At 7:55 a.m., the Virginia Department of Transportation was reporting the following traffic issues: High-Rise Bridge Traffic heading toward Virginia Beach was backed up six miles. Interstate 64 A crash had the left eastbound lane closed at mile marker 227 in James City County. Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel

RALEIGH, N.C.  The North Carolina General Assembly's budget-adjusting session for next year begins as Republican legislators and Democratic Gov. Beverly Perdue close in on how to eliminate this year's budget shortfall in Medicaid. The House and Senate planned to open the so-called "short" session with floor meetings at noon today.

By Michael Biesecker  GREENSBORO, N.C.  John Edwards' attorneys won't say publicly whether the former presidential candidate or his one-time mistress will take the witness stand today.

WILLIAMSBURG  Peninsula Health Officials are asking for the public’s help locating a dog that bit a man Sunday in the Merchants Square area of Colonial Williamsburg.

CHESAPEAKE A 89-year-old man is in custody after the shooting death of a 53-year-old man Tuesday night. The shooting happened at about 8:30 p.m. in a home in the 1700 block of Hines Ave. off Atlantic Avenue, police spokeswoman Kelly O’Sullivan said. She said she thought the man had been shot one time in the home.

YORK COUNTY A 12-year-old boy missing since Monday night has been found safe. Linnie W. “Trey” Cain III was found safe, the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office said shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday.

By Jeff Lawson During the day it will again be warm and somewhat humid, with partial sunshine and another good chance for isolated showers or storms. Highs should be near 80 degrees. By Thursday we should see partial clearing, with the slight risk of a shower. Temperatures should be lower, with highs in the low 70s.  

PORTSMOUTH The City Council unanimously approved a $544 million budget Tuesday night that funds few new programs, generally holds the line on taxes and does not include a pay raise for employees.

VIRGINIA BEACH For more than a decade, city officials, conservationists and nature lovers have coveted the last major swath of undeveloped land along the Lynnhaven River, a 117-acre plot called Pleasure House Point.

CHESAPEAKE Despite homeowners' objections that it would crowd schools, increase crime and lower property values, the City Council has approved plans for an apartment complex in Edinburgh, an upscale community in the southern part of the city.