NORFOLK, VA – Norfolk City Manager Dr. Chip Filer announced March 3 that John Edward DiBacco will serve as the next Chief of Norfolk Fire-Rescue. Chief DiBacco has more than 40 years of fire and emergency medical services experience and most recently served as Norfolk Fire-Rescue Assistant Fire Chief overseeing paramedic services. “After a long … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The head of Amazon Studios was put on leave Thursday following sexual harassment allegations from a producer on the Amazon series “Man in the High Castle,” adding to Hollywood’s crisis over its mistreatment of women. Studio executive Roy Price is on a leave of absence effective immediately, Amazon said in a … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Norfolk chief of police is stepping down to take a new government position. The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/2gmRmMK ) reports that Chief Michael Goldsmith announced in an email to the department Thursday, Nov. 17 that he will move to City Hall to become a deputy city manager. There, he will deal with public safety and neighborhood … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Norfolk Police Department is changing its internal affairs policy and will start telling members of the public whether internal affairs investigators found enough evidence to back up their complaints. The Virginian-Pilot (http://bit.ly/2cEyXaQ) reports Chief Michael Goldsmith told City Council members Monday that people will be told whether their complaints were … Continue reading
CHICAGO (AP) — The biggest street-gang trial in recent Chicago history starts in earnest Wednesday, with months of testimony expected to provide a rare look inside the gangland activity fueling deadly gun violence in the nation’s third-largest city. On trial for federal racketeering charges are six purported leaders of the Hobos gang who prosecutors say … Continue reading
After a suspended Mississippi police chief shot and killed himself in the police department’s parking lot, officials said the department has been temporarily put under the local sheriff’s control. Bay St. Louis Police Chief Mike DeNardo shot himself in the chest, Hancock County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Don Bass said. He said the Thursday shooting … Continue reading
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The head of Michigan’s health agency said Monday, April 25, there was an eight-month gap between when he was made aware of an investigation into a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in the Flint area in January 2015 and when the issue rose to his level again around the time the city’s lead-tainted … Continue reading
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam’s prime minister still retains a slim chance of challenging his rival, the ruling communist party chief, for the top job, according to a new interpretation of complicated rules disclosed at the start of a party congress that will name national leaders next week. The Communist Party of Vietnam began an … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The Norfolk Police Department is equipping 300 officers with body-worn video cameras. The department says the cameras will record audio and video of police interactions. The police department issued the video cameras on Monday. Norfolk Police Chief Michael Goldsmith says in a news release that he believes the cameras will … Continue reading
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