rickey eley resigned from his job as principal of bertie high last year. he did that, after he police arrested him for allegedly leaving the scene of an accident in petersburg. but this week, investigators withdrew the charge for a hit and run -- he says he never committed. (rickey eley, former principal-1) 40:52 my initial reaction was i was angry because i knew the things they were saying i was charged with i hadn't done 40:59 i just felt degraded 41:03 kinda like a second class citizen 41:07 being treated the way that i was treated 41:08 he says he's working to get the charges expunged-- and he's going to start sending out resumes. he's not going back to bertie high school because he says it's time to start fresh. tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw low teens. friday: cloudy with snow developing by 2 pm. highs: low-30s. winds: light south. saturday: mix of sun and clouds. cold and windy. highs: low-30s. winds: nw 15-20 mph. wind chills: upper teens to low-20s. tonight: mainly clear. lows: low-20s. winds: nw 5-10 mph. wind chills: low teens.

nicole to say rickey eley has been through a lot over the last four months doesn't fully capture his reality. there was an accident, accusations, an arrest, charges, and court dates all before his vindication this week. 45:19 none of this had to happen because the eley walked away from his job as principal of bertie high school last year with a cloud of uncertainty over head. 42:44 it was a media storm it was just starting to snowball into a huge negative story 42:51 43:46 i just thought it was better for me and my family and the district just to resign 43:50 reason why. in fact we now have pictures from the night it all began. (1)37:41 we had a car accident 37:42 ricky and his wife had been in petersburg for a weekend in october. police came, conducted interviews. (1)38:03 we thought everything was over 38:05 but soon after friends got them back home to suffolk. (1)38:18 my wife called me and said there were two suffolk police officers at the door 38:23 with warrants from petersburg for my arrest 38:26 he was charged with felony hit and run and his wife was behind the wheel. problem

rickey eley resigned from his job as principal of bertie high last year. this after police arrested him with felony hit and run and failing to report an accident. eley told us he was not the driver, but the person who called 9-1-1; all proved thanks to his verizon bill. (rickey eley, former principal-1) 40:52 my initial reaction was i was angry because i knew the things they were saying i was charged with i hadn't done 40:59 i just felt degraded 41:03 kinda like a second class citizen 41:07 being treated the 41:08 he says he's working to get the charges expunged-- and he's going to start sending out resumes. he's not going back to bertie high school because he says it's time to start fresh. today the case against a local man accused in a string of burglaries is scheduled to be in court. police in virginia beach say zachery king broke into five restaurants near chic's beach in august. king faces several grand larceny charges. he's scheduled for a preliminary hearing today. the family of a perquimans county woman is trying to track down the previous owners o

rickey eley resigned from his job as principal of bertie high last year. this after police arrested him with felony hit and run and failing to report an accident. eley told us he was not the driver, but the person who called 9-1-1; all proved thanks (rickey eley, former principal-1) 40:52 my initial reaction was i was angry because i knew done 40:59 i just felt degraded 41:03 kinda like a second class citizen 41:07 being treated the way that i was treated 41:08 he says he's working to get the charges expunged-- and he's going to start sending out resumes. he's not going back to bertie high school because he says it's time to start fresh. today the case against a local man accused in a string of burglaries is scheduled to be in court. police in virginia beach say zachery king broke into five restaurants near chic's beach in august. king faces several grand larceny charges. he's scheduled for a preliminary hearing today. a teen in hampton faces charges after police say she assaulted a school bus driver. officers say it happened yesterday morning on the way t

(rickey eley, former principal-1) 40:52 my initial reaction was i was angry because i knew the things they were saying i was charged with i hadn't done 40:59 i just felt degraded 41:03 kinda like a second class citizen 41:07 being treated the expunged-- and he's going to start sending out resumes. he's not going back to bertie high school because he says it's time to start fresh. today the case against a local man accused in a string of burglaries is scheduled to be in court. police in virginia beach say zachery king broke into five restaurants near chic's beach in august. larceny charges. he's scheduled for a preliminary hearing today. a teen in hampton faces charges after police say she assaulted a school bus driver. officers say it happened yesterday morning on the way to syms middle school. police say the 8th-grader assaulted the 59-year-old driver near grimes road. they charged the 14-year-old and released her. in a statement, hampton schools says the student's behavior was unacceptable. investigators expect the driver to recover. the family of a perquimans county woman is trying

rickey eley resigned from his job as principal of bertie high last year. this after police arrested him with felony to report an accident. eley told us he was not the driver, but the person who called 9-1-1; all proved thanks to his verizon bill. (rickey eley, former principal-1) 40:52 my initial reaction was i was angry because i knew the things they were saying i was charged with i hadn't done 40:59 i just felt degraded 41:03 kinda like a second class citizen 41:07 being treated the way that i was treated expunged-- and he's going to start sending out resumes. he's not going back to bertie high school because he says it's time to start fresh. this next story is making waves across the universe. scientists announced yesterday they detected gravitational waves for the first time. albert einstein first hypothesized about these ripples in space about a century ago. researchers say they found them coming from two black it's a landmark discovery that opens up studying space and the nature of the very early universe. back here on earth, soon you'll have a chanc