A Portsmouth police officer has been arrested in Hampton. Officer Carmen Johnson was arrested for DUI and assault on a law enforcement officer during a traffic stop on Saturday. She has been placed in a non-law enforcement administrative position while authorities conduct an internal investigation.
A group is going to court after it was denied access to a park in Petersburg. The Knights of Columbus filed a motion for a temporary restraining order. The group wants to use Poplar Grove National Cemetery for its annual Memorial Day mass, but the National Park Service won't let them. The Knights of Columbus has held the mass at the park for more than 60 years, but a law bans religious services from national cemeteries. The group's lawyer says the law has been on the books for more than 35 years, but it wasn't until last year that they were denied use of the park for the event. He says this violates the First Amendment, and he tells 12 On Your Side, banning them from the cemetery based on their religion makes them second-class citizens.
The commonwealth's largest business program celebrates a milestone anniversary. Rebecca Hughes with more.Preview: A Chesapeake native will be enshrined in the NASCAR Hall of Fame early next year. Ricky Rudd was one of four people selected for the Hall of Fame's Class of 2025 yesterday. Rudd was one of ten nominees on the Modern Era ballot, and he received 87-percent support from those voting. Rudd raced in the NASCAR Cup series for more than 30 years, winning 23 times and finishing second in the championship standings in 1991.