UMMM..Youmust of been in the wrong newport news..lol.. That bitch is ghetto as hell..haha.. The beach is nice but its getting ghetto out there on the weekly alot of cars getting stolen and breakins.. The murder rate aint as bad as norfolk but its close..Its not really expensive here but its a commonwealth and they got some dumbass laws here.. And the cops love ricers.. I live in hampton across the bridge from the beach so hit me up