
Staunton man faces attempted murder charges in parking lot incident
A Staunton man is in custody after reportedly waving a gun and threatening bodily harm to several people in a hotel parking lot in Augusta County on Saturday afternoon.

A Staunton man is in custody after reportedly waving a gun and threatening bodily harm to several people in a hotel parking lot in Augusta County on Saturday afternoon.

Despotism has become our new normal.

A 41-year-old male being held without bond at Middle River Regional Jail died Friday in an apparent suicide.

Attorney General Mark Herring has filed suit against the Town of Windsor alleging that its police department has operated in a way that led to discrimination against African Americans and violated their constitutional rights.

A federal grand jury in Charlottesville has returned an indictment charging three men in connection with a September shooting and attempted armed robbery of an Albemarle County man whom they believe possessed marijuana.

The pandemic is the most challenging crisis facing our nation in more than a century, and remains one of the fundamental human rights issues of our time.

Gov. Ralph Northam announced today that his proposed two-year state budget will include $27.4 million to address gun violence in Virginia.

A New York man has been sentenced to two consecutive terms of life in prison for the murders of two men in Newport News in June and July 2014.

Many have no idea how many people are injured or killed by gun violence in the U.S. annually.

Sean Denzel Guerrant, a Roanoke man who led the Rollin’ 30s Crips in Roanoke, pleaded guilty this week to one count of racketeering conspiracy that included responsibility for a murder.
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