News Releases in the Past Six Months

Grand Jury Returns 132 Indictments: Four Indicted in Unrelated Murders

Monday, May 06, 2013 · 02:45 pm
Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced that a grand jury meeting in Virginia Beach Circuit Court today returned indictments against 116 individuals charging 244 separate offenses. Four (4) of those defendants were indicted for var... ​

2040 Vision to Action Community Coalition to Meet May 10

Friday, May 03, 2013 · 04:00 pm
The 2040 Vision to Action Community Coalition, a citizens group appointed by the City Council, will meet Friday, May 10th, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Strategic Growth Area Office in Town Center, 222 Central Park Ave., Armada Hoffler Building, Suite 1540.  The group will r... ​

Clean Community Commission to Meet May 9

Thursday, May 02, 2013 · 03:30 pm
The Virginia Beach Clean Community Commission will meet Thursday, May 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Kempsville Recreation Center, 800 Monmouth Lane. The commission will discuss its work on Earth Day and the Great American Cleanup. The commission also will discuss future plans for C... ​

Friends Group Grants $130,000 for Beach Libraries, Elects Executive Board

Thursday, May 02, 2013 · 11:15 am
The Friends of Virginia Beach Public Library approved $130,000 in library grants for its new fiscal year, April 2013 to March 2014. Among the grants is $30,000 for the Summer Reading Challenge for children, teens and adults; $20,000 for staff training and development; $18,00... ​

Commonwealth v. Terrell Antonio Pugh; 19-Year-Old Pleads Guilty, Receives 16 Years, for Murder at Recording Studio

Wednesday, May 01, 2013 · 03:30 pm
Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced today that Terrell Antonio Pugh, 19 years old, previously residing in Norfolk, Virginia, pled guilty today to Felony Second Degree Murder, Conspiracy to Distribute between ½ Pound and 5 Pound... ​

Traffic to be Affected by Force Main Installation along Sandbridge Road

Wednesday, May 01, 2013 · 09:40 am
Beginning Wednesday, May 1 at 9:00 a.m., traffic will be intermittently reduced from two lanes to one while the Department of Public Utilities installs a low pressure force main along Sandbridge Road between Atwoodtown Road and Lotus Drive.  Flagging operations will be in ef... ​

Crime Prevention Steering Committee to Host Fundraiser

Wednesday, May 01, 2013 · 08:00 am
​The Virginia Beach Crime Prevention Steering Committee will be having a fundraiser at Atlas Bar and Grill Thursday, May 2, 2013 from 5-8 PM.     Come out and support the Steering Committee as it helps the Virginia Beach Police Department’s Crime Prevention Unit’s crime pr... ​

Commonwealth v. Tyquesha Hargrave; 19-Year-Old to Serve 4 Years for Home Invasion at Senior Citizen Complex

Tuesday, April 30, 2013 · 03:50 pm
Harvey L. Bryant, Commonwealth’s Attorney for the City of Virginia Beach, announced today that Tyquesha Angina Hargrave, age 19, formerly of the 400 block of Albemarle Drive in Chesapeake, Virginia was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge H. Thomas Padrick on charges of Statutor... ​

Wesleyan Drive to Close for 24 Hours This Weekend

Monday, April 29, 2013 · 04:15 pm
Virginia Beach Public Works has announced that Wesleyan Drive, between the entrance to Virginia Wesleyan College (College Drive) and Baker Road, will be closed for road work for 24 hours this weekend.     Beginning Saturday, May 4, at 7 p.m., the road will be closed, and wi... ​

Councilman Bill DeSteph to Conduct Town Hall Meeting

Monday, April 29, 2013 · 04:00 pm
City Councilman Bill DeSteph will conduct a town hall meeting on Wednesday, May 1 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Virginia Beach Convention Center, located at 1000 19th Street near the oceanfront.    The public is invited to attend and participate.   The meeting is being held t... ​