A new lawsuit against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) alleges that the U.S. government…
Category: Crime and courts
Walmart employee fired on co-workers in break room; 6 dead
By Alex BrandonCHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — A Walmart manager opened fire on fellow employees gathered…
What best predicts violence in Richmond neighborhoods? Negligent landlords.
Negligent landlords — those who allow their properties to become dilapidated despite having tenants —…
Report reveals ‘a hidden key to combating racial and ethnic disparities in juvenile justice’
(NNPA) – According to new Sentencing Project research, diverting youth from juvenile court involvement should…
Newport News turns focus to gun violence intervention
By Maria – Paula The City of Newport News is addressing a national crisis –…
VSP investigating crash resulting from interstate shooting
On July 6th, 2022 at approximately 11:33 PM, state police responded to a single vehicle…
New website aims to help untangle Virginia’s unsolved mysteries
Dozens of unsolved murder and missing-person investigations are listed in Virginia’s newly launched public database…
‘My mom’s life mattered’: Son of shooting victim urges Congress to act
Garnell Whitfield Jr. the son of 86-year-old Ruth Whitfield who was killed during a mass…
Virginia police routinely use secret GPS pings to track people’s cell phones
By Ned Oliver (VM) – Scott Durvin says he faced aggressive questioning from a Chesterfield…
Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings to highlight a missing perspective on SCOTUS
(USN) – Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be in the hot seat next week as…