NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Police released the identity of an 18-year-old man on Thursday who was shot and killed by a Portsmouth police officer in a Wal-Mart parking lot a day earlier. Police said the person killed Wednesday morning was Portsmouth resident William L. Chapman II, who lives about three miles from where … Continue reading
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Ex-Norfolk postal worker pleads guilty to dumping mail
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A former U.S. Postal Service worker faces up to five years in prison after pleading guilty to dumping hundreds of pieces of mail in Norfolk. Shalita Corley of Portsmouth pleaded guilty on Wednesday to one count of secreting and delaying U.S. mail. She’s scheduled to be sentenced July 15 in U.S. District … Continue reading
Va. man sentenced to 20 years in scheme to sell stolen guns
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Suffolk man has been sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison in a scheme to sell stolen firearms. Federal prosecutors say 30-year-old Direll Lamar Jackson was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Norfolk. Jackson pleaded guilty in January to possessing and concealing stolen firearms and being a felon in possession … Continue reading
Man dies after being hit by train in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Norfolk police say a man died after he was hit by a train. Police tell media outlets that the accident occurred shortly before 8 p.m. Saturday night. Police say the man was declared dead at the scene. His name hasn’t been released. No other details were available. Copyright 2015 The Associated Press. … Continue reading
Va. man sentenced for online prostitution scheme
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Newport News man accused of running an online prostitution scheme has been sentenced to 10 years and five months in federal prison. Thirty-five-year-old Antuane Keyone Armstrong was sentenced this week in federal court in Norfolk. Armstrong pleaded guilty in November to three counts of use of an interstate facility for unlawful … Continue reading
Long-term care issue hits close to home for Sen. Warner
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Five years after U.S. Sen. Mark Warner’s mother died of Alzheimer’s, he is still haunted by what he might have done differently for her — if only he had known her wishes. When the disease first took hold of Marjorie Warner in about 2000, her son was already a wealthy, self-made … Continue reading
Va. Beach chief: Use of stun gun on teen violated policy
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Virginia Beach’s police chief says an officer violated the department’s excessive force policy when he used a stun gun on a teenager during a traffic stop. Police Chief Jim Cervera said Monday at a news conference that the officer first used pepper spray on the 17-year-old boy. Cervera says the officer didn’t allow … Continue reading
Pastor killed after tractor overturns in Suffolk
SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a pastor died after a tractor he was operating overturned in Suffolk. Suffolk police tell media outlets that 44-year-old Adam Thourogood Sr. of Chesapeake was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident occurred on Tuesday, April 21st in the Whaleyville section of Suffolk. Thourogood was senior pastor at … Continue reading
Ex-Va. Wesleyan student sentenced for identity theft
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A former student at Virginia Wesleyan College student has been sentenced to two-and-a-half years in federal prison for identity theft. The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/1EvpU4h) reports 29-year-old Katecha Thomas was sentenced Monday for her guilty plea last year to aggravated identity theft and misrepresentation of a Social Security number. Court records show Thomas … Continue reading
Former owner of Norfolk store sentenced in food stamp scheme
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The former owner of a convenience store in Norfolk will spend more than two years in prison for participating in a food stamp scheme. According to court documents, James Robert Carter allowed food stamp recipients to trade their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for cash. The 75-year-old Carter gave the recipients about half … Continue reading
Air Combat Command vice commander reprimanded
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — An Air Force investigation determined that the vice commander of Air Combat Command effectively attempted to restrict airmen from lawfully communicating with members of Congress when he told hundreds of airmen that anyone who passes information to Congress about the aging A-10 Warthog’s capabilities is committing treason, according to a report … Continue reading
Va. woman sentenced for cashing fraudulent tax refund checks
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A Norfolk woman who cashed more than $2 million in fraudulent income tax refund checks has been sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison. Thirty-four-year-old Tanya Evans was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in Norfolk for her December plea to conspiring to defraud the government. Court documents show a check-cashing business noticed in … Continue reading
Navy reassigns security officer following fatal shooting
