Taylor Brokesh

Norfolk, Virginia

Digital Content Producer at WVEC-TV (Norfolk, VA)

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Volunteers build playset for Virginia Beach child battling rare cancer

1 day ago | 13newsnow.com | Taylor Brokesh

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — One Virginia Beach family's day was made a little bit brighter on Thursday, thanks to volunteers with Atlantic Bay Mortgage Group and the Roc Solid Foundation. Liam Setzer is 6, and he's fighting a Wilms tumor, a rare kind of kidney cancer. On Thursday, volunteers surprised him with a brand new playset that they constructed right in his backyard.
2 men sentenced to 93, 73 years for 2021 robbery, assault, and home invasions

2 days ago | 13newsnow.com | Taylor Brokesh

NORFOLK, Va. — A Norfolk judge has sentenced two men to decades in prison for a violent series of crimes in 2021 that ended with a woman being sexually assaulted in her own home while her son was forced to watch. A third man, who acted as a getaway driver, received a 16-year sentence. Deandre Lamont Ward was sentenced Wednesday to 93 years in prison. Dameron Shaikeem Wright, his co-defendant, received a 73-year sentence in September 2024. Both were 22 years old at the time of sentencing.
Person in 'serious but stable' condition after Virginia Beach shooting

3 days ago | 13newsnow.com | Taylor Brokesh

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Virginia Beach police say a patient is in "serious but stable" condition after sustaining a gunshot wound Tuesday night. Officers said they were called out to the area of the 700 block of Sullivan Circle around 10:13 p.m. for a gunshot wound call. Sullivan Circle is just off of Newtown Road.
Critically Missing Adult Alert issued for missing sailor out of Naval Station Norfolk

3 days ago | 13newsnow.com | Taylor Brokesh

NORFOLK, Va. — A Critically Missing Adult alert has been issued for a 21-year-old sailor who has not been seen since May 29. Angelina Petra Rezendis is described as a white/Hispanic female, standing 5'0" tall and weighing 110 lbs., with black hair and brown eyes. Virginia State Police say she was last seen at her barracks in Miller Hall at Naval Station Norfolk last Thursday around 10 a.m. Police are not sure if she has a vehicle, and they are not sure what she may be wearing.
Carrollton Elementary School on lockdown

4 days ago | 13newsnow.com | Taylor Brokesh

CARROLLTON, Va. — An Isle of Wight elementary school has been on lockdown since about 3 p.m. after they received "a call reporting a threat to the school." Isle of Wight Sheriff's deputies are on the scene sweeping the school out of an abundance of caution. Carrollton Elementary School officials sent a letter to families just before 3 p.m. that said the following: This afternoon Carrollton Elementary received a call reporting a threat to the school.
Hampton police investigate shooting of Newport News teen

4 days ago | 13newsnow.com | Taylor Brokesh

HAMPTON, Va. — Hampton police are seeking the public's assistance in identifying a suspect that shot and injured a 17-year-old on Saturday night. Police say at about 10:42 p.m. on Saturday, a 17-year-old boy from Newport News walked into the Sentara CarePlex with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. After speaking with the victim, they determined he was at a home in the 600 block of Allen Street, just off of Victoria Boulevard by Eason Park, when he was struck by gunfire.
Skydive Suffolk hosts skydiving event to honor fallen service members

1 week ago | 13newsnow.com | Taylor Brokesh

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — If you're at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront on Saturday, between 24th and 27th Streets, check the skies: you might catch skydivers making their way to Earth to land on the sand. But these aren't ordinary skydivers: they're "Jumping for a Purpose," for the 13th year in a row. Rob Allen, with Skydive Suffolk, told 13News Now that the all-day event on Saturday is to honor fallen service members.
Chesapeake Sheriff's Office donates 2 new cemetery markers for Afro-Union Civil War soldiers

1 week ago | 13newsnow.com | Taylor Brokesh

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The Chesapeake Sheriff's Office donated two new cemetery markers at the Unknown & Known Afro-Union Civil War Soldiers Memorial. "They had to fight for the right, to fight for the right, to fight for the right to die, to save the United States of America, number one, and to defeat slavery," said Dr. E. Curtis Alexander, Officer in Charge of the USCT.
Suffolk fire displaces four, injures firefighter

1 week ago | 13newsnow.com | Taylor Brokesh

A Suffolk house fire on Thursday has displaced four people from their home and injured a firefighter. Firefighters said they were called to the 300 block of Clover Lane around 3:30 p.m. Thursday after a report of a house fire. When they arrived, they found smoke coming from the second floor of the home. While crews were entering the home to locate the source of the fire, one firefighter sustained an injury and was treated on the scene.
Seven killed in Virginia crashes over Memorial Day weekend

1 week ago | 13newsnow.com | Taylor Brokesh

RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia State Police have released sobering statistics from Memorial Day Weekend, indicating seven fatalities stemmed from vehicle crashes over the long weekend. Two of those crashes happened in Hampton Roads; in Virginia Beach and in Chesapeake. Deputies say while this is a significant drop from Memorial Day Weekend in 2024 (with 13 fatalities), last year also saw 25 fatalities from vehicle crashes in the week following Memorial Day.