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18-year-old indicted for 2nd-degree murder, other charges in connection to shooting death of 16-year-old in Hanover
The man accused of killing 16-year-old Matthew Devine at a party in Hanover County on Sunday, April 6, has been arraigned and indicted for second-degree murder, as well as several other charges, in connection to the shooting.
Home warranty firm that sent convicted felon into local homes hard to reach
GLEN ALLEN, Va. (WAVY) — When you pay for a home warranty and need a contractor to come out and do some work, you wouldn’t expect the warranty company to send out a convicted felon. But that’s what happened with Select Home Warranty when they dispatched Amanda Deese...
19-year-old dies in Hanover crash
HANOVER, Va. (WWBT) - A 19-year-old is dead after a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 295 on Tuesday. Shortly after noon, Virginia State Police were called to a crash on I-295 south near mile marker 40 in Hanover. “A 2016 Honda Accord was driving southbound on I-295 when it ran off...
Mom reacts to arrest of 18-year-old accused of killing her teen son
COLONIAL HEIGHTS Va. (WWBT) - A Colonial Heights mother is grieving the loss of her 16-year-old son, who was shot and killed at a party just three weeks ago. “I talked to the detectives just about every day,” Ashley Devine said. “ I promised my son that I would never lose hope, I would never lose faith. I was going to stay on top of things, and that’s exactly what we did.”
Hotels, restaurants coming to Henrico Sports and Events Center site
The new Henrico Sports and Events Center, which opened late last year, is surrounded mostly by asphalt and dirt at the former site of Virginia Center Commons mall in Glen Allen. Not for long. Shamin Hotels will build two hotels and two restaurants adjacent to the arena, in keeping with...
Suffolk man pleads guilty to abducting UVA student
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - 41-year-old James Robert Allen pleaded guilty Tuesday, April 23rd, to abduction or kidnapping and malicious wounding. This stems from an incident that occurred near UVA grounds last October when police reported a female was found bloody and with her wrists duct-taped. Prosecutors say on October 4th,...
2 Henrico students earn National Merit Scholarships
Two Henrico students were among 14 from Virginia who were named winners in the 69th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Qingyuan Hu and Sandor Preda, both students at Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School in Richmond and residents of Glen Allen, were among about 770 students nationally selected for the program.
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