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RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — In response to Virginia Senate Democrats’ plan to censure her, state Sen. Amanda Chase is reportedly moving to censure state Sen. Louise Lucas, for her involvement in the destructive Confederate monument demonstration in Portsmouth in June. Chase (R-Chesterfield) — who is also running for governor — tweeted Friday that, “Monday I […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — 2020 was a tumultuous year for Portsmouth. The city of 94,000 people made national headlines when a protest of the city’s Confederate monument turned dangerous, Black leaders were charged with crimes, and city government management went into a tailspin.  The late civil rights icon John Lewis said “get in good trouble, necessary […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — From the waters around Hampton Roads, to the removal of the Portsmouth Confederate monument, to the Portsmouth Pavilion and more, WAVY’s Drone 10 flew high over Hampton Roads and North Carolina in 2020. See where we went and what we saw in this year’s Drone 10 roundup.

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The Portsmouth School Board voted to change the names of three schools that carried the names of known segregationists and Confederate leaders. Thursday night, the board voted 8-1 to change the names Woodrow Wilson High, James Hurst Elementary, and John Tyler Elementary School. Beginning July 1, 2021 — Woodrow Wilson’s name […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A Virginia senator is calling for the immediate firing of the Portsmouth police chief following a protest that resulted in a person being hospitalized with serious injuries and the destruction of a Confederate monument. Sen. Louise Lucas told 10 On Your Side that she believes Portsmouth Police Chief Angela Greene “abdicated […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Portsmouth officials say there will be a state police investigation into the events Wednesday night that destroyed a 127-year-old Confederate monument on Court Street and left a man seriously injured. However, the council appears to be poised to await the completion of that investigation and an internal situational investigation before taking […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Sen. L. Louise Lucas has filed a $20.7-million defamation lawsuit against an attorney who organized a petition for her recall. In a suit filed Wednesday, it is alleged that Tim Anderson, an attorney based in Virginia Beach, “knew … information he stated involving Lucas was untrue at the time he […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Trespassing charges filed against two leaders of the Portsmouth NAACP during a protest at the city’s Confederate monument in June were dismissed by a judge on Thursday. Portsmouth NAACP President James Boyd and Vice President Louie Gibbs appeared in the city’s General District Court with their attorney, Del. Don Scott, for […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY/AP) — Portsmouth Police Chief Angela Greene announced during a Monday afternoon press conference that State Sen. Louise Lucas has been charged with two felonies for an incident at the city’s Confederate monument on June 10. She, among others, is facing charges of conspiracy to commit a felony and injury to a monument […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Some members of an activist group are calling for the resignation of Portsmouth Police Chief Angela Greene and a state police investigation after police took out felony charges against more than a dozen high-profile African American community members, including State Sen. Louise Lucas, public defenders, NAACP leaders and a Portsmouth School […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The Portsmouth police chief is defending her involvement in the investigation of the June 10 protest at the Confederate monument following allegations that she said she had a conflict of interest. Chief Angela Greene announced charges against 14 high-profile community members — including state Sen. L. Louise Lucas, local NAACP leaders […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The monument drama continues in Portsmouth.   Fourteen prominent people, including State Sen. Louise Lucas, were charged Monday following the destruction of the Confederate monument in June that left a man seriously injured. Now, there’s a new effort to throw the book at Lucas’ daughter, Lisa Lucas-Burke, the vice mayor in the […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Portsmouth resident Thomas Dubois filed a criminal complaint on Sunday afternoon against Vice Mayor Lisa Lucas-Burke. Dubois says he filed two class 3 misdemeanor charges against her. He believes Lucas-Burke violated a section in the city code when she called for Portsmouth Chief Angela Greene to be fired over the recent charges Greene […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Portsmouth Vice Mayor Lisa Lucas-Burke was served a summons on Monday morning after a Portsmouth resident filed a criminal complaint against her in connection to the city’s Confederate monument controversy. Lucas-Burke, the daughter of State Sen. Louise Lucas, faces two class 3 misdemeanor charges in the case. Portsmouth resident Thomas Dubois […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia State Police say their investigation into the incident at the Confederate monument on June 10 continues — even though Portsmouth’s police chief announced it concluded more than a month ago. Portsmouth Chief Angela Greene said during a press conference Aug. 17 that state police concluded an “accident investigation” into the […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia Sen. L. Louise Lucas has filed a motion to dismiss two felony charges against her stemming from a destructive protest earlier this summer at the Confederate monument in Portsmouth. In the motion, which was filed Sept. 3 in the Portsmouth General District Court, Lucas and her attorney called the matter […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A magistrate has declined an attempt by local NAACP leaders to file charges against two Portsmouth City Council members. Local NAACP leaders attempted to bring charges against City Council members Bill Moody and Elizabeth Psimas, saying the two violated the city charter when they called for the police chief to file […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — 55-year old LaVoris Pace, who has 23 years of experience in municipal affairs, has been spending the last few weeks meeting with school officials, the sheriff, police officials and civic leaders. Pace is trying to build bridges in the city; Mayor John Rowe earlier this month said Portsmouth was suffering from […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Community members held another rally in support of Portsmouth Police Chief Angela Greene on Sunday. The “Take Back Portsmouth” rally happened at 3:30 p.m. at Portsmouth City Hall. Greene was placed on administrative leave earlier this month with pay for 30 days, pending the outcome of an internal investigation. Assistant Chief […]

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — A Richmond-based judge ruled Monday that Portsmouth Commonwealth’s Attorney Stephanie Morales was not a witness in the June incident at the city’s Confederate monument, a major victory for State Senator Louise Lucas and other prominent Black leaders charged in the monument destruction case. Judge Claire Cardwell ruled Morales can’t be subpoenaed to […]