CHESTERFIELD, VA (WWBT)- The man accused of murder after a police chase in the Midlothian area will be in Chesterfield court Friday.

23-year-old Karon Porter faces several other charges, including attempted carjacking, felony eluding police, and DUI.

Police say Porter led them on a chase that ended in the deadly crash that killed 73-year-old Chesterfield marine, George Van Orden. Van Orden's wife, who also was in the wreck, is now forced to use a wheelchair. 

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CHESTERFIELD, VA (WWBT)- If you're in the market for a new home, the economy may be working in your favor. Area builders say business is on the rise again and they're getting more permits for new homes than they have in years.

If the housing market is any indicator of the strength of the economy, all signs point to progress in Central Virginia.

Meredith Wilson couldn't be happier. She just closed on her new Moseley home Wednesday.

"It feels amazing….organizing everything coming at once, all the deliveries and everything," she said.

Wilson is one of a growing number of new homeowners taking advantage of what developers describe as a housing market on the rise.

"It's really become evident that the market is coming back," says Vernon McClure with Main Street Home.

RICHMOND, VA (WWBT)- Scammers have put together a sophisticated scheme to steal from people applying for emergency cash through a company offering services for a payday loan.

If you have to send money to borrow money, it's a bad move. Jacob Coker saw numerous red flags, he says, after he was taken for $420, trying to get a $2,500 payday loan.

This scam hurt numerous victims, including a reputable online company and a bank.

We caught up with Jacob Coker at his work. Coker made a bad judgement call, he says, when he applied for an online payday loan through several different companies. He's not sure where the scam originated.

"He told me that I was scammed and then he hung up on me," said Coker. "He said he was representing Elite Cash Wire and he was telling me I was scammed by an employee."

EliteCashWire.com is an advertising agency - not a financial institution.