SUFFOLK A 32-year-old man has been charged with child abuse and neglect after police say he beat his 9-year-old daughter with a belt earlier this week.

Police in Portsmouth have identified a man whose charred body was found inside a burning Jeep Cherokee on Tuesday, and detectives now believe his death is related to another homicide the same day at his home just a few blocks away.

 A 4-year-old boy in Virginia Beach, whose parents say he was accidentally shot on Thursday, remains in critical condition at a local hospital.

NORFOLK A bullet grazed one person in a shooting this morning outside a Granby Street club. The shooting was reported about 1:30 a.m. outside Velvet Lounge after a fight that began inside the business continued out on the street, according to Karen Parker-Chesson, police spokeswoman. A bullet struck a man, who suffered a superficial wound.

NEWPORT NEWS Former Virginia Tech quarterback Maurice DeShazo is among hundreds of men arrested in a nationwide sting on prostitution and other sex crime charges. DeShazo is charged with soliciting prostitution. Media outlets report DeShazo was arrested along with 14 other men in Newport News.

 Police in Portsmouth have identified a man whose charred body was found inside a burning Jeep Cherokee on Tuesday, and detectives are trying to determine if his death is related to another homicide that occurred a few blocks away.

NORFOLK A man convicted in a drunken driving crash that killed three passengers is scheduled to be sentenced today in Circuit Court. Craig Watson, 32, was convicted of three counts of aggravated involuntary manslaughter for a violent vehicle crash after a night of partying at the Oceanfront. A jury recommended a 25-year sentence.

By Jeff Lawson Wednesday saw highs in the mid 50s and Thursday was only in the mid 40s. Today will again be in the mid 50s and Saturday in the mid 40s. It's not often you get big swings every day, but we are in that pattern until the end of the weekend when we drop even more after Saturday's chill.

SUFFOLK School Board members on Thursday asked the superintendent to adjust his proposed budget to include at least a2 percent pay increase for employees. "We have cut and we have cut and we simply cannot cut any more," board member Diane Foster said. "It's time to take a really hard stand."

SUFFOLK The School Board attorney urged members Thursday night to review concerns about a proposed student dress code that limits cross-gender apparel, but he stopped short of recommending they nix the plan.