Roanoke's new police chief believes his new policing model has helped reduce shootings. Thomas Cage reports.Preview: Virginia Beach Police say more than half of the murders committed this year have ties to an alternative school. Virginia Beach Police Chief Paul Neudigate says five of the seven murders so far this year have been linked to Renaissance Academy. The academy is a school for students in grades six through 12. Chief Neudigate told City Council members this week the school needs more structure and discipline. Parents of students at Renaissance have also expressed concerns with safety at the school.
An island in the Chesapeake Bay is getting a grant from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality to improve petroleum storage. The two-point-three-million-dollar grant will help purchase Tangier Island's current storage facility so new double-walled tanks can be installed. Some of the money will also be used to buy new equipment for the island's wastewater treatment plant and install floodgates in some areas. The VDEQ says the projects will help support the island's fishing fleet while protecting vulnerable areas from environmental damage.
Newport News native Gaby Douglas will not be competing in the Olympics in Paris this year. Douglas pulled out of the USA Gymnastics Championships yesterday due to an injury. Douglas hurt her ankle during training for the event in Texas. The Paris Games would have been Douglas' first Olympics since 2016. The 28-year-old would have been the oldest American woman to also compete since the 1950s. .