Cyclist dies in Rt. 17 accident in York County (1/31/2024) - The Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal bicycle crash that occurred at 8:25 p.m. Monday in York County. A 2000 Ford Expedition was heading southbound on Route 17. The… …
Former Northern Neck man IDed as suspect in 1980s cold case murders (1/10/2024) - A significant breakthrough in three unsolved homicides that took place in the late 1980s in Isle of Wight County and the City of Hampton was announced Monday afternoon at a… …
Thanksgiving 2023 traffic fatalities down 53 percent in Virginia (12/6/2023) - Virginia experienced a 53 percent decrease in the number of fatal traffic crashes over the 2023 Thanksgiving holiday, according to the Virginia State Police. Preliminary data indicates nine people lost… …
Getting dunked for a good cause (7/26/2023) - Town of West Point leaders came together on Friday evening for a good cause, raising more than $1,300 for the American Cancer Society. “Dunk the Chiefs and Town Manager” was… …
York County Sheriff’s Office seeking help in case (5/10/2023) - The York County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the public’s help in solving the killing of a 25-year-old Richmond woman whose body was found Saturday, according to public information officer… …
Eastern District collects $25M+ in civil, criminal actions in 2022 (1/4/2023) - The United States District Court of the Eastern District of Virginia collected more than $25 million in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2022, U.S. Attorney Jessica D. Aber… …
Mathews woman enters guilty plea on federal charges (8/18/2022) - A Mathews woman has pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the oyster company she owns and that she once operated with her husband, convicted sex offender William “Billy” Hooper.… …
Jenkins appointed to Virginia jail board (7/20/2022) - Tiffany Jenkins of Gloucester, Resident in Counseling, HCBS Compliance Reviewer, Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, was appointed to a four-year term on the Virginia Board of Local and… …
Mathews Triad fair to be held June 21 (6/1/2022) - The Mathews County Triad fair is back this year for the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, but things will be a bit different this time around. Triad… …
VSP holds memorial service; Dermyer among honored (6/1/2022) - Virginia State Police held a memorial service last week to honor public safety professionals who have lost their lives in service. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the May 25 program… …
Belize Heroes (6/1/2022) - Area volunteer fire departments are donating outdated firefighting equipment to Belize Heroes, a program the sends older but usable equipment to the Caribbean nation of Belize. Above, a load of… …
Spencer Cheatham named first full-time fire chief in West Point (5/25/2022) - The Town of West Point has appointed its first full-time fire chief, Spencer Cheatham. Cheatham is charged with working with leaders from the town and the West Point Volunteer Fire… …
Virginia tackles skyrocketing fatal drug overdoses (5/11/2022) - Klay Porter, 32, recalls overdosing alone at his aunt’s house five years ago from heroin laced with fentanyl, a synthetic opioid. He remembers slipping away and thinking “this is it.”… …
Man pleads guilty to fraud, ID theft, firearms offenses (5/4/2022) - A six-time convicted felon from Richmond pleaded guilty last Thursday to conspiring to commit bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, and illegally possessing a firearm, a release from the U.S. Attorney’s… …
Smokers, growers react to cannabis legislation (4/27/2022) - The medical cannabis market is thriving in Virginia, while the future of recreational cannabis, including hemp, is hazier. Cannabis advocates and smokers are disappointed after a 2022 General Assembly session… …
Early morning blaze in Kilmarnock on Tuesday claims a life (4/20/2022) - One person died and several businesses and residences were destroyed when fire raced through a block of buildings on Irvington Road in Kilmarnock in the early morning hours Tuesday, April… …
Victims’ Rights Week to be observed April 24-30 (4/20/2022) - The Gloucester Victim Witness Assistance Program, in collaboration with the Gloucester Commonwealth Attorney’s Office, will commemorate National Crime Victims’ Rights Week April 24-30. Established in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan,… …
‘Drug Take Back’ event on April 30 at Walmart (4/20/2022) - The Gloucester County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Drug Enforcement Administration, will be at Gloucester Walmart from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, to receive over-the-counter… …
Crash fatalities reach 14-year high (4/20/2022) - Crash fatalities reached a 14-year high on the commonwealth’s roadways last year, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles reported. In 2021, 968 people died in crashes on Virginia roadways—a 14.3-percent… …