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Henrico Police arrest 18-year-old in connection with Eastern Henrico homicide
An 18-year-old Henrico man has been arrested and charged in connection to a June shooting that left a man dead in Eastern Henrico. Henrico Police took Damarcus Alexander Mason into custody July 19 and charged him with second-degree murder, armed robbery, and two counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony in connection with a June 16 shooting in the 4600 block of Grand Ledge Court that left 23-year-old Lamontae Aubrey Scott, 23, of Sandston dead. The shooting occurred in the Townhouses of White Oak community near The Shops at White Oak Village.
Educators, parents weigh in on Virginia’s proposed cell-phone free classrooms
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The issue of cell phones in the classroom was front and center in Virginia Beach Monday. Dozens of people gathered at Tallwood High School to talk about Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s latest plan to keep cellular devices away from the education process. It’s the Governor’s Executive Order 33.
Va. Department of Veterans services receives 4 donated minivans to transport vets to appointments
The Virginia Department of Veterans Services recently announced that four veterans care centers in Virginia have received new minivans to take veterans to medical appointments. The new minivans were donated by the Disabled American Veterans Department of Virginia and will be used to transport veterans to and from medical appointments...
Va. law enforcement leaders ‘confident’ in public safety coverage plans for future campaign rallies
Former President Donald Trump rallied in Chesapeake, Virginia about two weeks before a nationally-televised assassination attempt at a Pennsylvania rally left him and two others wounded, and one person dead. While it’s unclear whether there will be more presidential rallies here before the November election, amid heightened public safety concerns, local and state police agencies […] The post Va. law enforcement leaders ‘confident’ in public safety coverage plans for future campaign rallies appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
Survivor speaks out after man sentenced to life for murder, attempted murder
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - In an exclusive interview with WDBJ7, a woman who survived being shot in the head by her ex-boyfriend spoke out for the first time since his sentencing. July 11, Devan Rashod Wooding, a 25-year-old man from Halifax, was sentenced to life plus 23 years for the...
18-year-old Henrico man charged with second-degree murder in connection to death of another man
An 18-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection to the death of a man found with “obvious signs of trauma” in a Henrico County parking lot. This follows the arrest of a teenager in early July.
Forecast: Scattered PM showers and storms Tuesday
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Daily chance for showers and storms through Friday. With any heavy rain this week, localized flooding is a concern. Monday Overnight: Isolated showers and storms possible. Muggy and mostly cloudy. Lows in the low 70s. (Rain Chance: 20%) Tuesday: Partly to mostly cloudy and humid. Scattered...
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