Here is the latest traffic report from the Virginia Department of Transportation as of 4:32 p.m.: NORFOLK

-Expect major delays on I-264 West at the Downtown Tunnel West because of congestion. Traffic is backed up about two miles. -Expect major delays on US-58 West at the Midtown Tunnel West because of congestion. Traffic is backed up about one mile.

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Firefighters are currently on the scene of a church fire.

Capt. Mike Hicks, a spokesman with Norfolk Fire-Rescue, said the fire is at Churches of God of True Holiness on 1020 Barney Street.

The fire started in the church’s kitchen, he said.

Crews will be on the scene battling the blaze for at least another two hours, Hicks said.

A man convicted in a drunk driving crash that killed three passengers was sentenced today to 25 years in prison.

Craig A. Watson, 32, was convicted of driving under the influence and three counts of aggravated involuntary manslaughter for a violent vehicle crash after a night of partying at the Oceanfront.

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A South Hill company has been charged with smuggling $2.6 million worth of veneer to Syria, a country under a U.S. trade embargo and currently on the brink of civil war.

International Veneer Company is charged in U.S. District Court with smuggling goods from the United States. According to a court filing, the company is scheduled to plead guilty on March 1 and will face a fine.

NORFOLK A bullet grazed one person in a shooting this morning outside a Granby Street club.

NORFOLK A man convicted in a drunken driving crash that killed three passengers is scheduled to be sentenced today in Circuit Court. Craig Watson, 32, was convicted of three counts of aggravated involuntary manslaughter for a violent vehicle crash after a night of partying at the Oceanfront. A jury recommended a 25-year sentence.

NORFOLK Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki made a quick stop in Norfolk on Thursday to visit a trade school that recently began accepting military veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. Slavisa Ubiparapovic and Enrique Tovar each had two goals and an assist as the Syracuse Silver Knights routed the Norfolk SharX 21-4 in an MISL game Thursday night. Matthew Delicate and Matt Clare accounted for all of Norfolk's points with an unassisted goal each. The SharX will host Syracuse in a rematch at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Scope.

Before futility was set in concrete, Redskins coach Mike Shanahan tried buying time last season by explaining that his quarterback situation was "week to week." What he meant - at least, what the rest of us couldn't help but think - was that juggling Rex Grossman and John Beck was a case of going from weak to weak.

NEWARK, Del. After falling to the class of the CAA, the Old Dominion women's basketball team believes it can play with the best and beat all the rest. That's the message the Lady Monarchs preached Thursday night after a 76-63 loss at No. 12 Delaware, a reasonable road effort for the Lady Monarchs given the Blue Hens' dominance this season.