Posts Tagged Crime
Should Virginia Inquire About Immigration Status When Someone Reports a Crime?
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on February 8, 2018
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Should undocumented immigrants fear reporting crime? That’s an issue lawmakers in Richmond are debating. Michael Pope is at the Capitol with the latest.
Guilty Pleas End 42-Year-Old Cold Case
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on September 15, 2017
Sheila (left) and Katherine Lyon (Credit: Montgomery Co., MD Police)
One of the oldest cold case prosecutions in the country’s history ended Tuesday in Bedford when Lloyd Welch, Jr. pleaded guilty to the abduction and murder of two sisters. David Seidel reports.
In Virginia, Juveniles Sentenced to Life Without Parole Wait in Limbo
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on October 24, 2016
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Jason Clem is 12 years into a life sentence for a murder he committed when he was 16. A nonprofit estimates there are 60 people like Clem in Virginia, serving a life sentence without hope of parole, for a crime they committed when they are under 18. The United States Supreme Court has ruled that’s unconstitutional. But, so far, that’s had little effect for those in Virginia. Mallory Noe-Payne reports.
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From NPR News- 'Smallville' Actress Charged With Sex Trafficking April 21, 2018Women in a secret group in a female mentorship organization operated as "slaves" with "masters," say federal prosecutors. Actress Allison Mack is alleged to have played a big role in the operation.
- Why Duke University Won't Honor Freshman Roommate Requests This Fall April 21, 2018Duke University has decided to stop honoring roommate requests made by incoming freshmen – returning the procedure largely to chance. Vice President for Student Affairs Larry Moneta tells NPR why.
- A New Generation's Political Awakening April 21, 2018Gun violence protests may be a pivotal moment for the generation coming up behind millennials. Events that occur when we're young can have an outsized impact on shaping our political outlook.
- The Russia Investigations: Comey At Imbroglio's Center But Does He Bring Clarity? April 21, 2018James Comey's memos are released — in redacted, unclassified form — at the end of a week of Comey mania. And Michael Cohen drops a civil suit about the Trump-Russia dossier.
- Barbara Bush Remembered In Her Own, Never-Minced, Words April 21, 2018The former first lady to President George H.W. Bush, and mother of President George W. Bush, spoke unapologetically throughout her life, inspiring many and incensing others.
- 'Smallville' Actress Charged With Sex Trafficking April 21, 2018
- From BBC News
- Carwyn Jones to quit as first minister after the 'darkest of times' April 21, 2018Carwyn Jones announces he will step down as Wales' first minister in the autumn.
- Syria 'chemical' attack: Experts finally visit Douma site April 21, 2018International experts make a much-delayed examination of the site of a suspected attack in Douma.
- Boy, 3, drowns in David Lloyd fitness club pool in Leeds April 21, 2018The boy was swimming with his family in a David Lloyd Fitness Club in Moortown, Leeds.
- India introduces death penalty for child rapists April 21, 2018The change to the penal code comes amid nationwide outrage over high-profile cases of child rape.
- Real ale drinkers reject bid to widen remit April 21, 2018A plan for the Campaign for Real Ale to promote other beers as well as real ales is voted down.
- Carwyn Jones to quit as first minister after the 'darkest of times' April 21, 2018
