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The city planning commission postponed a vote on a massive new subdivision development Tuesday with the expectation that city staff, developers and nearby residents will get together to hammer out concerns in the next two months. A public hearing on the proposed Four Farms development

NORFOLK – Top Community Services Board administrators were told repeatedly that an employee was collecting a paycheck without working, and they did nothing to stop payments for more than a decade, said an attorney for two employees who recently were fired. Virginia Beach attorney Kevi

SUFFOLK – When the Citizens for the Preservation of Obici House failed in its bid to remodel the historic mansion, the members wanted to find out why. The group wrote a letter to the city government, citing the state’s Freedom of Information Act to request copies of the winning

CHESAPEAKE – Kristin Cassen knows her business is a little unusual. If you have enough money, she’ll arrange a Playboy Playmate party for you in Dubai, from her home. If you’re a touring rock band, professional athlete or NASCAR driver, she’ll hook you or your crew u

The lawyer for a Richmond strip club today accused state alcoholic beverage agents of entrapment and called on a newly appointed Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to take closer charge of its enforcement division. Kevin E. Martingayle, a Virginia Beach attorney representing Ve

COURTLAND—The two-day jury trial of a Franklin man accused of sexually assaulting a juvenile 25 years ago ended in a mistrial Tuesday afternoon in Southampton County Circuit Court. “Nothing is more frustrating to the court,” said substitute Circuit Court Judge Robert Curran before he

William C. Bischoff was recently named president of the Virginia Beach Bar Association. He provided the folling information about his background. Fre Pre-Med to History Major I became interested in law when my older brother was attending law school. Initially, I was pursuing a degree

RICHMOND – The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board will be led by one of the attorneys for a Richmond strip club fighting to keep its liquor license from being revoked by the board. James Neal Insley, a Poquoson lawyer with an extensive background in law enforcement and liquor l

VIRGINIA BEACH – At 71, Sheila Rybak doesn’t consider herself imposing. The Virginia Beach resident with a soft-spoken English accent is an animal-rights activist who has tallied more than 30 years of protests. For more than a decade, she’s concentrated on Lowenthal Furrie