Newport News, Hampton added to state gun violence prevention program

Newport News, Hampton added to state gun violence prevention program

Newport News and Hampton are being added to a state program designed to help address gun violence.State lawmakers approved their budget Monday, which includes adding the two Peninsula cities to the Safer Communities program. The program helps support community-based strategies, including credible messengers and violence interrupters people who go directly into communities to engage with young people.LaTonya "Abys" Denson has spent 20 years worki…