Escaped Va. inmate captured after jailbreak
GREENSVILLE COUNTY, Va. –- An inmate who escaped from Southside Regional Jail in Emporia was found and taken back into custody Saturday morning. Billy Dillon, 50, was located about two miles away from...
View ArticleMurder suspect opens fire on law enforcement
EMPORIA, Va. — A murder suspect was flown to the hospital in Richmond with non-life threatening injuries after he was involved in a shootout with police. Greensville Sheriff’s deputies and Emporia...
View ArticleEmporia man wounded in police shootout charged with attempted capital murder
EMPORIA, Va. – The murder suspect wounded in a shootout with Emporia police Sunday, February 12, has been charged with 12 felonies in relation to the incident. Anthony Dangelo Wilkins, 33, of Emporia,...
View ArticleWoman sought for questioning after man killed on Emporia street
EMPORIA, Va. — Investigators working to solve a weekend murder are looking for Brittany O’Bannon. O’Bannon, 27, of Emporia, was named a person of interest in the Saturday morning shooting death of...
View ArticleDriver who killed Chesterfield father was 3 times over legal limit
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. – The driver charged with killing a father driving home from his second job was in court Monday. Matthew Pernell, 27, of Emporia, pleaded guilty to aggravated involuntary...
View Article105-year-old Nellie Williams has two great-great-great-grandchildren
EMPORIA, Va. -- The CBS 6 Morning team wished a very Happy Birthday to Nellie Williams. Ms. Williams turned 105 this week. Ms. Williams was blessed with 11 children, 39 grandchildren, 52 great...
View Article$4,000 reward offered after gunshots create chaos at Peanut Festival
EMPORIA, Va. -- Parents and local business owners have raised money for a reward, hoping to help police find the person or persons who opened fire during the fireworks portion of the Peanut Festival....
View ArticleFamily: 79-year-old man killed in Southside Virginia home’s bedroom
EMPORIA, Va. – Two people have been arrested after the car of a 79-year-old man found beaten to death inside his Southside Virginia home was found hours away Saturday night in Washington, DC....
View ArticleDirector details decision to cancel 2018 Virginia Pork Festival
EMPORIA, Va. — After 44 years of serving pork, and the community of Southside Virginia , the Virginia Pork Festival has called it quits — at least for now. Citing rising costs, dwindling volunteers,...
View Article‘Disturbing video’ of student being bullied on bus under investigation
EMPORIA, Va. – The superintendent of Greensville County Public Schools issued a statement after a video was shared over the weekend that showed a young student being bullied on the bus. The video was...
View ArticleSheriff says fight led to deadly Emporia shooting
GREENSVILLE COUNTY, Va. -- Authorities said a man is in custody following a fatal shooting in Emporia Saturday afternoon. Greensville County Sheriff W. T Jarratt Jr. said deputies were called to a...
View ArticleVader tribute T-shirts organizer: ‘The love and support just keeps pouring in’
EMPORIA, Va. -- The spouse of a Virginia State Police trooper who works with the handler of the K-9 killed in a shootout with a murder suspect in rural Sussex County last week said she felt compelled...
View ArticleBaby found in hot car in Emporia dies
EMPORIA, Va. — Authorities said charges are pending against a mother after police said she left her baby in a hot car in Emporia Friday night. Emporia Police Chief Rick Pinksaw said the incident...
View ArticleMom explains how she forgot infant son in hot car
EMPORIA, Va. -- The mother of the six-month-old boy who died after he was left in a car for hours Friday said she forgot her baby was in the car after childcare plans fell through. Police in Emporia...
View ArticlePolice issue warning ahead of Virginia Peanut Festival
EMPORIA, Va. — Police in Emporia issued a warning on social media ahead of this weekend’s Virginia Peanut Festival. “The Emporia Police Department has received credible information of potential acts of...
View ArticleMom pleads for justice after son was shot to death inside Emporia home: ‘They...
EMPORIA, Va. -- Jaquan Crumpler was described as a hard-working young man who loved his family. Those family members say he loved nothing more than to make them laugh. Sometime between 4:30 and nine...
View ArticleMom stunned after 15-year-old arrested for Emporia murder: ‘I’m standing next...
EMPORIA, Va. -- The mother of a man shot to death on Valentine’s Day was stunned when police told her a 15-year-old boy had been arrested for the crime. Police said 20-year-old Jaquan Crumpler was...
View ArticlePolice: Missing Greensville County man is disabled, in danger
GREENSVILLE COUNTY, Va. — Police say an Emporia man with mental disabilities has been missing since Wednesday afternoon and is in danger due to weather conditions. Clarence Nix was last seen headed in...
View ArticleSearch for Clarence Nix: ‘Time is running out,’ sheriff fears 4 days after...
GREENSVILLE COUNTY, Va. — Crews are dealing with heat exhaustion as the search for an Emporia man missing since Wednesday afternoon in rural Greensville County entered fourth day Saturday. Clarence...
View ArticleBody pulled from Meherrin River during search for missing man
EMPORIA, Va. – A death investigation is underway after a body was pulled from the Meherrin River in Emporia Wednesday afternoon. The Emporia Police Department says they were asked Wednesday to assist...
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