Regional News

Two Killed in Shootings at Va-Tech in Blacksburg

Police have responded to numerous reports of sounds identified as gunshots and suspicious activity on campus. All reports subsequent to the initial event have been investigated and have been determined to be unfounded. The suspect’s status remains unknown. Several law enforcement agencies are currently on the scene to assist in the ongoing investigation. Officials... Read more of this article

Petersburg Store Owner Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Goods

Belal Amin Alsaidi, 30, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty today to trafficking in counterfeit goods, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Neil H. MacBride for the Eastern District of Virginia. Alsaidi pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge M. Hannah Lauck in Richmond,... Read more of this article

Forestry Department Warns Seniors of Timber Scam

RICHMOND—The Virginia Department of Forestry has received reports of a man who, posing as a representative of that agency, has approached older landowners about buying the timber on their property. “We have an individual who has been contacting landowners in Goochland and Fluvanna counties, telling them that ‘Forestry’ has asked him to contact... Read more of this article