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Beach man among ex-Xe guards charged in Afghan deaths
Loading... Former Blackwater contractor Chris Drotleff, 29, of Virginia Beach leaves the federal courthouse in Norfolk on Thursday, Jan.
APNewsBreak: Company once known as Blackwater settles...
The security firm formerly known as Blackwater has reached a settlement in a series of federal lawsuits in which dozens of Iraqis accused the company of cultivating a reckless culture that allowed innocent civilians to be killed.
Contractors from Blackwater near the Iranian embassy in central Baghdad
Favoured US military contractor that rebranded itself as Xe has been repeatedly accused of deadly blunders Contractors from Blackwater near the Iranian embassy, central Baghdad, in July 2005.
CNN: Xe contractors killed in CIA bombing
Two CIA contractors killed in a bombing in Afghanistan Wednesday were employed by North Carolina-based Xe, formerly known as Blackwater, according to CNN.
Judge dismisses all charges in Blackwater shooting
In a Monday, July 21, 2008 file photo, Blackwater Worldwide's headquarters is seen in Moyock, N.C. U.S. District Judge Ricardo Urbina dismissed all charges against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards charged in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, Thursday, Dec.
Tycoon, Contractor, Soldier, Spy
Erik Prince - tycoon, contractor, soldier, spy - founded Blackwater with a much more limited concept that it outgrew after 9/11: Blackwater's origins were humble, bordering on the primordial.
Eagle Creek residents oppose sewer rate hike
Residents of a Currituck County subdivision are up in arms over a proposed 63 percent rate hike from their wastewater service provider.
Blackwater Predator missile-load contract ending
CIA Director Leon Panetta has canceled a contract with the former Blackwater security firm that allowed the company's operatives to load missiles on Predator drones in Pakistan.Panetta canceled the contract earlier this year and the work is being shifted to government personnel, a person familiar with the contract said Friday.
Report: Blackwater guards linked to CIA raids
In this July 28, 2008 file photo, Blackwater Worldwide's headquarters is seen in Moyock, N.C. Private security guards working for Blackwater USA participated in clandestine CIA raids against suspected insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan, The New York Times reported Thursday, Dec.
Blackwatera s Erik Prince Spills Secrets
Erik Prince, recently outed as a participant in a C.I.A. assassination program, has gained notoriety as head of the military-contracting juggernaut Blackwater, a company dogged by a grand-jury investigation, bribery accusations, and the voluntary-manslaughter trial of five ex-employees, set for next month.
Previous: Inside America's private army
Private military companies are becoming a critical part of 21st century warfare, and Blackwater USA is on the leading edge.
Currituck residents sound off on rec needs
Soccer fields, shooting and archery ranges, an outdoor music venue and a dog park are among the types of facilities Currituck residents want to see included in an updated county master plan for recreation.
Blackwater founder Erik Prince feels he was thrown "under the bus" after serving country
In a July, 21, 2008 file photo, founder and CEO of Blackwater Worldwide Erik Prince is seen at Blackwater's offices in Moyock, N.C. Prince, the man who built Blackwater USA into one of the world's most respected and reviled defense contractors will no longer be involved in the company's operations.
Bird count, noise complaints up near proposed OLF site
Some history Opposition over wintering waterfowl was the key to getting the Navy to drop Washington County as a preferred OLF site in 2008.
Federal help sought for wiped-out dunes
Currituck officials have declared the county in a state of emergency after last week's nor'easter significantly eroded oceanfront dunes and flooded several homes and cropland.
Man faces statutory rape charges
A Currituck County man has been charged with multiple counts of statutory rape and indecent liberties with a minor after he was arrested in Pennsylvania.
Xe faces bribery inquiry and fines for arms shipments
The international security company formerly called Blackwater Worldwide is facing large government fines for unlicensed arms shipments to Iraq as a key congressional committee is asking for a separate investigation into whether the company bribed Iraqi officials.
Moyock sewer system expansion on hold
Plans to move forward with the Moyock wastewater system are on hold until officials decide exactly how they want to expand it.
Bunker Hill Road residents stranded
Residents of the Bunker Hill Road area in Camden County woke up on Friday morning to find there was no way out of their neighborhood, according to County Manager Randell Woodruff.