Virginia police officer’s car crushed by tree while investigating fallen tree

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, VA – A Virginia State Trooper narrowly missed getting struck by a fallen tree as he was out of his cruiser investigating another downed tree on the road. The incident…

U.S. Attorney Bill Powell of West Virginia announces his resignation to make room for Biden Pick

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – U.S. Attorney Bill Powell, of the Northern District of West Virginia, has announced his resignation effective midnight on February 28, 2021. Powell, a graduate of Salem College and…

CVS to start scheduling COVID-19 vaccine appointments in Virginia on Tuesday

RICHMOND, VA— There’s good news for Virginia residents as the COVID-19 vaccine shortage continues, CVS has announced it is receiving 26,000 doses and will start scheduling appointments as soon as Tuesday. Starting…

Did AOC really say New Yorkers should get a bigger stimulus than West Virginians?

NOT EXACTLY NEWS – New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez compared the standard of living costs in New York City versus West Virginia to argue that bigger stimulus checks are needed to help…

Two Virginia Men Sentenced for Unlawfully Transporting Waterfowl into the United States from Canada

BISMARK, NORTH DAKOTA – United States Attorney Drew Wrigley announced, on February 1, 2021, United States Magistrate Judge Clare Hochhalter sentenced Larry Gene Childers, Jr., age 52 of Seaford, VA, on an…

ICE Agents Get Conviction, Sentence of Illegal Alien Cartel Drug Lord Operating in Virginia and North Carolina

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – The mastermind behind an extensive drug trafficking ring entered a guilty plea this week, and four other defendants either entered pleas or were sentenced recently to substantial terms…

West Virginia Woman Gets 8 Years in Prison for Plan to Sell NSA Top Secret Docs to Russia

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Elizabeth Jo Shirley, of Hedgesville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 97 months of incarceration for unlawfully retaining a document containing national defense information and 36 months of…

Virginia Man Sentenced for Cyberstalking Tulsa Mayor

NORFOLK, VIRGINIA – A Virginia man who sent harassing and intimidating emails directed toward Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum and his family was sentenced today in federal court, announced U.S. Attorney Trent Shores.…

Bristol, Virginia Man Sentenced for Illegal Possession of Machinegun, Silencer

AGBINGDON, VIRGINIA – Michael Houser, a Bristol, Virginia man who was convicted of federal gun offenses occurring in both the Western District of Virginia and Western District of North Carolina, was sentenced…

Two Off-Duty Virginia Police Officers Charged in Federal Court Following Events at the U.S. Capitol

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two off-duty Rocky Mount, Virginia police officers were charged yesterday in federal court in the District of Columbia in connection with the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday,…

Two Virginia Police Officers Charged for Entering Capitol Building During Uprising

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Two off-duty Rocky Mount, Virginia police officers were charged yesterday in federal court in the District of Columbia in connection with the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday,…

Virginia prison guard stabbed multiple times by inmate during uprising at Sussex I

RICHMOND, VA — Around 6:00 p.m. Saturday evening, a Sussex I State Prison inmate seriously injured a sergeant at the Waverly, Virginia facility. The male sergeant, who has more than 20 years…

Two from Ohio sold crack, meth in West Virginia, facing 20 years in federal prison

WHEELING, WV – Dominique Revell Dungey, of Martins Ferry, Ohio, and Denico Anderson, of Columbus, Ohio, have admitted to their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Dungey,…

AG Herring urges Virginians to be careful of scams related to $600 relief payments

RICHMOND, VIRGINIA– Attorney General Mark R. Herring is issuing a consumer alert urging Virginians to be wary of scammers taking advantage of the coming $600 federal relief payments to get personal or bank information to…

16 Units Damaged in Virginia Beach Apartment Fire

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – On Sunday, the Virginia Beach Fire Department responded to a multi-alarm fire at an apartment complex. On 12-27-20 around 1637 hours, VBFD responded to a multifamily apartment fire…

Virginia Police searching for woman, child after being abducted at gunpoint

CHESTERFIELD, VA -Chesterfield Police are searching for an abducted female and her missing child, as well as the man who abducted her. On Dec. 27, 2020, police responded to the 12500 block…

Beloved Virginia Sheriff Passes on Crhsi

HAMPTON COUNTY, VA – Since 1992, the people of Hampton County and Newport News have elected and re-elected B.J. Roberts to serve as sheriff. After nearly 30 years of service to the…

Rollin’ 20’s gang member get 12 years for dealing crack around Virginia Peninsula

Hampton, Va. – A Hampton man was sentenced today to 12 1/2 years in prison for distributing crack cocaine and possessing a firearm in furtherance of his distribution of heroin. According to…

Inmate at Virginia prison found with weapon

ABINGDON, VIRGINIA – An inmate at the USP Lee in Jonesville, Virginia, pleaded guilty yesterday in U.S. District Court to unlawfully possessing a weapon inside the prison, United States Attorney Daniel P.…

Two Virginia State Troopers recovering after being struck on I-80 Monday morning

WYTHE COUNTY, VA – Two Virginia State Police troopers are recovering from minor injuries after their patrol vehicle was struck on Interstate 81 in Wythe County Monday morning, December 14th. “Motorists are reminded…

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