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After a two-day trial in Rockingham County Circuit Court, a jury found Alvaro Fernandez guilty of all 19 felony charges

56th District Judge Jamus Redd will be sworn in as Circuit Judge during a Friday afternoon ceremony at the Trigg County Justice Center. The investiture ceremony

Jamus Redd To Officially Take Circuit Bench Friday

A Jenkins man accused of several felony charges, including rape and kidnapping, was found not guilty of all charges by a Pike County jury.

James "Duke" Johnson, Jr. died a year and two months after being run down by his wife in a parking lot of the Janaf Shopping Center in Norfolk in August 2020. Relatives testified in court Friday that the couple had a highly toxic and volatile relationship for many years.

Salahud-Din Ibn “Sal” Shabazz was shot to death in the doorway of his Newport News home on April 7. A jury convicted mail carrier Tashara Mone Jackson of first-degree murder in the shooting, which stemmed from a dispute she was having with Shabazz's wife.

Court records show a district court judge ordered Christopher Gordon not to contact Angelica James and to participate in a Batterer's Intervention Program Jan. 2021.

As part of an agreement with the state and in consultation with the victim's family, the former student won't serve time behind bars.

One of the 11 men charged in connection to the death of 19-year-old Virginia Commonwealth University freshman, Adam Oakes, was handed a two-year jail sentence on Tuesday, with both years suspended.

Trial has been postponed for the suspect accused of shooting a woman on North Elm Street in May of 2021 and hi...