Jurors have acquitted a former Virginia Tech football player who had been accused of fatally beating a man he says he initially believed from a Tinder match to be a woman. News outlets report former player Isimemen Etute was found not guilty of second-degree murder after the jury deliberated…
Johnny Depp’s lawyers have asked a jury “to give Mr. Depp his life back” by finding his ex-wife, Amber Heard, guilty of libel. Depp lawyer Camille Vasquez told jurors in closing arguments Friday that Heard ruined Depp's life by falsely claiming she was a survivor of domestic abuse. A jury in…
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Supermodel Kate Moss, a former girlfriend of Johnny Depp, has told jurors that Johnny Depp never pushed her or assaulted her during their relationship. Moss testified as a rebuttal witness in Depp’s libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard. Depp is suing Heard for libel in Fairfax County Ci…
Jurors in Johnny Depp’s libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard heard a snippet of testimony contradicting one of Heard’s key witnesses, but much of the context was stripped away. The witness, Jennifer Howell, testified Tuesday via recorded deposition that she wrote an email to Heard's sis…
Attorneys for actor Amber Heard have been trying to portray Johnny Depp in a Virginia courtroom as a jealous and drunken abuser. And they say he is the only one to blame for his nose-diving Hollywood career. Heard's attorneys are trying to undermine Depp’s libel lawsuit against Heard. Depp's…
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Quinton Cruse and April Ragan drank beer and sulked by a downtown Roanoke bridge the morning of May 5, dispirited by the difficulty of moving from the streets into Section 8 housing.
Police in Alexandria, Virginia say a high school student died on Tuesday when he was stabbed in the midst of a large fight at a shopping center. Alexandria police said in a news release that officers were called to the Bradlee Shopping Center at approximately 12:26 p.m. News outlets report t…
Jurors in Johnny Depp’s libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard heard a snippet of testimony contradicting one of Heard’s key witnesses, but much of the context was stripped away. The witness, Jennifer Howell, testified Tuesday via recorded deposition that she wrote an email to Heard's sis…
A Virginia sheriff says a 69-year-old woman who went missing last week has been found alive in a dense pine forest less than a mile from her home. The Prince Edward County Sheriff's Office says the search for Aletha Gee Walton began May 17, when her family discovered she was missing and aler…
A federal judge has issued an emergency order imposing a series of restrictions on a Virginia dog-breeding facility after regulators said the site was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of beagle puppies. The restraining order issued Saturday comes after federal officials accused the Env…
Attorneys for actor Amber Heard have been trying to portray Johnny Depp in a Virginia courtroom as a jealous and drunken abuser. And they say he is the only one to blame for his nose-diving Hollywood career. Heard's attorneys are trying to undermine Depp’s libel lawsuit against Heard. Depp's…
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Quinton Cruse and April Ragan drank beer and sulked by a downtown Roanoke bridge the morning of May 5, dispirited by the difficulty of moving from the streets into Section 8 housing.
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Our weekly round-up of letters published in the Martinsville Bulletin.
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Nature lovers hoping for a spot on Grandfather Mountain's inaugural synchronous firefly tours were disappointed Monday morning.
Alex Hunt was recently recognized with a state Clean Water Farm Award for his efforts to reduce sedimentation in the four creeks that flow through his 430-acre cattle farm.
Here are the most recent arrest reports as provided by the Martinsville and Patrick County sheriff's offices.
April Henry County arrest reports: As well as the usual, there's threaten to bomb, install a tracking device, annoying ringing telephone to emergency personnel and illegal disposal of a dead body on public property.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Martinsville Bulletin will report arrests in Martinsville, Henry and Patrick counties, except some juvenile cases and traffic citations other than DUI. Claims in civil suits may be reported, except in custody cases. The newspaper does not omit any names that qualify to be included. This information is compiled from documents provided by the law enforcement agencies of each jurisdiction.
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Martinsville Bulletin will report arrests in Martinsville, Henry and Patrick counties, except some juvenile cases and traffic citations other than DUI. Claims in civil suits may be reported, except in custody cases. The newspaper does not omit any names that qualify to be …
The School Board consists of five members serving three-year terms with a maximum of three consecutive terms.
Over 70 Henry County law enforcement officers lined up in the Summerlin Meeting Room Tuesday in protest of their belief that the Board of Supervisors reneged on a promised salary increase.
Martinsville City Council and members of the administration toured Westside Martinsville on Monday and then held a neighborhood meeting at Albert Harris Elementary School.
Henry County adopted a new budget on Tuesday for the new fiscal year beginning July 1.