Holtzclaw trial illustrates justice system
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The criminal trial of former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw has entered its third week.
Search Results for sexual assault
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UVA’s Russell Bogue among 2015 class of Rhodes Scholars
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Russell Bogue, a fourth-year honors politics student who also is studying Mandarin Chinese, is the University of Virginia’s 51st Rhodes Scholar.
Bob Goodlatte: Veto of funding for troops must not stand
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With just a stroke of his pen, President Obama recently vetoed a bill to authorize funds for our nation’s troops. The President’s veto of his own military threatens national security and plays politics on the back of our troops.
Parking problem leads to pot arrests in Waynesboro
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The Waynesboro Police Department arrested two city teenagers for drug distribution after an alert officer discovered a plethora of pot in the process of responding to a parking problem Wednesday morning.
Governor McAuliffe announces $50 million DOJ award for crime victim services
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced Wednesday that Virginia has been awarded more than $50 million in federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funds from the Justice Department’s Office for Victims of Crime (OVC).
Governor McAuliffe’s signature 2015 agenda items take effect today
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Key pieces of Governor Terry McAuliffe’s 2015 New Virginia Economy legislative agenda are among the nearly 800 pieces of legislation that take effect today.
Governor McAuliffe announces award of $38 million in criminal justice, victims services grants
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced the award of 235 grants worth $38.3 million to localities, nonprofit organizations and state agencies that will support law enforcement improvements, programs for victims of domestic violence and other crimes, community corrections and pretrial services, offender reentry services, and school security and resource officers.
Jefferson Trust Grants to support 14 projects at UVA
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From supporting the preparation of the next generation of professors and school leaders to providing a platform for collaborative research at micro and nano scales, the Jefferson Trust, an initiative of the University of Virginia Alumni Association, awarded 14 grants totaling more than $600,000 to various University entities Friday.
Senate committee passes key provisions of Kaine Career Ready Act
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The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee passed key provisions of the Career Ready Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, co-chair of the Career and Technical Education (CTE) Caucus, that would help ensure students are ready for postsecondary education and the workforce by encouraging career guidance programs in schools and requiring states to incorporate career readiness indicators into their state report cards.
Governor McAuliffe announces 10,000th DNA data bank hit
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Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that the Virginia Department of Forensic Science achieved its 10,000th data bank hit last month, the latest milestone in Virginia’s continuing history as a national leader in the use of this crime-fighting tool.
