Roseland Nelson County, Virginia I’ll admit it. I felt nothing. But our neighbors down the road sent me a text. “Did you just feel that, was that an earthquake?” Apparently it was. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake hit near Sparta, North Carolina around 8:07 AM. Our BRL Facebook page is lighting up with comments from all […]
Lovingston Nelson County, Virginia Nelson County Commonwealth Attorney Daniel Rutherford confirmed to BRL late Friday afternoon he will bring a NC man back to Nelson to stand trial for shooting a Rockfish woman in 2017. “I directed the Virginia State Police to proceed with securing Sean Damien Castorina from North Carolina authorities and bring him […]
Alamance County, NC BRL learned late Friday evening that Sean Damion Castorina, age 43, has been charged in connection with a plot to blow up the North Carolina jail where he’s being held on charges of first degree murder of a Burlington, NC man in August 2017. The plot information was published in The Times-News […]
Burlington,NC By Tommy Stafford A North Carolina couple are charged with the shooting of a Nelson County, Virginia woman last week are now indicted for the murder of 84 year old Harold Simpson in Burlington.Simpson went missing over a week ago. His car was stolen and driven to Laurel Road in East Nelson County where […]
Caswell County, North Carolina By Tommy Stafford The body of a man that’s been missing in North Carolina since last weekend was apparently located on Friday in Caswell County, NC. TheTimesNews.com is reporting the story out of Burlington. The case has links to the shooting of a Nelson County, VA woman several days ago. The […]
Fergus Falls, MN Nelson County, VA By Tommy Stafford Our special thanks to KTSP-TV anchor Bill Lunn In Minneapolis, Minnesota for he and his staff’s assistance working the story with us from that end. As BRL first broke the story earlier in the day Thursday on our Facebook page, two felons on the run have […]
Nelson County, Virginia The latest update from VSP as of 6:24 PM – 8.23.17 The Virginia State Police and Nelson County Sheriff’s Office are continuing their search efforts to locate the two North Carolina fugitives wanted for Tuesday night’s shooting of a woman in Nelson County. State police and the sheriff’s office have been able […]
Near Rockfish Nelson County, Virginia By Tommy Stafford The manhunt continues this morning for a couple charged with a shooting in Nelson County, Virginia and an investigation into the disappearance of a North Carolina man. As BRL reported first in stories here and here, local law officers became concerned after a request for help was […]
Nellysford Nelson County, Virginia Bold Rock Hard Cider has announced plans to begin producing its award-winning craft cider at a new facility in Mills River, N.C., near Asheville, this spring. This marks a significant move in the expansion of the growing regional craft cidery that has steadily increased East Coast distribution and is now offered […]
The Atlantic According to the National Hurricane Center and local NWS offices, Hurricane Earl Continues to threaten the East Coast for some of the upcoming holiday weekend. Though the brunt of the storm should be north of those area as the actual weekend arrives. As of Wednesday evening numerous coastal watches and warnings had been […]
