Gunshot victim reported on Colley Ave.

Inmate escapes after only three weeks

Updated: Wednesday, 26 Sep 2012, 6:13 AM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 26 Sep 2012, 6:07 AM EDT

HAMPTON, Va. (WAVY) - The Hampton Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a convicted bank robber who escaped from the Hampton Correctional Facility Tuesday.

According to Lt. Alonzo Cherry with the Hampton Sheriff's Office, Michael Dontae Stanback, 28, of Newport News was sentenced to 14-years in prison Sept. 5 on charges of entering a bank armed, robbery and two counts of use of a firearm.

On Nov. 6, 2008, Stanback and three other alleged accomplices robbed the Navy Federal Credit Union in the 200 block of Fox Hill Road . When they fled the scene with an undisclosed amount of money, officers were able to locate the vehicle.

In 2008, investigators told WAVY.com the suspect vehicle slid into a police cruiser as its driver attempted to make a u-turn. Officers recovered the stolen money from the back as well as three handguns.

Stanback is a described as a black male standing 5'10" tall and weighing approximately 170 pounds. He has facial hair, brown eyes and last was seen wearing a braided hairstyle. He is considered dangerous.

Gunshot victim reported on Colley Ave.

Updated: Tuesday, 25 Sep 2012, 11:10 PM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 25 Sep 2012, 7:43 PM EDT

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - Police say a man suffering from life-threatening injuries from gunshot wounds was found in the 3700 block of Colley Avenue Tuesday evening.

According to Chris Amos with the Norfolk Police Department, the call came in at 7:15 p.m. of a male gunshot victim and the shooting appears to have occurred outside.

The victim was transported to Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

Amos says there is no information available on the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

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University of Virginia rated No. 1 party school by Playboy

CHARLOTTESVILLE — Playboy magazine says the University of Virginia is America's top party school.

The magazine's 2012 Top Party Schools list is featured in the October college issue.

Playboy said Tuesday in a news release that the rankings are based on 900 data points across three categories: sex, sports and nightlife.

Playboy's editors rated U.Va. second for sex, third for nightlife and 16th for sports.

The University of Southern California was rated No. 2 overall, followed by the University of Florida, the University of Texas and the University of Wisconsin.