THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE – A city police officer is accused of fraudulently obtaining prescription medication. Harry M. Kephart Jr., 29, on Monday was indicted on
Category: Public Safety
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – Long before he became the deputy police chief overseeing professional standards here, a young John L. Bell Jr. wrote why he
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE PUNGO – Disagreement between organizers of the Pungo Strawberry Festival and landowner Gene Hansen led to city police blocking access for festival traffic
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS CREEDS – Bethel United Methodist Church will host a special service in June to honor the firefighters and emergency medical personnel who support
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – The top prosecutor in Virginia Beach this month delivered a clear warning about ongoing scams, many of which target senior citizens, and
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – City police Officer Preston Vaughan, a former automative mechanic who became hooked on police work after going on a ridealong in
THE INDEPENDENT NEWS COURTHOUSE – A man who teaches at Floyd E. Kellam High School on West Neck Road is accused of engaging in an inappropriate
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE SANDBRIDGE – It’s that time of year, and vacationers will head for the beach and rentals to enjoy what Joan Davis, the civic
STAFF COURTHOUSE – Pinwheels decorate the grass between Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court and Princess Anne Road to recognize Child Abuse Prevention Month. For information,
BY JOHN-HENRY DOUCETTE COURTHOUSE – A Suffolk man accused of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a young woman on Easter Sunday was arraigned