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The father of a missing 4-year-old Virginia boy has made a third request to be released on bond on child neglect charges.

Circuit Court Judge William R. “Richard” Savage III denied Cory Bigsby's request for bond in April, saying there was “probable cause to believe that the defendant is a flight risk.”

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — The father of a missing 4-year-old Virginia boy has made a third...

A judge in Hampton on Tuesday denied bond to the father of a 4-year-old boy who went missing more than eight weeks ago.

HAMPTON — After Hampton University student Byron J. Bryant was stabbed in the neck during a July 2005 fight at a downtown Hampton restaurant, his mother received an urgent call

Jihad Amir Ramadan was sentenced to four years behind bars Wednesday in the slaying of Byron Bryant, a fellow Hampton University student, in July 2005.

Depending on what Cory Jamar Bigsby told detectives after he asked for a lawyer, ignoring his request could have implications on one of the region’s highest profile criminal investigations.

Lumaban, who died unexpectedly of a heart attack the day after Christmas, is recalled most fondly for his easy smile, quick laugh and warm presence to those he encountered in the Hampton Roads legal community.

It wasn't immediately clear why the judges recused themselves, or what it could mean for Bigsby's next bond hearing, currently scheduled for February 25.

A jury in Hampton Circuit Court on Thursday found a 27-year-old man guilty of voluntary manslaughter for killing his girlfriend’s father nearly four years ago.