ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former campaign treasurer for Virginia Senate Minority Leader Richard Saslaw has pleaded guilty to her role in three fraud schemes, including embezzling more than $650,000 in campaign funds. Fifty-one-year-old Linda Diane Wallis of Fairfax entered the pleas Thursday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria. Prosecutors say Wallis, who also used … Continue reading
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No charges to be filed in fatal police shooting
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — No charges will be filed against two Richmond police officers involved in the fatal shooting of a black man, in part because six eyewitnesses corroborated the officers’ accounts of what happened, the city’s chief prosecutor said Thursday. Keshawn Hargrove, 20, was killed in a shootout with Richmond officers Ryan Bailey and … Continue reading
Virginia State Police say an impersonator operating in state
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Police say a police impersonator has been stopping motorists in the southwest corner of the state. Since Monday, the Bristol area office of the state police has received several phone calls regarding a man driving an unmarked black Ford Crown Victoria in Washington County. The incidents have occurred along … Continue reading
Navy deploys 13,000 sandbags to protect its largest base
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Sailors at the world’s largest naval base are filling thousands of sandbags to protect the base’s buildings from flooding. About 13,000 sandbags are being filled at Naval Station Norfolk as the installation prepares for days of rain and the possibility of being hit by Hurricane Joaquin. Navy officials say this is … Continue reading
After 22 years, Norfolk mayor won’t seek re-election
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The mayor of Virginia’s second-largest city says he won’t seek re-election after holding the office for 22 years. Norfolk Mayor Paul Fraim announced his decision Thursday. Fraim said in a statement there’s a talented group of young leaders who are ready to guide the city. Fraim says the next mayoral election … Continue reading
Trump cancels Virginia Beach rally due to Joaquin
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump is canceling a scheduled rally in Virginia ahead of Hurricane Joaquin. Trump had been scheduled to attend a rally at the Wave Convention Center Friday, October 2, 2015, evening in Virginia Beach. Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency Wednesday afternoon, allowing emergency responders to … Continue reading
Man pleads not guilty in Alexandria, Virginia, slayings case
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — The man accused of killing three Alexandria residents over a 10-year span clearly stated he was not guilty of the charges Thursday, though he balked at answering almost any other question posed of him, even declining to confirm his name. During a testy arraignment in Fairfax County Circuit Court, Charles Severance … Continue reading
Study finds possible link between oyster deaths
HUDGINS, Va. (AP) — A new study says there’s a possible link between oyster larvae deaths at a hatchery last year and rehabilitation work on the Gwynn’s Island Bridge in Mathews County. The Daily Press (http://bit.ly/1NN9lFX ) reports that the study by the Virginia Institute of Marine Sciences found elevated levels of zinc and other … Continue reading
Herring to pass on bid for governor
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced Wednesday, September 2, 2015, that he will seek another four-year term as the state’s top attorney rather than pursue the governor’s mansion, helping to clear a path for Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam to secure the Democratic nomination in 2017. Saying he wants to build upon … Continue reading
2 Norfolk police officers charged with embezzlement
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Two Norfolk police officers have been indicted by a grand jury on charges that they embezzled from the International Brotherhood of Police. The Norfolk Police Department said in a statement Wednesday, September 2, 2015, that the officers involved are Randolph Brann and Jacob Wright. Both officers face four counts of embezzling … Continue reading
Shipyard Plaintiffs propose sex-discrimination settlement
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Plaintiffs in a gender-discrimination lawsuit filed against a Norfolk shipyard have asked a federal judge to give preliminary approval to a settlement. A class-action lawsuit was filed in 2013 by women working at BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair Inc. The shipyard helps maintain and modernize U.S. Navy warships, and performs work … Continue reading
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