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Gavin Stone

Gavin Stone is a breaking news and general assignment reporter. He graduated from N.C. State University with a degree in communication media and went on to cover local government, crime and whatever else came up in the Sandhills region of North Carolina. A native of eastern N.C., he enjoys watching movies he's never seen and black coffee.

Suspect in Colley Avenue homicide was barred from possessing guns, made threats against victim

August 20, 2026 at 5:31 p.m.

Skyler Brock, who is accused of shooting and killing Tony Camarillo, was under a protective order stemming from threats he made against his ex-wife and Camarillo in 2024.

The intestinal infection that has spread across the country via iceberg lettuce is expected to decrease back to normal levels in Virginia. (Littleny/Dreamstime/TNS)

It’s safe to eat lettuce again in Virginia, health department says

August 18, 2026 at 8:07 a.m.

The intestinal infection that has spread across the country via iceberg lettuce is expected to decrease back to normal levels in Virginia.

A 3D screening of The Blue Angels documentary plays in the IMAX Theater at the Virginia Air & Space Science Center in Hampton on Friday, August 14, 2026. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

Why the largest IMAX in Hampton Roads doesn’t show Hollywood movies and may be at risk

August 17, 2026 at 9:08 a.m.

The Virginia Air & Space Science Center stopped showing Hollywood movies in early 2017 as part of a shift to educational programming.

Tony L. Camarillo, 31, seen in an undated photo, was shot to death Wednesday night in Norfolk. (Courtesy/Jonathan Ramirez)

Norfolk artist shot and killed on the way to film premiere at Naro theater

August 14, 2026 at 10:58 a.m.

Norfolk artist and musician Tony Camarillo was on his way to attend the premiere of a 48 Hour Film Project short film he co-produced when he was fatally shot. Camarillo...

A demonstrator walks by the Norfolk Federal Building in downtown to speak out against the detainment of a number of individuals by ICE on Friday, August 7, 2026. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

‘Felt like I was kidnapped’: ICE detains U.S. citizen, her fiancé and his brothers on Tidewater Drive

August 11, 2026 at 2:34 p.m.

Britney Ramirez-Corona, a U.S. citizen, was detained by ICE alongside her fiancé and his two brothers on Norfolk's Tidewater Drive Friday morning.

Shiv Patel, store manager of the Miller Mart at the intersection of Princess Anne Road and Monticello Avenue in Norfolk, said the business was flooded with about a foot of water from the heavy rains Tuesday afternoon. The business was closed Wednesday as he and the owners cleaned the store. (Bill Tiernan/For The Virginian-Pilot)

Epic rainfall overwhelmed Norfolk’s stormwater system. Here’s how the city responded.

August 6, 2026 at 9:54 a.m.

City leaders said crews promptly responded to issues and pump systems cleared underpasses in a matter of hours, after as much as 6 inches of rain fell Tuesday.

Joe Scearce of Joe's Tire & Auto Sales blows flood debris from his business parking lot on Wednesday morning. The day before, he was seen in popular videos riding his jet ski around Norfolk streets. (Trevor Metcalfe/The Virginian-Pilot)

‘Everything was so beautiful’: Norfolk man recounts jet ski joy ride during flood

August 6, 2026 at 11:14 a.m.

Joe Scearce went to lunch with his 16-year-old son. After that, it was time to jet ski.

People wait with their vehicles as they are stuck on East Princess Anne Road by Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk after storms dropped heavy rain on Tuesday, August 4, 2026. (Kendall Warner/The Virginian-Pilot)

Norfolk hit by ‘1 in 100-year’ rainfall event, officials say

August 5, 2026 at 4:51 p.m.

In about a 2-3 hour period, the Ghent neighborhood received the highest rainfall total in the region at 6.11 inches.

Packages of Taylor Farms salad greens are displayed at a Safeway store.

Virginia cyclosporiasis update: Cases still increasing, but slowing

August 3, 2026 at 5:28 p.m.

The latest Virginia Department of Health data shows the total has reached 162 cases as of July 30.

Pornhub urges Spanberger to end Virginia’s ‘unenforceable’ age-verification law

July 31, 2026 at 1:30 p.m.

In the letter, Pornhub calls age-verification laws “performative, ineffective, and unenforceable,” adding that they put users’ personal data at risk while causing non-compliant sites to grow in popularity.

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