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Hampton Roads, VA
Woodbridge, VA
Police & Fire
Feds Raid Wheels Of Soul Biker Gang After Woodbridge Hookah Lounge Beatdown, Shootout: Police
A savage assault and shootout outside a Virginia hookah lounge triggered a massive multi-agency raid on the Wheels of Soul outlaw motorcycle gang, with nearly two dozen members now in custody, or on the run, across multiple states, authorities announced. The early morning April 13 brawl and shooting outside Babylon Café on Golansky Boulevard in Woodbridge left two men injured, one from a brutal beating and another with a gunshot wound, and both initially refused to cooperate with police. But the Prince William County Police Department didn’t let up. Following months of investigation, detec…
Fredericksburg, VA
Traffic
Small Plane Makes Emergency Landing In Spotsylvania Field After Engine Issue: VSP (
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First responders were called to a reported small plane crash in Virginia late on Wednesday afternoon. Emergency crews responded to a plane crash in the area of Chancellor Road and Scarlet Oak Road shortly after 3 p.m. on April 9 to investigate the crash, the Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office confirmed. The initial call came in at approximately 3:08 p.m. after the plane took off from Leesburg en route to Hampton Roads, officials said. Virginia State Police investigators have been called in to probe the incident and motorists have been advised to avoid the area. According to state police…
Manassas, VA
News
Man Who Stuffed Virginia Woman's Body In Suitcase, Dumped It In Trash Pleads Not Guilty: Report
The Virginia man who is accused of murdering a 30-year-old mother and stuffing her in a suitcase before being tossed in the trash has reportedly pleaded not guilty to the crime. Brandon Devon White, 30, has been accused of the murder of his girlfriend Taty’ana Zakiyyah Cooks, whose body was found in a trash collection truck in March, officials say. The two were reportedly in a relationship and had been living together at the time. She was reported missing on March 21 when she failed to pick up her 1-year-old son from daycare, prompting a missing person investigation that ended with a g…
Manassas, VA
Police & Fire
Woodbridge Mom's Body Found In Trash Truck, Ex-BF Arrested In Newport News For Murder: Cops
A 28-year-old man is being sought in the murder of a 30-year-old woman in Prince William County, police said. The body of Taty’ana Zakiyyah Cooks was found in a trash collection truck while searching for her on Friday, March 22, Prince William County police said. Brendon Devon White, 30, was arrested in connection with the crime by Newport News police, according to county police. Police say White and Cooks were previously in a relationship and had been living together. The investigation began as a missing person's case on Thursday, March 21 just before 9 p.m., when family members rep…
Alexandria, VA
News
Drug Kingpin Peddling Nearly Pure Meth In Virginia Convicted For 15th Time: Feds
A Virginia Beach man just earned himself his 15th conviction — this one federal. Malik Dillard, who guys by “Mayo,” used out-of-state methamphetamine suppliers to import bulk packages of nearly pure methamphetamine (98.6% purity) to Virginia through the U.S. Postal Service, according to Jessica D. Aber, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. Dillard employed a network of sub-dealers to scale and expand his methamphetamine operation across the Hampton Roads region over multiple years, Aber's office said. "Methamphetamine is a powerful, highly addictive stimulant that affec…
Fairfax, VA
Business
DC Taco Chain Bringing 10 New Locations To Virginia
It's a good day to be a taco lover in the DMV. View this post on Instagram A post shared by District Taco (@districttaco) District Taco has signed several development deals in the last six month that promise 40 new locations across Florida, New Jersey, and Virginia. In VA, the 10 locations will be in the Virginia Beach, Hampton Roads, and Tidewater areas. The company plans to open 10 to 15 franchise locations a year through 2027. View this post on Instagram A post shared by District Taco (@d…
Arlington, VA
Lifestyle
Lights, Camera, Action! Casting Call Issued For Virginia Beach Area Actors
A production company is casting two actors for a campaign set to shoot in Hampton Roads early next year, according to an advertisement on Backstage. The production company is seeking two men of any ethnicity to apply for the commercial for the HVAC company for the shoot in January of 2023, the Backstage advertisement states. "This will be an ongoing campaign, the first 4 spots in January and the next 5 will be in the summer", states a spokesperson for the production company. "The chosen spokesman will also do radio spots for this company, the first radio spots will be recorded in December 2…
Alexandria, VA
News
Two Virginia Cities Named Best Places To Live In 2022-23 By US News
Two Virginia cities were named on US News & World Report's list of 150 Best Places to Live in 2022-2023. Richmond was ranked 57th and Virginia Beach was ranked 106th, according to the list. Meanwhile, Washington DC made it among the top 20. The list is generated by analyzing 150 metro areas across the country based on quality of life, job market, value of living and people's desire to live there. Richmond received an overall score of 6.3 out of 10. As "the only city in America with whitewater rapids running through its downtown district," USN said Richmond offers a range o…
