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.

It was murder that brought Tonja Thomas and Mary Needam together in a Hampton courtroom this week.

Former Virginia Tech quarterback among people charged.

— Former Virginia Tech football star Maurice DeShazo was among 15 men charged last week with soliciting prostitution following a Newport News police sting.

VIRGINIA BEACH – A four-year-old child is in a critical condition after being shot in Virginia Beach, say police.

Portsmouth police have identified the 58-year-old man who died Tuesday following a SWAT team incident in the city's Cavalier Forest neighborhood.

Suffolk Fire and Rescue responded to a fire Wednesday night in the 2800 block of S. Nansemond Drive.

Former Virginia Tech football star Maurice DeShazo was among fifteen men charged Friday with soliciting prostitution following a Newport News police sting.