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NORFOLK, Va. — If you live in neighborhoods like Huntersville, Franklin Arms or Calvert’s Square, running basic every day errands can be a real challenge, with the closest grocery store in some of these communities sitting multiple miles away. This is even more of an issue for seniors and for residents who can’t drive. Luckily, the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority is stepping in to help.

On Wednesday, a bus of more than 100 people pulled up to the Norfolk Sheriff’s Office Senior Fest at the Chartway Arena, with some coming from these neighborhoods.

A year-long program to help grow five businesses in Hampton's Phoebus neighborhood is reaching its final stages.

Last year, Retail Alliance — a Norfolk organization dedicated to supporting the growth of local businesses — won a $100,000 state grant and used the money to start a pilot program in the historic Phoebus neighborhood.

The organization joined with Phoebus Partnership to select five local shops, which would then spend several months working directly with consultants on everything from branding to storefront improvements to websites and social media. The hope was to help businesses reach more customers and improve customer experience, leading to an increase in revenues.

NORFOLK, Va. — The International Longshoremen's Association and the U.S. Maritime Alliance issued a joint statement Thursday saying a tentative deal has been reached, less than a week after the union's strike began.

Union members will return to work Friday after the union agreed to extend its contract with the Maritime Alliance to January 15 after it expired Monday.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A new restaurant is being proposed in the Seatack community of Virginia Beach. In fact, some marking of the land has begun off Owl’s Creek Lane.

Sea Shadow Inlet, LLC, has plans to build a 5,000-square-foot restaurant with 95 parking spaces at 919 Owl’s Creek Lane. Michael Sifen is the developer.

NORFOLK, Va. — A local cold case detective's work in solving a cold murder case from the 1980s is gaining national attention in a new Netflix documentary.

“Into the Fire: The Lost Daughter” chronicles crimes committed by a man with ties to Norfolk.

It tells the story of a mother’s unshakable determination to uncover the truth behind the mysterious "1989 disappearance of the daughter she placed for adoption," according to Netflix.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WRIC) — A CSX freight train derailment caused delays and the cancellation of two Amtrak trains on Saturday evening.

According to a CSX spokesperson, at around 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept 28. a CSX train derailed after it struck two trees on the mainline tracks near Denbigh Boulevard and Richneck Road in Newport News.

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A local man was sentenced to 26 years behind bars in Norfolk Circuit Court Friday in connection to a 2022 murder-carjacking in Ocean View.

Kenneth Yates, 45, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, use of a firearm, possession of a firearm by a felon and grand larceny (auto) on June 10. Yates’ first-degree murder charge was ultimately dismissed as part of the plea deal.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The third man swept up by an unexpected current at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront on September 21, who spent several days in a coma after washing ashore, has died, his brother told News 3.

Guilmer Joselino was at the beach with his two brothers, Sergio Olcot Ajbal and Santos Olcot Ajbal, and friend Sergio Xinico around 8:30 p.m. Saturday near 16th Street when one of them was caught by a wave.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. — Police in Portsmouth say they're investigating an incident that left one woman shot and two others hit by a vehicle.

Investigators say they were called to London Boulevard just west of Effingham Road just before 2 a.m. on Sunday.

SUFFOLK, Va. — A massive Spectrum internet and cable outage caused by Hurricane Helene has been impacting customers in Hampton Roads and northeast North Carolina, a representative from Spectrum's parent company told News 3.

Homes and businesses in Hampton Roads, Western Tidewater and northeastern North Carolina began reporting the outages on Friday, according to outage detection website downdetector.com.

FRANKLIN, Va. — A Suffolk man is dead after he was shot and then crashed a car into a house in Franklin, according to a press release from the chief of police.

The victim, 37-year-old Davon Davis, was found at the scene on Dorchester Street around 3 a.m. after he was apparently shot and drove the car into the house. He died at the scene.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A 26-year-old man and 16-year-old boy are in the hospital fighting for their lives after a wrong-way crash on I-264 in Virginia Beach Friday night, Virginia State Police said.

Davian Wallace, 26, was driving eastbound in the westbound lanes in a Chrysler 200 just before midnight Friday when he struck the 16-year-old, driving a 2024 Kia Soul, head on, police said.