Suffolk News

This is a very busy time for Eastern Shore agriculture. Harvest of wheat, string beans, sweet corn, tomatoes, squash and potatoes are all under way at this time.

Additional locations within Suffolk have had positive tests of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in mosquito pools.

Fire Marshals arrested a 15-year-old arson suspect in connection with Wednesday's three-alarm fire on Franklin Street that displaced 11 people.

Loading... Suffolk police say this man took a picture of himself during a burglary using the victim's phone.

A Confederate re-enactor who accidentally shot someone portraying a Union soldier while filming a Civil War documentary last fall pleaded guilty to reckless handling of a firearm in Isle of Wight Circuit Court on Wednesday.

The city of Suffolk will begin charging residents for bulk trash pickups next month.

The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Va. Middle Jun. 26--SUFFOLK -- The owner of a vacant house where a fire started, then destroyed two other homes, was fined last month for nine code violations, including failure to secure the property, according to court records.

Loading... 1 of 7 Suffolk firefighters worked until 9:30 p.m. containing the fire that engulfed several homes in Suffolk.

Loading... 1 of 4 Click for more Suffolk firefighters were working Wednesday evening to extinguish flames that destroyed one house and spread to three adjacent houses near the corner of Bank and Franklin streets in the downtown area.

The recent rash of gang-related activity in Windsor has prompted Isle of Wight County Sheriff Charlie Phelps to establish a task force to study the emerging problem countywide.

Val Livingston and Thaler McCormick help families in desperate situations, but they say they will do less of it in the coming year because of city budget cuts.

Police are questioning a store owner who they say shot and killed a man he believed was burglarizing his store in Whaleyville early this morning Police received a call just after 4 a.m. about a burglary in progress at J-N-L Market, located at 6550 Whaleyville Boulevard, said Suffolk spokeswoman Debbie George.

State officials are investigating complaints from southeast Virginia residents who have reported car problems that they suspect have been caused by excessive ethanol levels in gasoline.

Jennifer Gore received an unexpected shock when she went to her driveway to pick up her paper one morning.

Young trees were the victims of vandals over the weekend in the Steeplechase community off Shoulders Hill Road, said city spokeswoman Debbie George.

Armando Soria Sosa pleaded guilty Monday to first-degree murder and other crimes in the August 2007 death of Leon Jones.

Seven state inspectors blanketed Hampton Roads gas stations Monday, searching for clues they hope will lead them to the source of fuel suspected of containing excessive levels of ethanol sold at perhaps dozens of local retailers in the past week.

Suffolk Police are investigating a two vehicle accident that sent two to the hospital early Monday morning.

A veteran law enforcement officer with roots in Suffolk was sworn in Thursday as chief of police.

A By Jim Tuttle Smithfield Times Staff Writer A Smithfield man has been arrested and charged with the alleged murder of his four-month-old daughter.