At the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, eastbound traffic is backed up 4 miles to King Street.

Firefighters battled an early morning blaze in the area of Jefferson Avenue and Pats Lane, emergency dispatchers said.

GREENSBORO, N.C.  The jury deciding the fate of John Edwards is set to resume deliberations today in North Carolina following a weekend break. The former presidential candidate faces 30 years in prison after pleading not guilty to six campaign finance corruption charges. The jury began considering its decision Friday, after nearly four weeks of testimony.

MIAMI  Tropical Storm Alberto is moving southeastward as it spins off the coast of Florida and could impact the North Carolina coast, even as it is expected to stay offshore. Alberto's maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph this morning with little change in strength expected.

Tropical Storm Alberto continues to slowly drift off the South Carolina coast but has weakened. Expect more soggy weather over the next several days due to the combination of Alberto and an approaching front. Highs today will reach into mid 70s with mostly cloudy skies and scattered shower/storms. Rain chances will linger through midweek with highs warming into the 80s.

NEWPORT NEWS Police are holding a town meeting tonight in the department’s Central Precinct. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at Point Plaza Suites at City Center, 956 J. Clyde Morris Blvd., police wrote in a news release.  Police will discuss crime trends, crime prevention ideas and community partnerships.  

By Evan Stewart An area of low pressure will drift across the state, bringing clouds and showers to the area through midweek, while Tropical Storm Alberto spins off the South Carolina/Georgia coast.

CHESAPEAKE When a police officer started investigating whether a gym teacher assaulted a 12-year-old Jolliff Middle School student last month, he hit a roadblock: The school would not give him a copy of surveillance footage from a security camera. Not without a search warrant.

NORFOLK The city will give the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority more cash than it usually does, but agency officials say they also need the city to give them more work.

North Carolina plans to ramp up a campaign to control two rapidly multiplying, disease-carrying wild animals that often turn up in suburban neighborhoods.