Chesterfield County

Elementary students honor soldier who died in Afghanistan with song

2013-06-07 09:57:00

An elementary school in Chesterfield County, Virginia is remembering a soldier who died in Afghanistan in a special way. Thursday, on the 69th anniversary of D-Day, the kids at Woolridge Elementary sang a song to the family of Kyle Stoekli. He died...

Four men charged with manslaughter after students drown in suspected hazing

2013-06-05 15:59:00

RICHMOND — Four men were charged with involuntary manslaughter after two Virginia State University students drowned in the Appomattox River during an initiation ritual this spring, police said on Wednesday. The men have already been charged with...

Civil rights group files suit for veteran detained after making anti-goverment Facebook posts

2013-05-22 12:21:09

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A civil liberties group filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of an ex-Marine who was detained in a psychiatric facility after posting anti-government messages on Facebook, using the case to criticize a program that...

Local awards recognize sterling workplaces

2013-05-20 00:04:02

One company embraces time off from work. Another is steeped in the belief that if people love their jobs they will do their jobs better. Companies in the Richmond area that create sterling workplaces will be recognized at a ceremony Wednesday evening at...

Lawmakers honor slain Virginia state trooper

2013-04-03 13:34:00

The General Assembly took a few minutes at the start of its one-day reconvened session to honor a slain state trooper and his family. Master Trooper Junius A. Walker's wife Betty dabbed tears from the corners of her eyes during a tribute in the state...

Virginia child burned by another child expected to leave hospital Tuesday

2013-04-02 02:17:00

A ten year old boy in Chesterfield County, Virginia may get out of the hospital Tuesday after police say anothe rchild burned him. The fourth grader has a severe burn on his back. Police say they got the call about the injury Thursday afternoon....

Funeral set for slain Virginia state trooper; WDBJ7 to live stream service

2013-03-12 05:42:00

Virginia is paying its respects to a state trooper who was shot to death on Interstate 85 in Dinwiddie County. Master Trooper Junius A. Walker's funeral is set for Tuesday morning at Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Petersburg. The service will be...

UPDATE: Funeral arrangements made for Va. State Trooper killed in the line of duty

2013-03-08 12:53:00

Updated March 9: Funeral arrangements have been made for Master Trooper J.A. Walker. His wake will be held on Monday, March 11 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The funeral will be held on Tuesday, March 12 at 11:00 a.m. Both services will be at Good Shepherd...

Man found not guilty of felony murder faces possible life sentence as repeat offender

2013-02-14 17:44:00

Jonathan Frederick Bennett was found not guilty of felony murder last month in the March 2011 shooting death of a man at a Martinsburg-area hotel, but now faces a possible life sentence in prison as a repeat offender. Bennett, 41, of Charlottesville,...

Amber Alert Update: Police find child and mother together in Maryland, other suspect arrested in Virginia

2012-11-16 03:14:00

The Halifax County Sheriff says Thursday night's Amber Alert was the result of a custody case in Campbell County.� Sheriff Fred Clark says the parents of Alexis Carwile lost custody of the child in a court ruling Thursday.� Police say Jennifer Carwile...

Election results reflect continuing shift in Virginia's political landscape

2012-11-07 17:23:00

It was late Tuesday night, before many Republicans at their Richmond election night party realized the Senate race wasn't going their way, but political analyst Bob Holsworth knew it much earlier when he saw the results coming in from Chesterfield County....

Man facing charged with sending sexually explicit messages, pictures to girls he believed to be underage

2012-11-02 13:06:00

A Georgia man has been arrested by the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office on charges that he sent sexually explicit messages and pictures to three girls who he thought were underage. 50-year-old Brian Spivey of Hephzibah, Georgia, was arrested on Oct....

Charles E. Zollicoffer II, who was wanted in connection to the drowning of two Virginia State University students, turned himself in Monday to Chesterfield County police.

2013-04-30 00:00:00

Chesterfield County Police have charged four men, including Cory D. Baytop of Newport News, with hazing in relation to an incident that resulted in the drowning of at least one Virginia State University student.

2013-04-22 00:00:00

Chesterfield County Police have charged four men, including James Mackey of Midlothian, Va., with hazing in relation to an incident that resulted in the drowning of at least one Virginia State University student.

2013-04-22 00:00:00