Crime, Police & Fire (2024)

Drug charges were dropped Friday against a man who was instrumental in bringing down a pharmacist who was illegally distributing drugs from his Fredericksburg pharmacy.

A Stafford County man was ordered Friday to serve 18 months in prison for appearing in a music video while holding a firearm, court records show.

A Spotsylvania County man who, according to court records, admitting viewing or downloading about a million images of child p*rnography over the past 17 years pleaded guilty to two charges this week.

Charges are pending against an adult after a 5-year-old boy showed up at school with a loaded firearm Thursday morning, police said.

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A father and son are dead after reportedly drowning over the weekend in Lake Anna during the start of the summer season.

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Ken Davis Jr. was charged an $800 late fee for a tax bill he says he never got.

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Thomas "T.J." Robertson's prison term was based on erroneous sentencing guidelines.

The larger storm system that struck across the region Sunday evening, knocking out power to more than 100,000 Appalachian Power customers. Power had been restored to all but 40,000 Monday.

Witnesses say the father jumped into the water to save his son, who was already drowning.

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A Richmond man was found dead in Caroline County on Sunday morning, the victim of multiple gunshot wounds, police said.

A Richmond man is facing multiple charges following a wild high-speed chase Monday night that started in Spotsylvania County and ended with a crash in Caroline, police said.

A 25-year-old man was arrested Friday after he broke into his former workplace in Stafford County for the eighth time this month, police said.

A Spotsylvania man was convicted of two felony charges Thursday for molesting a little girl starting nine years ago.

Democrats said Youngkin’s veto of a bill that would have let the state tap federal funds to finance clean energy projects will cost Virginia still more.

Virginia is launching a new multimillion-dollar economic development initiative. It aims to use a federal grant with matching funds from venture capital firms to fund small businesses.

A new Virginia lawwill expand all localities’ speed-reducing authority to include roadways within a business or residential district and state-owned highways.

Gov. Glenn Youngkin added to his record-long list of vetoes, killing 48 measures including those that would add a right to contraception to Virginia law.