NORFOLK, Virginia, Jan. 22 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea (CG 58) departed Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment to the U.S. 4th Fleet area of operations, Jan. 20. Philippine Sea will deploy to the U.S. Southern Command Area of Responsibility (USSOUTHCOM AOR) to support maritime operations with partners in the region, conduct Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) port visits, and support Joint Interagenc  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Erik S. Siebert was sworn in today as the Interim United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA). As Interim United States Attorney, Mr. Siebert supervises the prosecution of all federal crimes and the litigation of all civil matters in EDVA in which the United States has an interest. He leads a staff of approximately 300   more

ABINGDON, Virginia, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: * * * Appalachian Collision & Auto Parts, Inc. Returned Money Earned Through Bids from the Town of Lebanon * * * The United States Attorney's Office for the Western District of Virginia announced today it has entered into a non-prosecution agreement with Michael Elijah Leonard, a member of the Town Council in Lebanon, Virginia and his sister   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Today, Michael Dwayne Kelly II, 35, of Beckley, was sentenced to four years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, and Savannah Elizabeth Todd, 32, of Beckley, was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, each for possession with int  more

CLARKSBURG, West Virginia, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release: Frederick Blaine Rinehart, Jr., age 54, of Clarksburg West Virginia, has admitted to conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute and distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, Rinehart was selling methamphetamine in Harrison County. Investigators linked more than 100 grams of methamphetamine to Rinehart, some distributed and  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Curtis Lavall Capers, 35, of Huntington, pleaded guilty today to distribution of quantities of fentanyl and a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on December 15, 2022, Capers sold quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine to a confident  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Gary Neal Abbott, 52, of Chesapeake, Ohio, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substances containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, on Augst 9, 2024, law enforcement conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle dr  more

BECKLEY, West Virginia, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Jan. 21, 2025: Today, Tilford Joe Bradley Jr., 47, of Beckley, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and Mark Anderson Staples, 53, of Beckley, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine base, also known as "crack." Bradley and Staples each admitted to roles in a drug trafficking  more