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ARLINGTON (AP) Should tour guides in Washington have to prove they know James Madison from James Monroe? Should those in New Orleans take tests on the difference between Creole and Cajun? On the heels of conflicting rulings from two appellate ...

WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A former Marine sentenced to death in Virginia in a Navy sailor’s 2009 slaying has been returned to Illinois to stand trial on charges that he killed two young girls nine years ago. Jorge Torrez was ...

WASHINGTON (AP) The lead detective in a high-profile “sexting” case is suing a Northern Virginia attorney for criticizing a police search warrant that sought pictures of a 17-year-old boy’s erect penis. Detective David Abbott of the Manassas City Police Department filed ...

WILLIAMSBURG (AP) The College of William and Mary says its law school has received a federal grant to expand services at its domestic violence clinic. The $250,000 grant was awarded by the Justice Department and covers two years. The William ...

FAIRFAX (AP) Court records show a psychologist will pay $550,000 to settle a wrongful-death claim in the death of a toddler whose father is accused of killing him in Manassas in 2012. The boy’s mother, Hera McLeod, had fought against ...

RICHMOND (AP) A Russian member of the Taliban made his first appearance in a federal court in Virginia on Tuesday, marking the first time a military detainee from Afghanistan has been brought to the U.S. for trial. Irek Hamidullin’s appearance ...

NORFOLK (AP) A lawyer has filed a new conditional pardon petition for an inmate serving six life terms plus 118 years for a home invasion robbery he committed as a juvenile. The Virginian-Pilot reports that attorney John Coggeshall is asking ...

LYNCHBURG (AP) The Virginia Department of Forensic Science will no longer process marijuana in its labs for evidence in misdemeanor cases in an effort to limit the number of backlogged drug cases. Starting on Jan. 1, the state agency will ...

FAIRFAX (AP) An attorney for the man accused of abducting University of Virginia student Hannah Graham said Friday that he wants his client to be evaluated to determine his sanity. Attorney James Camblos made the request for a psychiatric evaluation ...

McLEAN (AP) A senior Navy intelligence official and a California race-car mechanic were convicted in federal court for their roles in pushing through a secret Navy contract to build hundreds of untraceable rifle silencers for an unspecified, classified program. Navy ...