Monday, May 20 2013 1:03 PM EDT2013-05-20 17:03:44 GMT
RICHMOND, Va - Frederick "Toots" Hibbert, frontman for the legendary reggae band The Maytals, was hospitalized in Richmond, VA for injuries sustained while performing at the Dominion Riverrock festivalMore >>
A Henrico County teen has been charged with assaulting the leader of the reggae band Toots and the Maytals during Saturday's Riverrock festival.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 12:40 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:40:24 GMT
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) -- A Glen Allen man was one of two FBI special agents on the agency's elite Hostage Rescue Team who were killed in a training accident in Virginia.More >>
A Glen Allen man was one of two FBI special agents on the agency's elite Hostage Rescue Team who were killed in a training accident in Virginia.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 12:23 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:23:42 GMT
ORANGE, VA—An Orange County Public Schools substitute teacher has been arrested and charged after allegedly assaulting multiple middle school students. Laurie Millard, 49, of Orange County, has been chargedMore >>
An Orange County Public Schools substitute teacher has been arrested and charged after allegedly assaulting multiple middle school students.More >>
Monday, May 20 2013 12:00 PM EDT2013-05-20 16:00:03 GMT
LUNENBURG, VA-The Southside SPCA is caring for dozens of dogs after the animals were seized from a Lunenburg County couple's property. Approximately 100 dogs were found to be living at the property, theMore >>
The Southside SPCA is caring for dozens of dogs after the animals were seized from a Lunenburg County couple's property.More >>
RESTON, Va. (AP) - The director of the Reston Zoo has pleaded guilty to animal cruelty in connection with the drowning of an injured wallaby.
Meghan Mogensen of Silver Spring, Md., was found guilty of animal cruelty and possession of an animal euthanasia drug without a license during a September trial in Fairfax County General District Court in, but she appealed her convictions to the county's circuit court.
Under a deal with prosecutors the 27-year-old pleaded guilty to animal cruelty, and the euthanasia drug possession charge was dropped. She is also is barred from making decisions about the care or euthanasia of any animal if she serves as an animal caretaker. She will serve 30 days in jail.
Mogensen's father, Eric Mogensen, owns the zoo.
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