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Suffolk 1st grader set restroom fire

Wed, 22 May 2013 19:16:50 GMT

A Suffolk first grade student is accused of setting toilet paper on fire in a classroom restroom.

Police investigate gas station robbery

Tue, 21 May 2013 18:12:52 GMT

Police are investigating an armed robbery at an Exxon gas station in Suffolk.

Jumping for a Purpose in Suffolk

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:02:11 GMT

The 3rd Annual Jumping for a Purpose was held Saturday at the Suffolk Regional Airport.

Firefighters save Suffolk home

Mon, 20 May 2013 03:02:16 GMT

Firefighters kept a garage fire from spreading to a nearby home Sunday evening.

Suffolk flood lights keeping people up

Anita Blanton — Sat, 18 May 2013 03:39:45 GMT

Some homeowners in Suffolk called WAVY.com saying the lights are just too bright, they had to block out their windows just to get some sleep.

Man burned while trying to put out fire

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:41:06 GMT

Suffolk firefighters responded to a camper trailer fire just before 5:30 p.m. on Thursday in the 300 block of Great Fork Road.

Red light runner hits Suffolk officer

Fri, 17 May 2013 01:37:00 GMT

A Suffolk police officer was injured when a woman ran a red light, striking his cruiser Thursday night.

Social life after death

Anita Blanton — Thu, 16 May 2013 22:45:10 GMT

Social media is changing the world we live in, but it’s also changing the world we leave behind.

Suffolk homes evacuated after gas leak

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:35:23 GMT

Suffolk Fire & Rescue and Suffolk Police are on the scene of a gas leak in the 200 block of North Division Street, downtown.

Motorcycle involved in Suffolk crash

Thu, 16 May 2013 14:31:26 GMT

A motorcycle and two vehicles were involved in a crash in the 2500 block of Holland Road in Suffolk Thursday morning.

18-wheeler crashes into Suffolk church

Thu, 16 May 2013 03:21:38 GMT

Members of a Suffolk church hope a truck driver who hit the building and drove off will come back.

Chickens, goat die in Suffolk fire

Rachel West — Wed, 15 May 2013 23:50:10 GMT

Several animals perished in a barn fire along Indian Trail in Suffolk Wednesday.

Police car involved in Suffolk crash

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:19:31 GMT

A police cruiser was involved in an accident in Suffolk Wednesday afternoon.

Student arrested in high school threat

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:16:34 GMT

Suffolk Police have arrested a 20-year-old high school student in connection to a bomb threat made to the school Tuesday.

Victim ID'd in deadly Suffolk crash

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:16:40 GMT

One person was killed, and two others were injured in a two-vehicle accident in Suffolk Tuesday afternoon.

School to reconsider weapons policy

Fri, 10 May 2013 03:17:30 GMT

School officials Thursday briefly discussed an incident during which two students were suspended for pretending pencils were guns.

Two wanted in dollar store robbery

Thu, 09 May 2013 17:22:05 GMT

Suffolk Police need help identifying and locating two men who robbed a dollar store in April.

Bomb threat found in school bathroom

Thu, 09 May 2013 00:04:41 GMT

A bomb threat was found written inside of a bathroom stall at Suffolk's King's Fork Middle School.

School board may revisit weapons policy

Anne McNamara — Wed, 08 May 2013 22:44:36 GMT

The chairman of the Suffolk school board supports revisiting the weapons policy, after two second graders were suspended for pretending pencils were guns last week.

Peacocks stolen from Suffolk yard

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:58:36 GMT

A Suffolk woman reported three peacocks were stolen from her yard earlier this week at Kings Fork Road.

Computer stolen from Suffolk classroom

Wed, 08 May 2013 19:49:02 GMT

Police say a computer was stolen from a Suffolk high school classroom Tuesday.

Suffolk home set aflame

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:42:45 GMT

Fire Marshals say the cause of an early morning house fire in Suffolk is being investigated as arson.

2-year-old found wandering in street

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:38:44 GMT

Police say a 2-year-old child was found wandering in the middle of a Suffolk street Monday morning.

Boy who held pencil like gun suspended

Anne McNamara — Mon, 06 May 2013 21:33:23 GMT

A Suffolk school suspended a second grader for pointing a pencil at another student and making gun noises.

Mutt Strut raises money for shelter

Anne McNamara — Mon, 06 May 2013 01:43:05 GMT

Hundreds of dogs and their owners got together for a good cause Sunday in Suffolk.

Father, son ID'd in deadly plane crash

Dominic Ross — Sat, 04 May 2013 17:56:48 GMT

State Police identified the two men killed in an experimental plane crash off Carolina Road Saturday as a father and son from Maryland.

Youth leader in sexual assault ID'd

Fri, 03 May 2013 02:57:11 GMT

A youth leader at a Suffolk church charged last year with sexual assault has been identified as 18-year-old Jemell Joe.

Six displaced in mobile home fire

Fri, 03 May 2013 02:45:01 GMT

Officials say two adults and four children were displaced following an afternoon fire at a mobile home in Suffolk Thursday.

Teen makes bomb threat at school

Fri, 03 May 2013 02:03:28 GMT

The Fire Marshal is investigating after a Suffolk teen made a comment that someone should blow up her school.

Beaten officer presented Valor Award

Mila Mimica — Thu, 02 May 2013 02:37:37 GMT

A Suffolk police officer severely beaten last year was presented the Gold Medal of Valor, the highest award recognizing extreme personal risk above and beyond the call of duty.