Dozens of unsolved murder and missing-person investigations are listed in Virginia’s newly launched public database…
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‘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…
Assembly passes bill to increase money for those wrongfully convicted
Professor Jennifer Givens, left, one of the directors of the Innocence Project at UVA Law,…
Five cases in which Va.’s new AG changed the state’s legal position
By Ned Oliver (VM) – Attorney General Jason Miyares is the first Republican to hold…
People of Color Win $53 Million Fair Housing Lawsuit
By: Maria – Paula The Housing Opportunities Made Equal of Virginia, HOME of VA, together…
Thousands of incarcerated people in Virginia who cannot legally vote will no longer be counted in their prison’s district as if they can, thanks to a new law.
By Charlotte Woods (CT) – In Virginia, incarcerated people lose their constitutional right to vote…
Why a Republican legislator wants to make it easier for ex-offenders to vote
BY GRAHAM MOOMAW Del. Mike Cherry, R-Colonial Heights, center, on the floor of the House of…
Man found dead after being shot in head
A man was killed after being shot in the head in Petersburg. Petersburg Police were…
