THE INDEPENDENT NEWS A Delaware man who drowned at Sandbridge last year while trying to save his partner’s son has been recognized by the
Category: Public Safety
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE — In late July, at night, in Sandbridge, a Virginia Beach police officer approached a car parked on Molly Cooper Road.
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE – Police on Thursday took reports for five stolen cars and 23 larcenies from automobiles — all from the Red
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE – An inmate died in the Virginia Beach Correctional Center on Sunday, Sept. 25, according to the sheriff’s office. The
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS KNOTTS ISLAND, N.C. – The body of a 45-year-old man who went missing after boating in the Currituck Sound was recovered
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE NORFOLK — Firefighters from Virginia Beach and Chesapeake took the field at Harbor Park on Saturday, Aug. 27, for the first Battle
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE — The family of Doris V. Baxter, an 88-year-old woman who in March died following an automobile accident with an emergency
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE – A city emergency medical services officer who was accused of reckless driving in connection with a crash that killed
Updated: On May 12, a visiting judge dismissed the charge against Rowe, according to the Virginia Beach Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office. The original story follows. THE
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – City Manager Dave Hansen said the fire department is reviewing the issue of lift-assists, nonemergency calls that often lead