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Michael Taylor, 40, was sentenced on Wednesday, March 27, to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to shooting a man during a road rage incident on Granby Street a year ago, police said.

NORFOLK — A man was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison for a road rage shooting on Granby Street last year. Michael Donzell Taylor, 40, pleaded guilty to maliciously shooting into a vehicle, being a felon with a firearm and malicious wounding, according to the Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office. Circuit Judge Mary Jane Hall sentenced Taylor to eight years in accordance with a plea deal ...

Michael Donzell Taylor, 40, pleaded guilty to maliciously shooting into a car, being a felon with a firearm and malicious wounding for an incident that occurred last year in the Wards Corner area.

Santonio Lee, 45, was wanted for malicious wounding, use of a firearm, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

HISTORIC TRIANGLE — Business news and notes from in and around the Historic Triangle. Greg Storer, President & Chief Executive Officer of Williamsburg Landing…

Exit 276C along Interstate 64 westbound is closed due to a vehicle crash, according to an alert from the Virginia Department of Transportation.

Virginia Code prohibits a train from blocking a crossing for longer than 5 minutes but due to the federal nature of the railway system, that code is unenforceable.

NORFOLK — Police Chief Mark Talbot had good news for the City Council this week. Reported crime citywide was down in 2023, with homicides down 33% and total violent crimes down 24% from 2022, he said. “We certainly are trending in a much more positive direction than most urban environments,” Talbot said at the Tuesday work session. He also laid out the department’s goals for 2024, which ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — If 54-year-old Gary Solomon had one more moment with his first-born son, here’s what he would say: “I want to tell him we love him. You feel like you can never tell your kids that enough. That I care about them. That’s what I’m here for.” With his wife by your […]

The deadly police shooting in Norfolk's Wards Corner area marked the sixth officer-involved shooting in the Hampton Roads region over 30 days.