A Virginia man died while at the beach in North Carolina. Surf City Fire crews responded to a swimmer in distress Monday just before noon. Bystanders had already begun CPR on the victim when Ocean Rescue personnel arrived. Despite advanced life support efforts, the victim, identified as 57-year-old Minh Ha Nguyen from Richmond did not survive. The incident is currently under investigation.
A woman will serve time for embezzling money from Norfolk Public Schools. Court records show Cassandra Janene Meeks-Payton, a former Norfolk Public Schools employee, has been sentenced to nine months for embezzling over $9,000 in summer school payments. Meeks-Payton, who was responsible for collecting payments from students and families, pleaded guilty to the felony charge. She repeatedly avoided addressing discrepancies in her receipts and failed to return the stolen money. The court ordered her to pay full restitution to the school and complete a period of good behavior.