Video from News 3's Colter Anstaett shows the Perdue tractor-trailer that crashed off the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel early Sunday morning into the water. Damage to the guardrail is also seen here as crews work to repair. | WTKR News 3
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Video from News 3's Colter Anstaett shows the Perdue tractor-trailer that crashed off the side of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel early Sunday morning into the water. Damage to the guardrail is also seen here as crews work to repair. | WTKR News 3
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A crash involving a school bus and another vehicle resulted in a home in Chesapeake being heavily damaged Friday morning, video taken by News 3 shows. Chesapeake Public Schools said this incident was reported around 8:56 a.m. Read more 👇 | WTKR News 3
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A crash involving a school bus and another vehicle resulted in a home in Chesapeake being heavily damaged Friday morning, video taken by News 3 shows. Chesapeake Public Schools said this incident was reported around 8:56 a.m. Read more 👇 | WTKR News 3
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The crane mounted to a truck tipped over onto a building in the Pembroke Square area of Virginia Beach Friday morning. | WTKR News 3
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The crane mounted to a truck tipped over onto a building in the Pembroke Square area of Virginia Beach Friday morning. | WTKR News 3
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The aftermath: Six houses have collapsed into the ocean in Buxton over the past two days, littering the beaches with debris and making them dangerous for visitors. This video taken by WTKR Outer Banks reporter Will Thomas Wednesday afternoon shows the remnants of several houses in the same stretch of beach. | WTKR News 3
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The aftermath: Six houses have collapsed into the ocean in Buxton over the past two days, littering the beaches with debris and making them dangerous for visitors. This video taken by WTKR Outer Banks reporter Will Thomas Wednesday afternoon shows the remnants of several houses in the same stretch of beach. | WTKR News 3
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Two people were rescued after their SUV veered off the road and into icy water on Wednesday. Suffolk firefighters discovered the vehicle partially submerged. Lt. Mike Turner used a ladder as a bridge to bring the two to safety. Read more by clicking the link in comments. | WTKR News 3
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Two people were rescued after their SUV veered off the road and into icy water on Wednesday. Suffolk firefighters discovered the vehicle partially submerged. Lt. Mike Turner used a ladder as a bridge to bring the two to safety. Read more by clicking the link in comments. | WTKR News 3
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About 2 inches of accumulation at Town Center and still falling, though the wind is whipping it up quite a bit. So, it came later than we thought it might, but it still came. 🤷 | WTKR News 3
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About 2 inches of accumulation at Town Center and still falling, though the wind is whipping it up quite a bit. So, it came later than we thought it might, but it still came. 🤷 | WTKR News 3
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That was a hail of a storm! 🌨 WTKR viewer Mark Malbon sent in this video from the Sandbridge area of Virginia Beach with heavy hail falling and collecting in his yard. Your Sunday is looking much better — no pea or penny-sized hail expected. | WTKR News 3
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In case you missed it, we now know the name of the driver of the tractor-trailer who drove off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel on Thursday. | WTKR News 3
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At WTKR News 3, we know that serving the community means you have to be in the community. We know that serving our audience means meeting them where they are. Wherever, whenever, however you get your news, we're there. WTKR: Where You Are. Learn more at wtkr3.co/whereyouare | WTKR News 3
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"No survivors," President Trump tells reporters in briefing on crash between passenger plane and Army helicopter. | WTKR News 3
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Video shared with News 3 shows the southbound lanes of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel after a tractor-trailer broke through a guardrail and went into the water early Sunday morning. Recovery efforts are underway for the driver. The truck appears to belong to Perdue Farms. (Credit: Travis Smarr) | WTKR News 3
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Abigail Spanberger has taken the stage at her inauguration ceremony Saturday. She is set to become Virginia's 75th governor and the first woman to lead the commonwealth. News 3 is currently streaming this historic event on air, online and on our streaming apps. Watch live 👇 | WTKR News 3
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WTKR Newport News reporter Kelsey Jones was at Richneck Elementary the day Abby Zwerner got shot, and just like the school's parents and millions of Americans watching at home, she had no idea at the time what had happened — and the story that would unfold in the coming weeks, months and years. That story had a major update Thursday, as Jones witnessed the verdict of Zwerner's lawsuit against former Assistant Principal Ebony Parker, who the jury found failed to act to prevent Zwerner's shooting
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"But didn't you say we were getting 24 inches of snow?!?" Here's what we actually said, every day this week. 👇 | WTKR News 3
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First came the snow, then came the floods. 🌊 High tide is sending water pouring into the streets of Ocean View Sunday morning after Saturday dropped an inch or so of snow in the neighborhood. Heavy winds are forecasted to continue throughout the day and temps continue to sit below freezing through the day and into Monday. | WTKR News 3
