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Sheriffs’ Reports 06-25-26

Lancaster County Sheriff Patrick McCranie this week reported charges against six individuals. Felonies Loreli Hannah Higgins, 23, of Portsmouth was charged June 15 with revocation of...

Charges filed regarding Norris bridge accident

by Jackie Nunnery K’Von Tavares Evans, 30, of Petersburg was charged in Lancaster General District Court with misdemeanor reckless driving as the result of a...

Lancaster’s finest are going once, going twice…

Lancaster’s first-ever Law Enforcement Auction will come to Good Luck Cellars, 1025 Goodluck Road, Kilmarnock, at 4 p.m. July 11. Members of local law enforcement...

Northumberland County Circuit Court Report

by AnnGardner Eubank HEATHSVILLE— The Northumberland County Circuit Court convened Tuesday, June 16, with the Hon. John S. Martin presiding. In the case of Desmond L....

Smith Point Sea Rescue Report

Smith Point Sea Rescue (SPSR) editor Brent Stansbury recently reported crews responded to the following calls for assistance in May: May 7: SPSR received a...

Sheriff’s report 06-18-26

Lancaster County Sheriff Patrick McCranie this week reported felony charges against two individuals. Kionte Richon Walters, 35, of Heathsville was charged June 9 with revocation...

Lancaster County Circuit Court Report

by Jackie Nunnery LANCASTER—The Lancaster County Circuit Court convened Friday, June 12, with the Hon. John S. Martin presiding. In the case of Kionte R. Walters...

Northumberland County Circuit Court Report

by AnnGardner Eubank HEATHSVILLE—The Northumberland County Circuit Court convened Tuesday, June 9, with the Hon. R. Michael McKenney presiding. Monterra T. Cottrell of Heathsville pleaded guilty...

February trial date set for Norris Bridge accident with fatalities

by Jackie Nunnery LANCASTER—A trial on charges related to a July 2025 fatal three-vehicle crash on the Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial Bridge was set...

Sheriffs’ Report 06-11-26

Lancaster County Sheriff Patrick McCranie this week reported charges against five individuals. Felony Austin Neil Green, 34, of Lancaster was charged June 3 with knowingly and...

Lancaster County Circuit Court Report

by Jackie Nunnery LANCASTER—The Lancaster County Circuit Court convened Friday, June 5, with the Hon. John S. Martin presiding. In the case of Carrie M. Crowell...

Northumberland County Circuit Court Report

by AnnGardner Eubank HEATHSVILLE—The Northumberland County Circuit Court convened Tuesday, June 2, with the Hon. John S. Martin presiding. Desmond B. Wiggins of Warsaw pleaded guilty...

Double shooting involves fatality

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi HEATHSVILLE—One person is dead and another hospitalized following a double shooting in Northumberland County over the weekend, according to Northumberland County Sheriff...

Sheriff’s Report 06-04-26

Lancaster County Sheriff Patrick McCranie this week reported charges against four individuals. Felonies Nasreen Jamal Natour, 24, of Manassas was charged May 26 with grand larceny,...

Northumberland County Circuit Court Report

by AnnGardner Eubank HEATHSVILLE—The Northumberland County Circuit Court convened Tuesday, May 26, with the Hon. John S. Martin presiding. In the case of Nathan L. Emminizer...

Lancaster County Circuit Court Report

by Jackie Nunnery LANCASTER—The Lancaster County Circuit Court convened Friday, May 22, with the Hon. John S. Martin presiding. In the case of Jesse L. Carroll...

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