Woodside senior Silas Barksdale says he will play his college basketball at UVA instead of VCU.

Suffolk-based TowneBank and Hampton-based Old Point Financial Corporation recently announced their decision to merge. https://www.wavy.com/news/townebank-to-acquire-merge-with-old-point-financial-corp/

An 8-year-old boy was hit by a vehicle on Bainbridge Boulevard Wednesday night, police said. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/chesapeake/cpd-man-charged-with-dui-after-8-year-old-struck-by-vehicle-on-bainbridge-blvd/

Crews in Virginia Beach responded to an apartment complex fire in the northwestern Bayside area of the city overnight Thursday. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/eight-units-damaged-following-fire-at-a-virginia-beach-apartment-complex/

Two people and a dog have been displaced after a fire on Drayton Road Thursday morning. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/chesapeake/cfd-2-people-1-dog-displaced-after-fire-on-drayton-road/

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'Pull up: Let's Talk About It' is a community conversation to address gun violence in Hampton Roads. The discussion follows a shooting Sunday night. Hampton Police confirms three teens ages 14,15, and 16-years-old were shot on Jordan Drive. Inner City Innovations Foundation and several anti-violence activists will gather Thursday Apr. 3 from 5p.m.- 7p.m. on Jordan Drive. Previous Coverage: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/hampton/police-3-teen-boys-shot-on-jordan-dr-in-hampton/

A registered nurse anesthetist and practitioner in Currituck, who was recently arrested on a forcible rape charge, is facing additional charges out of the Tar Heel State. https://www.wavy.com/

Crews in Virginia Beach responded to an apartment complex fire in the northwestern Bayside area of the city. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/eight-units-damaged-following-fire-at-a-virginia-beach-apartment-complex/

The Belleville community in Suffolk paid homage to its roots as a historical marker telling the story of William Saunders Crowdy, a runaway slave during the Civil War, was unveiled Wednesday. https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/suffolk/historical-marker-approved-for-suffolk-community-founded-by-former-enslaved-man/

A local naval officer is fearlessly facing his multiple sclerosis diagnosis, using his creativity and entrepreneurial skills to fight back and raise awareness. https://www.wavy.com/news/health/navy-officer-faces-ms-diagnosis-head-on/

There are new details on a deadly Accomack County shooting in which two people died. A criminal complaint cites video evidence showing George Wharton approaching the register with a gun in his hand before allegedly shooting Pradipkumar Ratilal Patel, who was behind the counter, before following Urmi Pradipbhai Patel to the deli area, where Warton then allegedly shot her. Wharton has been charged with both first-degree murder and second-degree murder in connection to the two shooting deaths.

The U.S. Senate adopted a measure from Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine to block Canadian tariffs that just went into effect.