Unanimous: VA lawmakers want to limit sheriffs using shackles on children in court
Watch Virginia senators make a case for a law limiting sheriffs’ use of shackles on children in court.
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Military & foreign service spouses exempt from federal return-to-work order
Federal employees married to active-duty service members and U.S. Foreign Service members working overseas are exempt from President Trump’s return to work order.
Family offering $40K reward for info on Wakefield double shooting
Sussex County Sheriff’s Office announced the family of two October 2024 shooting victims is offering a $40,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest and conviction in this case.
Mother and 3 children killed in murder/suicide in Chesapeake
Chesapeake, VA Police Department revealed a mother and her three children were killed in a murder-suicide.
Massachusetts 16-year-old convicted as adult of attempted murder in Virginia
Yesterday, Feb. 5, Jose Rodriguez, a 16-year-old Massachusetts resident charged as an adult, was found guilty of attempted 1st degree murder in Smyth County, VA.
Body of 19-year-old missing from Westmoreland found in Essex
The body of Gabriella Watkins, a 19-year-old who went missing in early December, has been located, Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office confirmed.
Chesterfield, VA fugitive found in village in upstate NY
Hasimba C. Brown, a 41-year-old Richmond, VA man who is wanted for a list of violent crimes, was caught in an upstate New York village.
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center charged for federal healthcare fraud
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center (CRMC) has been hit with federal charges for healthcare fraud associated with the unnecessary surgeries performed by the now-convicted Dr. Javaid Perwaiz.
Martinsville, VA doctor convicted of 467 federal drug charges
After 16 hours of deliberation, a jury in the U.S. District Court in Abingdon found Dr. Joel Smithers guilty of 467 counts of federal drug violations.
After large seizure of explosives in Smithfield, Feds trying to block suspect’s release
The US Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) is working to keep 36-year-old Brad Kenneth Spafford in custody after claiming the search of his farm in Smithfield led to what may be “the largest seizure by number of finished explosive devices in FBI history.”