virginia
-
Fla. Teen Accused of Masquerading as Doctor Indicted in Separate Va. Fraud Case
The Florida teen who is already facing multiple charges for allegedly pretending to be a doctor is now facing even more charges in a separate Virginia fraud case, NBC News reports. According to the report, Malachi Love-Robinson was indicted by a Virginia grand jury for allegedly attempting to illegally buy a $35,000 Jaguar, authorities confirmed…
-
Va. Beach’s 1st African-American Firefighter Dead at 66
Virginia Beach, Va.’s first African-American firefighter, retired Master Firefighter Anthony “Tony” Cooke, has died, WAVY reports. The Virginia Beach Fire Department issued a statement Wednesday expressing “much sadness” about Cooke’s passing. “To say that Tony served with distinction during his 25 years with the fire department is an understatement and does not even begin to describe…
-
Former Va. African-American Schoolhouse Honored With Historic Marker
An old school for African-American children in Albemarle County, Va., is finally getting the recognition it deserves some 93 years after it was built, WHSV reports. According to the news station, on Saturday a historic marker was dedicated in honor of the St. John School, which was built in 1923 through money from the Julius…
-
Say Cheese? Black CVS Customer Asks for Cheese and Employees Hide and Call Police
Maybe “cheese” sounded like “freeze” to the Richmond, Va., CVS workers who ran to the back and called the police on a young black man who asked for sliced cheese. That’s right; Ricky Berry had the audacity to ask a store worker for cheese, and for some reason—which I’m sure has nothing to do with…
-
Swastikas Scratched Into 74-Year-Old Va. Woman's SUV: Report
An elderly Virginia woman’s SUV was keyed over the weekend, with markings forming swastikas left on the front hood and by the gas tank, WJLA reports. The woman’s family members fear retaliation and are keeping their identities private in their moment of distress. “She’s the sweetest, kindest, littlest old Indian lady who basically is a…
-
I Don’t Understand Richmond, Va., Mayoral Candidate and Alleged Pervert Joe Morrissey
I don’t understand how Joe Morrissey is still here. I don’t understand how, in 2013, a then-56-year-old Morrissey was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates when he hired a 17-year-old black girl to work in his law office. The old white man raped the teen and then lied about the nature of their…
-
Video Shows Convicted Va. School Guard Tackling, Using Choke Hold on Middle School Student
Surveillance footage a Virginia school district apparently tried to keep under wraps shows a now former Arlington Middle School security guard convicted of battery grabbing two students and slamming them to the ground, WJAX-TV reports. According to the news station, it took four months of public records requests for it to obtain the footage from the state…
-
Va. Pastor, Wife Arrested in $1,200,000 Congregation Fraud Scheme
A Virginia pastor, his wife and a friend of theirs are all being accused of defrauding their Alexandria congregation out of more than $1 million, Fox 5 DC reports. According to the report, Terry Wayne Millender, who serves as pastor for Victorious Life Church in Alexandria; his wife, Brenda; and a friend, Grenetta Wells, who…
-
5 Teens Charged in Vandalism of Historic African-American Schoolhouse in Va.
Five Virginia teens have been charged in the racist vandalism of a historic African-American schoolhouse, WJLA reports. The Ashburn Colored School, now called the Old Ashburn Schoolhouse, was built in 1892, and earlier this month it was defaced with “white power” signs, swastikas, drawing of genitals and other derogatory messages. The five teens were identified earlier this…
-
The Sad Story of Ex-NFL Quarterback Marcus Vick Continues
The sad story of ex-NFL quarterback Marcus Vick continues as TMZ Sports reports that the younger brother of Michael Vick was arrested in Virginia on a drug-possession charge. According to the sports site, police went to Vick’s Newport News, Va., apartment Saturday after receiving a call from neighbors about marijuana odor. An intense weed smell…