As of 2 p.m. Saturday (July 31) gates into Fort A. P. Hill are temporarily closed to incoming traffic. At this time Fort A.P. Hill is reassessing its capacity for safely handling additional visitors onto the post. The number of visitors and vehicles on the installation is currently being monitored and as capacity to handle [...]
NORFOLK, Va. – Linda T. Rowland, 60, of Smithfield, Va., pleaded guilty today to a three-count criminal information charging her with wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, made the announcement after the plea was accepted by United States District Judge Mark S. Davis. [...]
A 17-year-old girl who had met a man on “MySpace”, arranged to meet for dinner and a movie on Saturday, July 24; the meeting did not go as planned. The suspect allegedly abducted the teen and sexually assaulted her. The victim was transported to a local hospital where she was treated for non life-threatening injuries.The [...]
WASHINGTON – A Virginia man pleaded guilty today to one count of mail fraud for his participation in a scheme to defraud the U.S. Department of Defense, announced Assistant Attorney General of the Criminal Division Lanny A. Breuer and U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride of the Eastern District of Virginia. Jonathan Feeney, 28, of Woodbridge, [...]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Kevin Garfield Ricks, 50, of Federalsburg, Md., was charged in a criminal complaint today on charges of transporting and possessing child pornography. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Shawn Henry, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI Washington Field Office; and Douglas W. Keen, Chief of [...]
At approximately 6:30PM Clarke County dispatch received a 911 call from a hiker on her cell phone who had become disoriented on the Appalachian Trail. Officials were able to determine that the female hiker was somewhere between the MCI tower and Route 7 see inset map. Blue Ridge Volunteer Fire and Rescue was dispatched to [...]
If still alive, Sarah L. Murray of Lunenburg County will be celebrating her 28th birthday on Thursday, July 29. 2010. Despite having disappeared more than 13 years ago, the Virginia State Police, Lunenburg County Sheriff’s Office and her family have not given up hope on finding her and are asking for the public’s help. Murray [...]
On Thursday, July 8 around 9:50 p.m., a 48-year-old man driving a 2007 Suzuki sport bike was northbound on Fairfax County Parkway near Baron Cameron Avenue. As he approached a left curve prior to Walnut Branch Road, he braked, skidded and lost control of the motorcycle, which came to rest in a culvert approximately 30 [...]
WASHINGTON, July 28 – A new documentary, “Eggsploitation,” just released by The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network (CBCN) reveals shocking secrets of the infertility industry. The documentary exposes the “deceptive advertising, large monetary incentives and appeals to altruism” that are used by the infertility industry to entice college women to engage in human egg [...]
Governor Bob McDonnell announced today that Kimball Hospitality, Inc., a subsidiary of Kimball International, Inc. will invest $1 million to open a hospitality furniture manufacturing plant in Henry County. The project will create 67 new jobs. Virginia successfully competed against Indiana and North Carolina for the project. Speaking about today’s announcement, Governor McDonnell said, “Henry [...]