Virginia felon, career criminal to spend 13 years in prison for firearms charge
A career criminal and convicted felon from Farmville was sentenced Wednesday to more than 13 years in prison for possession of a firearm.
A career criminal and convicted felon from Farmville was sentenced Wednesday to more than 13 years in prison for possession of a firearm.

A drug-ridden house known as “The Yellow House” in Richmond’s Union Hill neighborhood was forfeited today and will be sold.

A Southwest Virginia man now faces charges similar to his brother for their actions in the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.
The Blue Envelope Program, which aims to allow individuals with autism and intellectual disabilities to communicate their needs to law enforcement officers during traffic encounters, could soon be in use statewide.
A Maryland man who had pleaded guilty last year in a multi-state sex trafficking case was sentenced to 18 years in prison on Monday.
Wondering what to expect from the government in 2025? So far, it looks like it will be more of the same ill-advised, costly, greedy, taxpayer-funded, dunderheaded power grabs.

In December, there was a sense of relief among Staunton residents that Habitat for Humanity survived in the wake of its director’s exit.
A Newport News company has been slapped with a $2.6 million fine to resolve allegations that it took small business set-aside contracts that it wasn’t qualified for.
Virginia’s efforts to combat child and youth labor and sex trafficking just got a boost with $1.29 million in grant funds.
Booz Allen will pay a $15.9 million fine in a case in which the company’s engineering division submitted fraudulent invoices to the Department of Defense.
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