Richmond’s premier public sculptor is blazing trails with lethal intent. The approximately 30 works in Paul DiPasquale’s first one-man Richmond show in 11 years each consists of parts of firearms - everything from AK-47 assault rifles to single-shot Derringers - that are partially embedded in concrete studded with seashells. The smallest weighs about 5 pounds and fits easily in the hand. The largest stands 4 feet tall and tips the scales at 60 pounds.

Va. Beach man sentenced to jail for ‘sexting’ with girl, 16 A judge sentenced a Virginia Beach rock singer yesterday to one year in prison for soliciting nude pictures of a 16-year-old Louisa County girl. Christopher A. Atkinson, lead singer of the rock band Celebrity Gunfight, pleaded guilty yesterday in Louisa Circuit Court to soliciting nude pictures of a minor, said Louisa Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Rusty McGuire.

Virginia Beach Sheriff Paul Lanteigne is hoping to save the city money by allowing inmates to shred city documents.

Father says if he didn’t kill his son, “he would have lost his eternal salvation.“

Animal-rescue groups are caring for scores of dogs and horses seized from an Isle of Wight County farm. The Virginia Beach SPCA is working with rescue groups to medically assess more than 70 dogs that were seized from the Zuni horse farm Jan. 19. In the Richmond area, the United States Equine Rescue League is caring for 10 horses seized from the property. Fourteen others are being cared for in the Tidewater area.

VIRGINIA BEACH (AP)—A reptile keeper at the Virginia Aquarium was bit by a Komodo dragon and is being treated for her injuries. The Virginia Beach aquarium’s curator of reptiles and mammals said the worker was bitten on the hand today while feeding the carnivorous lizard. Curator Chip Harshaw said he came to the worker’s aid as she was in the dragon’s grip, and the Komodo released her hand.

Meyera Oberndorf remembers the Greekfest riots at the Virginia Beach oceanfront in the summer of 1989 as both the worst and best moments of her 20 years running Virginia’s largest city. She was stunned by the violence, which caused millions of dollars in damage and brought out the National Guard. She was disheartened by accusations the city did not welcome the young black college students who flocked there on Labor Day weekends.

VIRGINIA BEACH—Jurors will resume deliberations in the case of a Virginia sailor charged with killing his wife. Navy Lt. Michael Lee Everage and his wife, Robyn, were preparing to divorce when her body was found in the woods in Virginia Beach on Feb. 21, 2007. Prosecutors claim Everage beat his wife to death with a truck mirror because she had information of his sexual affairs with both women and men that could have ruined his military career and his chance of keeping custody of his three children.

It has been 13 years since Jennifer Evans disappeared.  Richmond Times-Dispatch writer Bill Geroux has spent years covering the search, arrests, trials and appeals. His five-part series concludes today with a jailhouse interview with Dustin Turner.

VIRGINIA BEACH Not for one moment did Linda Summitt believe her son had killed Jennifer Evans. But she first recognized trouble in Dustin A. Turner’s voice when he called home to Bloomington, Ind., on June 27, 1995. “I have to tell you something,“ he said. “I witnessed a murder.“

Competing health-care organizations Bon Secours Virginia and Sentara Health announced a joint proposal yesterday for a 200-bed hospital in the Princess Anne section of Virginia Beach. It would require approval from the State Health Commission. Bon Secours and Sentara had come up short with separate plans for new hospitals in Virginia Beach. Sentara’s proposal for a 90-bed hospital was turned down in March, while Bon Secours received permission for a hospital with 120 beds, fewer than it wanted. Both companies have appealed in court.

Competing health-care organizations Bon Secours Virginia and Sentara Health announced a joint proposal yesterday for a 200-bed hospital in the Princess Anne section of Virginia Beach. It would require approval from the State Health Commission. Bon Secours and Sentara had come up short with separate plans for new hospitals in Virginia Beach. Sentara’s proposal for a 90-bed hospital was turned down in March, while Bon Secours received permission for a hospital with 120 beds, fewer than it wanted. Both companies have appealed in court.

PART 3: Detectives in Virginia Beach investigating Jennifer Evans’ disappearance soon turned their suspicions to two young men training to become Navy SEALs. The trainees, Dustin A. Turner and Billy Joe Brown, were an odd pair of best friends on their way to becoming members of the Navy’s elite commando force. SLIDESHOW

Charles City The Charles City County Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Government/School Administration Building auditorium, 10900 Courthouse Road. The agenda includes a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the floodplain ordinance that adopts new federal flood-insurance rate maps and proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance.

Charles City The Charles City County Board of Supervisors will meet Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Government/School Administration Building auditorium, 10900 Courthouse Road. The agenda includes a public hearing on a proposed amendment to the floodplain ordinance that adopts new federal flood-insurance rate maps and proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance.