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Gavin Stone

Gavin Stone is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He graduated from N.C. State University with a degree in communication media and went on to cover local government, crime and whatever else came up in the Sandhills region of North Carolina. A native of eastern N.C., he enjoys watching movies he's never seen and black coffee.

Nine Norfolk beaches, one in Hampton, and two in Newport News are under swim advisories due to elevated levels of enterococci bacteria in the water.

Environment |
Beaches in Norfolk, Hampton and Newport News under swim advisories

July 2, 2024 at 3:32 p.m.

Nine Norfolk beaches, one in Hampton, and two in Newport News are under swim advisories due to elevated levels of enterococci bacteria in the water.

Daniel Irizarry was killed Monday morning when he clipped another vehicle and went over the wall of the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel.

News |
Hampton man identified as driver who died when SUV fell from Monitor-Merrimac bridge

July 2, 2024 at 2:23 p.m.

Daniel Irizarry was killed Monday morning when he clipped another vehicle and went over the wall of the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel.

Virginia Beach police arrested a man accused of shooting and killing another man on June 29.

Crime and Public Safety |
Arrest made in shooting death of 24-year-old Virginia Beach man

July 2, 2024 at 8:39 a.m.

Virginia Beach police arrested a man accused of shooting and killing another man on June 29.

A vehicle went off the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel on Monday morning after a two-vehicle crash.

Crime and Public Safety |
1 dead after vehicle goes off Monitor-Merrimac bridge in crash

July 1, 2024 at 7:32 p.m.

A vehicle went off the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel on Monday morning after a two-vehicle crash.

Dozens of community-based organizations in Hampton Roads work directly with young people to prevent gun violence. Teens with a Purpose and Hopeful Hampton are two groups that embrace a variety of strategies, including conflict intervention, mentoring, and tapping into creative outlets to help young people make better choices.

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Crime and Public Safety |
Shots Fired: How violence intervention groups are part of the solution

June 30, 2024 at 12:30 p.m.

Dozens of community-based organizations in Hampton Roads work directly with young people to prevent gun violence. Teens with a Purpose and Hopeful Hampton are two groups that embrace a variety...