by James Ritch | Feb 27, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – A boat at the Cape Charles Yacht Club caught fire Tuesday morning, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads reported at 6 a.m. The Eastern Shore 9-1-1 Center received notification of the fire at 6:02 a.m. Coast Guard Station Cape Charles...
by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — The names of two of the three people who died in a fire that occurred Feb. 1, in Nelsonia, were released in a state police announcement Sunday — 16 days after the suspected arson/ homicide was committed. The victims were Wilson L....
by James Ritch | Feb 7, 2019 | Headlines
By Connie Morrison — Feliciano Ortiz, grandfather of 3-year-old Sofia Escalante, sobbed into the phone as he described to a reporter how his “beautiful” granddaughter would run to him saying, “Give me a kiss!” Ortiz said her body was one of those found in the...
by James Ritch | Feb 2, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A fatal fire in Accomack County Friday is being investigated as arson and homicide, according to the state police. “The preliminary examination conducted Saturday by the Office of the Medical Examiner in Norfolk revealed that each of the three...
by James Ritch | Feb 1, 2019 | Headlines
UPDATE By Linda Cicoira — Two adults and a child died Friday morning in a mobile home fire in Nelsonia, said Corinne Gellner of the state police. The remains were taken to the Norfolk medical examiner for autopsy and positive identification. Special agents with...
