soon be more affordable and accessible for families as North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein creates a task force to look into how to make that happen.

Newport News Police said a girl who was considered missing and endangered has been found safe. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/newport-news/newport-news-police-looking-for-missing-girl/

After an officer was shot Monday night while responding to a call in Portsmouth, residents in the area tell 10 On Your Side they feel an uptick in crime. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/portsmouth/residents-think-crime-in-portsmouth-is-on-the-rise-its-pretty-bad/

A woman’s residence was struck by gunfire while she was home with her two children in Elizabeth City on Monday, police said. https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/elizabeth-city/police-residence-shot-into-while-mother-and-her-children-were-home-in-elizabeth-city/

Video shows Brookville High School student Kaelen Tucker running just ahead of I.C. Norcom student Alaila Everett in the Class 3 Track and Field State Finals, when Everett hits Tucker with the baton. Tucker spoke about what happened as she rounded a corner. https://www.wavy.com/?p=2628878

A USCGC Valiant (WMEC 621) small boat crew interdicts a go-fast vessel approximately 50 miles northeast of the Dominican Republic, Feb. 17, 2025. U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine Operations aircrew detected the suspicious vessel and vectored in the Valiant crew who apprehended five suspected smugglers and seized approximately 1,280 pounds of cocaine. (U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine video) https://www.wavy.com/?p=2628759

A teenage boy has serious injuries after being shot on Knells Ridge Drive in Chesapeake Monday night, police said. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/chesapeake/police-teen-with-serious-injuries-after-being-shot-in-chesapeake/

NBC News Channel video - The search for a University of Pittsburgh student went into its fourth day Monday.

Video from the scene of what Chesapeake Police said is a shooting of a teen boy who they said has serious injuries after being shot on Knells Ridge Drive in Chesapeake Monday night, police said.

Newport News Police is looking for a missing and endangered girl who was last seen leaving Huntington Middle School Monday afternoon, police said.

A Portsmouth Police officer was shot at a residence on Pepperwood Place while responding to a potential domestic hostage situation Monday evening, police said.

A local woman is trying to make a difference statewide after a 3-year-old accidentally drowned at Oak Grove Lake Park in February.   

A Portsmouth Police officer was shot at a residence on Pepperwood Place while responding to a potential domestic hostage situation Monday evening, police said.

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