This Week in WAVY History December 14th | WAVY+

The Holiday Lights at the Beach are shining bright.

Link: https://www.wavy.com/living-local/holidays/hampton-roads-kicks-off-holiday-season-with-festive-events/

10 On Your Side is looking for your photos and video of your home holiday lights.

Link: https://www.wavy.com/holidaylights/

The U.S. Postal Service has deadlines that are fast approaching for holiday shipping.

Link: https://wavy.com

Southampton County Public Schools superintendent Dr. Gwendolyn Shannon is out, and an interim superintendent is in place.

Link: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/southampton-co-public-schools-parts-ways-with-superintendent-appoints-interim/

A suspect has been identified in the shooting death of Kelvin Earl Smith at a South Military Highway business Monday night.

Link: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/police-1-dead-in-homicide-at-chesapeake-business/

A North Carolina man will serve 53 years in prison after shooting a man six times in the back during a 2023 party in Virginia Beach and being found guilty of first-degree murder earlier this year, the Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office said.

Link: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/virginia-beach/nc-man-guilty-of-murder-in-vb-sentenced-to-serve-53-years-in-prison/

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Tuesday the Pentagon will not publicly release unedited video of a U.S. military strike that killed two survivors of an initial attack on a boat allegedly carrying cocaine in the Caribbean, as questions mounted in Congress about the incident and the overall buildup of U.S. military forces near Venezuela.

Link: https://www.wavy.com/news/politics/ap-hegseth-and-rubio-are-expected-back-on-capitol-hill-as-questions-mount-over-boat-strikes/

There was a multi-vehicle crash in Virginia Beach in the area of Upton Drive and Nimmo Parkway, according to video at the scene. There is no word on any injuries, or a cause of the crash.

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A Norfolk bicyclist was hit by a car Monday morning, and the driver involved didn’t stay on the scene. Micheal Merritt said he was riding along Granby Street near Delaware Avenue when he was side-swiped by a car that kept on driving.

Link: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/norfolk-bike-safety-advocate-injured-in-a-hit-and-run-while-riding/

Super Doppler 10 Chief Meteorologist Jeff Edmondson has the latest weather forecast for the Hampton Roads viewing area. More weather: https://www.wavy.com/weather/

The Soul Train-inspired holiday show that has wowed audiences from New York to Virginia Beach will hit the stage this weekend at the Suffolk Center for Cultural Arts.

Link: https://www.wavy.com/news/local-news/a-soulful-christmas-debuts-in-suffolk-this-weekend/

A Chesapeake man faces several charges after Flock cameras identified a stolen vehicle in Rockbridge County, in the western part of Virginia, Monday morning.

Link: https://www.wavy.com/news/crime/flock-cameras-lead-to-arrest-of-chesapeake-man-in-rockbridge-county/