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NORFOLK—The lawyer for two former Community Services Board workers being sued over the agency’s “noshow worker” is trying to persuade the city attorney’s office not to refile a lawsuit that a judge rejected. Kevin Martingayle sent a letter to Deputy City Attorn

Customers will soon be able to enjoy an adult beverage with the adult entertainment at Richmond’s Club Rouge. The Shockoe Bottom nightclub, which has been selling sodas, Red Bull and other nonalcoholic drinks since opening last fall, will receive a conditional license to sell be

NORFOLK – Vice Mayor Anthony L. Burfoot wants to take away another downtown nightclub’s alcohol license in the wake of a fatal shooting last weekend that police say resulted from an argument inside The Palace on Plume Street restaurant. If the restaurant loses the license, it wo

NORFOLK—Police worked for months on the now-infamous “no-show worker” case, digging into why the Norfolk Community Services Board paid an employee for 12 years following a suspension. Findings were turned over in December to Commonwealth’s Attorney Greg Underwood, wh

NORFOLK–Jill McGlone, the former Community Services Board employee who was paid for 12 years without showing up for work, said on Thursday that she feels vindicated by the decision of the city’s top prosecutor not to file criminal charges against her or anyone else. The media at

NORFOLK – Linda Berardi lost her job with the Norfolk Community Services board over the agency’s scandal surrounding a 12-year no-show worker. A short time later, Berardi sued for defamation, saying she wasn’t responsible and was being made a scapegoat. Her former employer

When the Eastern Shore’s only resident judge sets down his gavel today, no one will be there to pick it up. After nearly two decades on the bench, Circuit Judge Glen A. Tyler has reached the mandatory retirement age of 70. He’s satisfied that his time is up but knows the m

CHESAPEAKE– A prosecutor Thursday decided not to try embezzlement charges against the owner of Carpe Diem Concierge Services over an aborted trip and Playboy Playmate party in Dubai, telling a Circuit Court judge that the complaining witnesses didn’t want him to pursue the case.

NORFOLK — Two former Community Services Board employees said they repeatedly tried to raise red flags about a no-show employee paid for 12 years. For the first time, Tony Crisp, former CSB director of clinical services, and Linda Berardi, a former CSB human resources officer, sp