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MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — The Virginia pastor convicted in a Vermont federal court of helping a woman and her child flee the country rather than share custody with her former lesbian partner is arguing that the case should be dismissed ...

(AP) — A Virginia death row inmate convicted of killing four people in Norfolk is getting a small victory in his appeal. Anthony Juniper was sentenced to death for the 2004 murders of ex-girlfriend Keisha Stevens, her two children and ...

(AP) — A three-judge panel overseeing a recount of Virginia’s historically close race for attorney general established ground rules Monday for the statewide tally, defining the role of partisan observers, giving two more localities a head start on the recount ...

ROCKY MOUNT (AP) — Two new trials could be held for a lawsuit stemming from a wreck that killed two Rocky Mount volunteer firefighters. Franklin County Judge William Alexander says he failed to allow specific testimony from an expert witness ...

ALEXANDRIA (AP) — The owner of a northern Virginia financial firm has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after pleading guilty to a wire fraud that prosecutors say cheated investors out of more than $35 million. Forty-four-year-old William Dean ...

LEESBURG (AP) — An owner of candy company Mars pleaded guilty Thursday to reckless driving but will not serve jail time for causing a crash that killed an 86-year-old woman. Jacqueline Badger Mars, 74, one of the world’s richest women, ...

(AP)  Democrat Mark Herring’s 165-vote win over Republican Mark Obenshain in the close race for attorney general is headed to a recount Dec. 17 and 18, with Fairfax County getting a one-day head start. Richmond Circuit Judge Beverly W. Snukals ...

(AP) Republican Mark Obenshain said Nov. 26 he is seeking a recount in his paper-thin loss to Democrat Mark Herring in the race for state attorney general. Obenshain had made it clear in recent weeks he would seek a recount ...

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ROANOKE (AP) — Police say no charges will be filed against a woman who brought a baby ball python into Roanoke General District Court. Police tell The Roanoke Times that the snake was in Rebekah Lynn Bowers’ coat pocket and ...

(AP) — A federal appeals court has tossed out a more than $6 million award to the family of a North Carolina teenager who died after being shocked with a Taser. In a 2-1 ruling Friday, the 4th U.S. Circuit ...