Survivors have said they initially believed the gunfire Friday at Virginia Beach Municipal Center Building 2 was from a nail gun — construction has been ongoing at the building. Listen to the difference between a handgun, a handgun with a silencer, and two types of nail guns.

Sig Sauer .45-caliber (unsuppressed)

In the first of our 2019 Whatever Happened To... series, Norm Wood sits down with prep basketball legend LaKeisha Frett.

Whatever Happened To...: LaKeisha Frett

Whatever happened to former Old Dominion basketball standout Drew Williamson? The Virginian-Pilot's Ed Miller catches up with the former Monarchs star.

Whatever Happened To...: Drew Williamson

In the latest edition of our Whatever Happened To ... series, we catch up with former Virginia Tech standout Nathaniel Adibi.

A former Phoebus High standout in Hampton, Adibi played a key role for the Hokies before entering a career of law enforcement.

Whatever Happened To ... Nathaniel Adibi

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Brother LaKendrick Coburn El, 34, sat down with Virginian-Pilot reporter Alissa Skelton to explain his comments, which he does not view as hateful.

Human Rights commissioner who posted homosexuality is an abomination says he doesn’t regret it

Conversation between Carmen Miranda's family members and Western Tidewater Regional Jail Assistant Superintendent Lt. Colonel E. Bower on April 13, three days after Miranda claims she was beaten by corrections officers there. The conversation was recorded as video, most of which is a dark screen. Hector Carrasco, the boyfriend of Miranda’s cousin, clearly complains about her treatment and questions the officer’s actions on April 10.

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