Timber Thieves Indicted for Large-Scale Theft from Government Land

ROANOKE, Va. – A federal grand jury in Roanoke has indicted a trio of men on conspiracy charges, Lacey Act violations, and other charges related to the alleged illegal removal of walnut…

Colorado Man Sentenced for Multiple Robberies

RICHMOND, Va. – A Denver, Colorado, man was sentenced today to 40 years in prison for committing at least two armed robberies of commercial businesses. According to court documents, Lloyd E. Rhodes,…

Second Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Firearms Offenses And Admits To Participating In Fatal October 2019 Robbery

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that DERRICK CASADO, a/k/a “Big Bank,” a/k/a “Papa D,” pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute 28 grams…

North Attleboro Resident Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Leading Steroid Distribution Conspiracy

PROVIDENCE – A North Attleboro, MA, resident convicted of leading a conspiracy to import significant quantities of steroids and distribute them across the United States was sentenced Tuesday in the U.S. District…

Wytheville Pair Sentenced to Federal Prison for Large-Scale Mail Theft

ABINGDON, Va. – A pair of Wytheville, Virginia residents were sentenced yesterday to federal prison time for possessing stolen mail, including letters from the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Social Security Administration,…

FirstEnergy Teams with Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs

FirstEnergy will coordinate with the state agency on a weekly basis to share employment opportunities at the company that will be disseminated by HHOMA to minority job seekers in West Virginia. The…

Met-Ed Green Team to Celebrate Arbor Day with Tree Planting in Reading

READING, Pa., April 26, 2022 — Employee volunteers from Met-Ed, a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), will help plant trees at a Reading playground in celebration of Arbor Day as part…

Capital One Reports First Quarter 2022 Net Income of $2.4 billion, or $5.62 per share

MCLEAN, Va., April 26, 2022 — Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) today announced net income for the first quarter of 2022 of $2.4 billion, or $5.62 per diluted common share, compared…

Take a Look Inside the Ocean County Blue Book and Why the FBI Wants It

TOMS RIVER, NJ – This month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Justice signaled they are investigating the Ocean County Board of Commissioners’ hiring practices. The DOJ subpoenaed a…

$5,000 Reward Offered for MacArthur Mall Shooting Suspect Gary Moore

Norfolk, VA – The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of Gary Latrail Moore, 39, who is wanted by the Norfolk…

Supreme Court Greenlights Racial Admissions At Top US High School

Supreme Court Greenlights Racial Admissions At Top US High School Kendall Tietz on April 26, 2022 The Supreme Court declined to block a racial admissions policy at one of the nation’s top…

Democrats Are Horrified Now That Twitter Might Actually Allow Free Speech

Democrats Are Horrified Now That Twitter Might Actually Allow Free Speech Harry Wilmerding on April 26, 2022 Democratic lawmakers voiced their concerns that Twitter will allow more speech on its platform and…

New York Man and Woman Sentenced for Sex Trafficking of Minors

NORFOLK, Va. – A New York woman was sentenced today to 76 months in prison for sex trafficking of a minor. Her co-defendant, also from New York, was previously sentenced to 30…

Harrison County woman admits to firearms charge

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Heather Joe Paugh, of Clarksburg, West Virginia, has admitted to a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Paugh, 30, pleaded guilty today to one count of…

Pennsylvania man sentenced for drug trafficking charge

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – John Ross Lawrence, of Wind Ridge, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 70 months of incarceration for a drug a charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced. Lawrence, 32,…

Owner of Tax Preparation Business Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Small Business Owners

ROANOKE, Va. – The former owner of a tax preparation business who defrauded at least eight small businesses, many of whose owners spoke English in a limited capacity, was sentenced yesterday to…

Glen Allen Man Pleads Guilty to $400,000 Bankruptcy Fraud Scheme

RICHMOND, Va. – A Glen Allen man pleaded guilty today to executing a mail fraud scheme during the course of his bankruptcy proceeding in order to conceal the true extent of his…

Work Underway to Enhance Ohio Edison’s Electric System in Greater Youngstown Area

Upgrades will benefit more than 20,000 customers in the Mahoning Valley YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, April 25, 2022 — FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) subsidiary Ohio Edison is completing grid modernization work in the greater…

Police Find Fentanyl, Guns During Motor Vehicle Crash Investigation

ABINGDON, Va (POLICE REPORT) – A Wise County, Virginia man, who was found to be in possession of over 40 grams of fentanyl and a pair of firearms at the scene of…

Fayette County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Fayette County man pleaded guilty today to distribution of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, David Shannon Browning, 57, of Oak Hill, admitted to…

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