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Navy has reassigned an officer who ran security operations at Naval Station Norfolk after a civilian got on base in 2014 and killed a sailor aboard a ship. The Virginian-Pilot reports (http://bit.ly/1DHyn5A ) the move was made by Rear Adm. Rick Williamson. The identity of the lieutenant who was removed from the job … Continue reading
Federal appeals court upholds 2 Somali pirates’ convictions
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Two Somali pirates convicted in the shooting deaths of four Americans aboard a yacht off the coast of Africa got a fair trial, a federal appeals court ruled Friday. A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously upheld the convictions of Abukar Osman Beyle and Shani Nurani … Continue reading
Dogs attack and injure 2 children and 2 adults in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Police say three dogs are under quarantine after they attacked and injured two children and two adults in Norfolk. Norfolk police say a 10-year-old boy was taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life threatening bite wounds. The other victims were treated at the scene and released. The attacks occurred Monday evening. Police … Continue reading
Va. chief: 4 officers linked to K-9 incident off the force
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Four Norfolk police officers who were involved in the arrest of a college student who was bitten by a police dog as officers held her down are no longer with the department. Police Chief Michael Goldsmith announced the officers’ departure from the force Friday night, but he did not say … Continue reading
Newport News to start impounding vehicles for unpaid taxes
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Delinquent taxpayers in Newport News could have their vehicles impounded if new cameras snap a photo of their license plates around town. In an attempt to claim the nearly $4 million in delinquent personal property taxes owed, the city will soon begin using license plate scanners to find vehicles … Continue reading
Prosecutors: Evidence supports ex-Va. gov’s convictions
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The actions taken by former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell in his public corruption case were in some ways more blatant than those of a former congressman who hid nearly $100,000 in bribe money in his freezer, federal prosecutors said Thursday. Prosecutors made that argument in papers filed with the 4th U.S. Circuit … Continue reading
Buzzer-beater puts ODU in NIT semifinals
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Two days after he couldn’t even jog without limping because of an injured ankle, Old Dominion’s Trey Freeman hit the runner of his life. The junior guard banked in a running 3-pointer at the buzzer Wednesday night to lift the Monarchs to a 72-69 victory over Murray State in the NIT … Continue reading
Pilot reported turbulence before plane crash in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Federal investigators say a pilot reported turbulence before a small plane crashed while trying to land at Norfolk International Airport. The pilot and two passengers were killed in the crash on March 3. A preliminary report by the National Transportation Safety Board says the Mooney M20F was flying from Palatka, Florida, to Suffolk … Continue reading
Police: drug suspect shot, killed in Va. city after chase
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) — Police in Portsmouth say an officer fatally shot a drug suspect who fled when they attempted to question him. Department spokeswoman Misty Holley tells media outlets the man was shot Tuesday during a foot chase after he initially fled police in his vehicle and led them on a long pursuit through the … Continue reading
Police ID 2 Chesapeake women found dead in home
CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — Chesapeake police have identified two women who were found dead in their home. Police tell media outlets that the deaths of 62-year-old Laurel Sanchez and 57-year-old Denise Perdue are being investigated as homicides. Officers found the women on Monday afternoon while responding to a report of an uninjured person. The women were … Continue reading
Navy, Coast Guard to conduct search, rescue exercise in Va.
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Navy aircraft will be busy over lower Chesapeake Bay during a search and rescue exercise with the Coast Guard. The exercise Wednesday will include five Navy helicopters and two Hawkeye turboprop aircraft from Naval Station Norfolk. The exercise is intended to sharpen the skills of Navy helicopter crews and to promote coordination … Continue reading
4 sickened by carbon monoxide leak at Norfolk rehab center
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A carbon monoxide leak at a rehabilitation center in Norfolk sent four people to the hospital. Norfolk Fire-Rescue tells media outlets that the leak occurred Sunday at Harbour Pointe Health and Rehabilitation Center. Crews responding to a report of an ill employee evacuated the center’s cafeteria after a carbon monoxide meter attached to a … Continue reading
Driver falls asleep, vehicle hits car and pushes it into bus
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — Newport News police say one person was injured after a driver fell asleep and triggered a three-vehicle wreck involving a Hampton Roads Transit bus. Police tell media outlets that the bus was stopped at a bus stop when the accident occurred Sunday morning. A car driven by a 71-year-old man was hit … Continue reading
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