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Video shared with News 3 shows the terrifying moment a work truck crashed through Sakura Sushi & Bar in Red Mill Commons Monday afternoon. The restaurant's manager says three employees were hurt, and one is still in the hospital recovering. DeForest Tree Service, the company that owns the work truck, told us their employee is doing okay. They added that he was suffering from heat exhaustion when the crash happened. "He was driving up and turning into the area, he turned into the parking lot, and
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A house fire on Dare Avenue resulted in two dogs dying and one person being seriously hurt Wednesday morning, according to the Hampton Division of Fire and Rescue. Callers reported that a person was still inside the home when they notified the Hampton Division of Fire and Rescue about this incident. When crews arrived, a person was rescued and transported to the hospital. | WTKR News 3
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When a skimboarder hit a piling on the beach in Kill Devil Hills Tuesday and didn't get up, Randy Tillett, who was enjoying a beach day with his wife and newborn son, sprang into action. Tillett rescued the 19-year-old man, who has not been identified as of Thursday afternoon, from the water and began chest compressions while they waited for EMTs to arrive. See the full story from Outer Banks reporter Will Thomas, who spoke to Tillett Thursday, on WTKR News 3 at 4 and 6 p.m. Previous coverage at
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A number of lightning strikes left lasting impacts on Father’s Day in Outer Banks. Five total structures were hit, but Corolla Adventure Golf and Bumper Cars was hit the hardest. When emergency crews arrived, the business was engulfed in flames. This video shows a number of Outer Banks emergency crews at the scene of the fire. No injuries were reported from the fire. For now, Corolla Adventure Golf and Bumper Cars will be temporarily closed, according to their social media account. Link in comme
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"This is a gift and as I have learned, tomorrow is not always gonna come. I just wake up every day, I'm very thankful to be there, and to be with some of the amazing people in my life." In his first time speaking publicly about his near-fatal heart attack, anchor Blaine Stewart discussed his new perspective on life and how grateful he is for the friends and family that kept him going through his prolonged hospital stay. | WTKR News 3
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Residents in the Deep Creek neighborhood of Chesapeake are raising concerns about drivers speeding and running stop signs while cutting through their streets — a problem they say has worsened over the past two years or so. They say the increased traffic and reckless driving appear to be linked to the ongoing Deep Creek Bridge replacement project, as drivers cut through he neighborhood to avoid the back ups at the traffic lights. Local parents, in particular, are worried about the safety of their
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Aerial footage from our partner WBOC shows the Perdue tractor-trailer that went over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Sunday morning, killing the driver. The truck seems to have split open at some point after the crash, spilling its contents — which appeared to be brown and blue boxes — into the water. | WTKR News 3
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Hannah Zwerner took the stand in the in the trial of the civil lawsuit filed by her twin sister Abby Zwerner, the former Richneck Elementary teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in January of 2023. Zwerner’s legal team asked Hannah about how her sister has changed since the day she was shot in her first-grade classroom. She says her sister is more reclusive now, adding that it’s hard to get her to go out and do things. During cross examination, the defense team for former Richneck Assi
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The aftermath of the twelfth Outer Banks home claimed by the sea in the past five years. This Buxton home was unoccupied at the time — but there's many other homes in the area that are also at risk. Wednesday on News 3 at 5 p.m., Outer Banks reporter Will Thomas talks with locals about their fears of future home collapses, and what it means for the seashore in the future. | WTKR News 3
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Normally, you might think a house can't just grow legs and walk away from the oceanfront in Buxton, but that's exactly what's happening for Lat and Debby Williams. A mover took their longtime family beach house, where the two have called home full time since 2017, and relocated it safely away from the ocean. | WTKR News 3
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On Monday, nearly three years since Abby Zwerner was shot by a 6-year-old boy in her class, her $40 million lawsuit against the Newport News School Division and defendant Ebony Parker, former assistant principal at Richneck Elementary, will commence. But what will Zwerner's team have to prove in order to be awarded this massive sum? We dissect the upcoming case with local defense attorney Eric Korslund in the latest episode of True Crime 757. Watch the full episode at the link in comments or dow
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Nine Black women who witnessed an altercation at a Chesapeake restaurant say they were discriminated against and wrongfully removed earlier this month, prompting them to consider legal action. Shakoya Somerville-Holt said she and her friends were dining at Cork and Bull Chophouse when two other Black women who weren't with their group started fighting. While those women left the restaurant, Somerville-Holt said managers told her group to leave as well, even though they weren't involved in the al
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Erin Miller gives an update on her co-anchor and friend, Blaine Stewart, who will be off the air for a while as he navigates an unexpected health challenge. Blaine has the full support of the WTKR News 3 team, and several of his co-workers will be filling in for him on the anchor desk. We appreciate the community's concern, and thank you for respecting his privacy during this time. We’re also grateful for your continued support and viewership. | WTKR News 3
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