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2 days ago | 
wtkr.com | Erika Craven |Maddie Miller
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The first class of nurses at Sentara College of Health Sciences (SCOHS) graduated in 1894. More than 130 years later, the latest group of nurses is in limbo—unsure where or if they'll get their degrees. That's because this month the school announced it is discontinuing its nursing and non-nursing degree-granting programs and is evaluating certificate programs. Of the 460 enrolled students at the college, 385 are in degree-seeking programs.
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2 weeks ago | 
wtkr.com | Maddie Miller |Kelsey Jones
CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The families of three employees of the Walmart on Sam's Circle who were shot to death by their coworker in 2022 are set to receive over $6 million in total after reaching settlements with the company.
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1 month ago | 
wtkr.com | Jay Greene |Maddie Miller
NORFOLK, Va. — The man facing a gun possession charge in connection to the double-fatal shooting at Old Dominion University last month told WTKR News 3's Jay Greene from jail that he fired shots, but is not sure whether he hit someone. Dequan Tyler, 27, of Norfolk, was at ODU on Feb. 26, he says, because he was protecting his nephew, Delanio Vick Jr., 18, who was killed that night.
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1 month ago | 
wtkr.com | Maddie Miller |John Hood
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — We're getting a better idea of when sections of Atlantic Park — the exciting Oceanfront project that includes a wave lagoon, entertainment venue and new restaurants — will be open to the public. Watch previous: New Virginia Beach Oceanfront wave park has local surfers stoked New Virginia Beach Oceanfront wave park has local surfers stoked At Tuesday's Virginia Beach City Council meeting, organizers shared that the surf lagoon should be open by July.
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1 month ago | 
wtvr.com | Will Thomas |Maddie Miller
KITTY HAWK, N.C. — Two men are accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing Wednesday and ultimately found safe in Kitty Hawk Thursday, according to the Harnett County Sheriff's Office.
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1 month ago | 
wtvr.com | Maddie Miller |Colter Anstaett
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A huge crowd of family and friends gathered at Rock Church on Saturday for the joint celebrations of life for slain Virginia Beach Police Officers Cameron Girvin and Christopher Reese. The partners tragically died after they were shot while conducting a traffic stop on Friday, Feb. 21.
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1 month ago | 
wtkr.com | John Hood |Maddie Miller
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Our local law enforcement community is mourning the loss of two of their own after Virginia Beach Police Officers Cameron Girvin, 25, and Christopher Reese, 30, were shot and killed in the line of duty Friday. "It's tough. We're hurting. We're hurting just like the community," Virginia Beach Sheriff Rocky Holcomb said in an interview with WTKR News 3.
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1 month ago | 
wtkr.com | John Hood |Maddie Miller
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The parents of Virginia Beach Police Officer Cameron Girvin, one of the two VBPD officers killed in the line of duty Friday, say their son's life was cut short before he could experience the joy of becoming a father. Arthur and Barbara Girvin spoke with WTKR News 3's John Hood from their Rochester, N.Y. home via Zoom on Monday. They said they're still processing the devastating loss of their "fun-loving", "compassionate" son.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
wtkr.com | Colter Anstaett |Maddie Miller
NORFOLK, Va. — Each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, community members gather in downtown Norfolk for the eponymous holiday honoring the civil rights activist. The tradition continued Monday as people gathered at the Attucks Theatre on Church Street for musical performances and a conversation about King’s life, which included discussion on his visit to Norfolk in 1962. “If history is not remembered and history is not told, history will repeat itself. It was a tragic time in our history.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
wtkr.com | Maddie Miller
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia Beach man told police he was robbed after winning a whopping $10,000 at Rivers Casino Portsmouth on New Year's Eve. News 3 obtained a search warrant that states what the man told police while he was at the hospital following the alleged incident. The warrant says he met three people at the casino who offered to give him a ride back to his home on Coquina Lane.
