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FAIRFAX (AP) A Virginia man’s hatred for the city of Alexandria after losing a child custody case drove him to murder three of the city’s more prominent residents over the course of a decade, prosecutors said Wednesday in closing arguments ...

VIRGINIA BEACH (AP) A special prosecutor says he will decide by the end of next week whether to bring misdemeanor charges against Virginia Beach’s mayor. Michael Doucette, the commonwealth’s attorney in Lynchburg, was appointed last year to review votes cast ...

(AP) A group of Virginians who unsuccessfully challenged the state’s legislative boundaries in federal court is appealing a recent ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. The group, which is backed by lawyers who frequently work for the Democratic Party, filed ...

ORANGE (AP) Authorities say the owner of an animal rescue organization faces animal cruelty charges in connection with the neglect and mistreatment of dozens of animals. Orange County Commonwealth’s Attorney Dana Wheeler said Monday that Anne Goland of Peaceable Farms ...

ABINDGON (AP) A former Bristol mayor and utilities board member has pleaded guilty to federal charges stemming from a NASCAR ticket scheme. Paul Hurley pleaded guilty on Monday to mail fraud and lying to a federal grand jury. U.S. Attorney ...

WILLIAMSBURG (AP) The College of William and Mary has received a $50 million donation that will help fund scholarships, teaching awards and facility improvements. The anonymous donation is the largest gift that the school has received in its 323-year history. ...

NORFOLK (AP) Lumber Liquidators pleaded guilty Thursday to environmental crimes related to importing flooring manufactured in China from timber illegally logged in eastern Russia, the habitat for the world’s last remaining Siberian tigers and Amur leopards. The Toano-based company entered ...

(AP)  A panel of federal judges has rejected a lawsuit alleging that the Virginia House of Delegates illegally packed black voters into a dozen legislative districts, a decision being hailed by state Republicans. The judges ruled 2-1 Thursday that the ...

(AP) A federal appeals court has reinstated a whistleblower’s claims that a Pennsylvania student loan company cheated the U.S. government. Former Education Department employee Jon Oberg claims the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency violated the False Claims Act by overstating ...

(AP) A judge who repeatedly referred to a transgender student’s “mental disorder” should be removed from presiding over the teenager’s lawsuit challenging a policy that bars him from using the boys’ restrooms at his high school, his attorneys said in ...