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U.S. charges Virginia sheriff with handing out badges for bribes

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department this week charged the top law enforcement official in Culpeper County, Virginia, with fraud, conspiracy and bribery, alleging he abused his…

June 29, 2023

Virginia Beach animal adoption center now open seven days a week

Virginia Beach, VA – Good news for animal lovers! The Virginia Beach Animal Care and Adoption Center has extended its operating hours to better serve the community. Starting immediately, the center will…

June 25, 2023

JASON SNEAD: Virginia Is No Place For Crazy Voting Experiments

JASON SNEAD: Virginia Is No Place For Crazy Voting Experiments Jason Snead on June 24, 2023 On Tuesday, ranked-choice voting (RCV) reached the suburbs of the nation’s capital. In Arlington, Virginia, Democrats…

June 26, 2023

West Virginia Politicians Boosted Company Now Trying To Sell Them On ‘Untested’ Tech To Turn Coal Plant Green

West Virginia Politicians Boosted Company Now Trying To Sell Them On ‘Untested’ Tech To Turn Coal Plant Green John Hugh DeMastri on June 23, 2023 A company that has been supported by…

June 23, 2023

Suspects Detained Following Deadly Shooting in Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – On Sunday, at 12:32 A.M., the Virginia Beach Police Department responded to Shotspotter alerts and 9-1-1 calls near Coachman Court and Broad Meadows Blvd. Upon arrival, officers found…

June 22, 2023

‘A F*cking Landmine’: Unprecedented Redistricting Is Disrupting All Of Virginia’s State Legislative Primaries

‘A F*cking Landmine’: Unprecedented Redistricting Is Disrupting All Of Virginia’s State Legislative Primaries Mary Lou Masters on June 20, 2023 Virginia’s state legislative primaries on Tuesday are facing new challenges due to…

June 22, 2023

20-year-old local shot and killed in Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – The tranquility of a summer evening was shattered on Thursday when gunshots rang out in the 700 block of Garfield Avenue, prompting a large response from the Virginia…

June 18, 2023

Virginia Man Charged with Murder in Prince George’s County

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MD – The Prince George’s County Police Department’s Homicide Unit identified and charged 39-year-old Keith Marcellus Ford of Woodbridge, Virginia in the homicide of 28-year-old Tiffany Ward. Ward, found…

June 14, 2023

The First 2024 Predictions Show GOP’s Path To Retaking The Senate Could Hinge On West Virginia

The First 2024 Predictions Show GOP’s Path To Retaking The Senate Could Hinge On West Virginia Carl DeMarco on June 9, 2023 The road to a GOP Senate majority begins in West…

June 10, 2023

Virginia Beach police release descriptions of hotel room robbery suspects

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Police in Virginia Beach are continuing their search for two suspects wanted for a robbery inside a hotel room last weekend. On Saturday, June 3, at around 11:40…

June 9, 2023

Virginia Beach Police Investigating Fatal Crash Involving U-Haul

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – On Monday, Virginia Beach Emergency Communications and Citizen Services received a distress call reporting a crash at the intersection of Independence Blvd and Ewell Rd . Eye-witness accounts…

June 7, 2023

Serial Thief Arrested for Larcenies from Virginia Beach ABC Stores

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – Shadora Isha Ariel Cooper, 30, of Hampton, VA, has been arrested on 29 charges for petit larceny after stealing liquor from Virginia Beach ABC Stores. From December 2022…

May 31, 2023

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin To Deploy National Guard Troops To Southern Border

Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin To Deploy National Guard Troops To Southern Border Jennie Taer on May 31, 2023 Republican Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin will deploy National Guard troops to the southern border,…

June 1, 2023

US sues West Virginia governor’s coal empire over unpaid mining penalties

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has sued West Virginia Governor Jim Justice’s coal empire over allegations it failed to pay around $7.6 million in environmental fines from mining violations. The…

May 31, 2023

Virginia man charged for murder of New Jersey politician

Rashid Ali Bynum, 28, from Portsmouth, Virginia, was arrested on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, at 10:45 A.M. in connection with the murder of Councilwoman Eunice Dwumfour. The arrest took place outside a…

May 31, 2023

Virginia school board wins appeal over diversity policy

By Andrew Goudsward (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday upheld an admissions policy aimed at diversifying a highly selective Virginia high school, rejecting arguments that it discriminated against Asian-American students.…

May 23, 2023

suspect arrested in April Shooting in Virginia Beach

Virginia Beach, VA – Police have announced the arrest of a man wanted for a shooting several weeks ago in Virginia Beach. On April 29, officers from the Virginia Beach Police Department…

May 19, 2023

Two staff in U.S. House Democrat’s Virginia office attacked with baseball bat

By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A man wielding a baseball bat attacked two staff members in Democratic U.S. Representative Gerry Connolly’s district office in northern Virginia on Monday, Connolly and police said.…

May 15, 2023

Ducklings Rescued from Storm Drain by Virginia Cop

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – An unusual rescue took place in the Town Center area on Sunday. Officer Ankrom of the 3rd Precinct’s dayshift was summoned following reports of baby ducks in a…

May 25, 2023

Kroger to pay $68 million to settle West Virginia opioid claims

By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) -The Kroger Co has agreed to pay West Virginia $68 million to settle claims that it fueled the opioid epidemic through lax oversight of its pill sales, bringing…

May 4, 2023

Virginia man charged with murder of Rockaway teen in 1992 cold case

QUEENS, NY – In a major breakthrough for a decades-old cold case, 58-year-old Jerry Lewis of Shawsville, Virginia, has been recently indicted and arraigned for the 1992 murder of 15-year-old Nadine Slade…

May 1, 2023

Tornado strikes Virginia Beach

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – A tornado touched down in the area of River Road and N. Great Neck Road on Sunday, at around 5:58 p.m. A state of emergency has been declared…

May 1, 2023

Virginia Woman Pleads Guilty to Vehicular Homicide in Ocean County

OCEAN COUNTY, NJ – Michelle Roselli, 36, of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, entered a guilty plea on Wednesday, to charges of Vehicular Homicide, Assault by Auto, and Driving Under the Influence (DUI) in…

April 29, 2023

Virginia Beah Police Arrest Suspect in Streamline Drive Stabbing Murder

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA – On the evening of Tuesday, officers from the Virginia Beach Police Department were dispatched to a stabbing incident on South Streamline Drive. Upon arrival, they discovered Anthony Garcia,…

April 29, 2023

Jim Justice Challenges Joe Manchin For West Virginia Senate Seat

Jim Justice Challenges Joe Manchin For West Virginia Senate Seat Mary Lou Masters on April 27, 2023 West Virginia’s Republican Gov. Jim Justice filed paperwork Thursday to run for Senate in 2024…

April 29, 2023