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Massachusetts 16-year-old convicted as adult of attempted murder in Virginia

February 6, 2025

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

January 30, 2025January 30, 2025

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

January 23, 2025January 23, 2025

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

January 9, 2025

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

January 8, 2025

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

January 2, 2025

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.”