CHESAPEAKE A motorcyclist was injured Friday night after refusing to stop for an officer, according to a news release. Around 8:15 p.m., an officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the motorcyclist, who was headed northbound on the Chesapeake Expressway. He refused to stop and later crashed in the Interstate 464/64 area, the release said.

Former Norfolk Southern CEO David Goode and his wife, Susan, will be honored Feb. 25 with the Cosmopolitan Distinguished Service Award Medal, presented annually by the Norfolk Cosmopolitan Club to Norfolk's First Citizen. The group has given the award since 1928. The couple is being recognized for their civic involvement and leadership.

An approaching storm brought increasing clouds overnight with lows in the mid- to upper 20s for inland and rural areas, while coastal spots pretty close to freezing. The clouds will continue to thicken today and by late in the day, there could be a few isolated showers. Highs should be in the lower 50s.

PORTSMOUTH The Virginia Department of Health has named a new director for the local health district. David Chang will start March 1 with the Portsmouth district. He is currently director of the Three Rivers Health District, which serves the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck.

As a way to promote healthy lifestyles and celebrate Valentine's Day, the South Norfolk Community Center will sponsor the "Valentine's (Save Your Heart) Health Fair" today. The health/fitness event, free and open to all ages, is from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the community center, 1217 Godwin Ave.

At Booker T. Washington High School in Norfolk, contestants including junior Yazjae Pressey compete Friday in a preliminary round of the Exodus National Spelling Bee tour, sponsored by Cory “CoCo Brother” Condrey and State Farm Insurance. Senior Omar Tariq won and will represent Hampton Roads schools in the contest in Atlanta. (Steve Earley | The Virginian-Pilot)

VIRGINIA BEACH A 10-month-old baby, Braxton Taylor, died two years ago at the hands of his foster mother. She’s locked up on a voluntary manslaughter conviction after investigators determined she shook the boy to death.

WILLIAMSBURG The United States is in peril - not so much from foreign threats as from mean-spirited partisan feuds that make it impossible to solve the nation's problems - former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates warned Friday.

NEWPORT NEWS — One of two supervisors fired in connection with the scrap metal case at Newport News Waterworks was reinstated to his job on Friday.

Police discovered two bodies inside a home Friday, hours after receiving a call about a shooting.