Virginia going back in lock down as Governor issues stay at home executive order

RICHMOND, VA – Virginia Governor Ralph Northam has issued a statewide stay at home order directing residents to stay in their homes between the hours of midnight and 5:00 am, when COVID-19…

Virginia Police Chief says he won’t enforce Governor Northam’s stay at home lockdown order

CHESTERFIELD, VA – Chesterfield County Police Chief, Col. Jeffery S. Katz on Thursday said his department will not be pulling over cars on I-95 or conducting police stops against people in violation…

West Virginia man gets 3 years for dealing heroin

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA –Karl Justin Dunn, III, of Kearneysville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to 37 months of incarceration for distributing heroin, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Dunn, age 33, pled guilty…

Maryland Man Charged with Kidnapping and Carjacking with Intent to Kill in Virginia

RICHMOND, VA – A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging a Maryland man with the kidnapping and carjacking of a woman in Henrico County in September 2019. According to allegations…

Feds say Wheeling man sold crack near West Virginia Northern Community College

WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA – Devon Alexander Bertram, of Wheeling, West Virginia, is facing drug charges, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Bertram, also known as “VON,” 31, was indicted on two counts of…

Virginia homeowner shoots two home invaders after assault

LYNCHBURG, VA – The Lynchburg Police Department is investigating a home invasion that occurred on Wooldridge Circle on Wednesday. On November 25, 2020 at 1:40 a.m., officers responded to the 100-block of…

Alexandria, Virginia Kidnapper Wanted to Have His Victim Killed So She Could Not Testify Against Him

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel today sentenced Henry Lee Kenner II, age 43, of Alexandria, Virginia, to 150 months in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release,…

North Carolina Man Man Sentenced for Threatening to Burn Down African American Church in Virginia Beach

NORFOLK, Va. – A North Carolina man was sentenced today to two years in prison for making a threat to burn down an African American church in Virginia Beach. According to court…

Watch: 3,500 Pound Great White Shark Sighting Off Jersey Shore Coast Now Between Ocean City and Virginia Beach

OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND- This past weekend, a gigantic adult female great white shark passed south along the Jersey Shore and is now making its way into the vicinity of Ocean City, Maryland. …

Drug Dealers Pushing Crack, PCP, Heroin in Berkeley County, West Virginia Captured, Plead Guilty

MARTINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA – Three Berkeley County residents have admitted to their roles in a drug conspiracy that spanned several states, U.S. Attorney Bill Powell announced. Braheem Jamal Gilbert, of Martinsburg, West…

2020 Virginia Volunteerism Service Award Winners Announced

RICHMOND, VA —Governor Ralph Northam today announced the winners of the 2020 Governor’s Volunteerism and Community Service Awards. The annual program recognizes the outstanding contributions of individual volunteers and organizations to the…

U.S. Marshals Service Locates 27 Missing Children in Virginia

Alexandria, VA – The U.S. Marshals in the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia conducted a significant five-day law enforcement effort, dubbed “Operation Find Our Children,” throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia that resulted…

Police: 5 Fatal Crashes in Virginia Beach in Past 30 Days

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – The Virginia Beach Police Department is asking its citizens and visitors to drive safely after reporting 5 fatal crashes in the past 30 days. “In the last month,…

NJ.com Report: Amtrak train slams into car stuck on tracks in New Jersey. Police dashcam captures crash.

Virginia Police Say Man Pulled Alongside Vehicle on I-81 and Began Firing, Shooting Female Passenger

PULASKI COUNTY, VA – Virginia State Police is searching for the suspect vehicle involved in a shooting Friday morning on Interstate 81 in Pulaski County. The suspect vehicle is described as a…

COVID-19 Surging in Four Virginia Counties

WISE, VA – Cases of COVID-19 have been increasing steadily over the last four weeks in Lee, Scott and Wise counties and Norton City. The LENOWISCO Health District, which includes the three…

Virginia Governor Northam Returns to Work After Recovering from COVID-19

On Tuesday, October 13, Governor Northam was cleared by health officials to leave isolation and return to work. He thanked Virginians for their prayers and well-wishes as he and the First Lady recovered…

Maryland, NC, Virginia Agree to Collaborate on Off-Shore Wind Projects

ANNAPOLIS, MD—The governors of Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia today announced a three-state collaboration to advance offshore wind projects in the region and promote the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic United States as a…

General Lee Loses Court Battle in Richmond Virginia

RICHMOND, VA – Attorney General Herring won the Lee statue case today when Judge W. Reilly Marchant, in the Richmond Circuit Court, found that the statue was raised against a backdrop of…

Freeholder Virginia Haines Receives $1,739 Travel Expense Reimbursement

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County Freeholder Virginia E. Haines received a $1,739.28 travel expense reimbursement by the Ocean County Republican Finance Committee on September 8, 2020, according to a report filed…

Ohio, Michigan, and Virginia Added to New Jersey 14-Day COVID-19 Travel Quarantine

TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today advised individuals traveling to New Jersey from states or territories with significant community spread of COVID-19 to quarantine for a 14-day period from the time of last…

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