Posts Tagged Crime
A Breakdown of New Crime Statistics from the Virginia State Police, FBI
Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on April 23, 2019
New data suggests crime is down across Virginia. Michael Pope has details.
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
Credit: Jail / Flickr
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- Schools Are Deciding What The New CDC Mask Guidelines Mean For The Classroom May 14, 2021It is unclear what impact this will have on teachers, staff and students in the near term. In some states, masks in schools are already optional.
- Shopping Without A Mask Depends On Where You Live, Despite New CDC Guidelines May 14, 2021CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said," We have all longed for this moment when we can get back to some kind of normalcy." But local authorities are making their own decisions on relaxing the rules.
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- Schools Are Deciding What The New CDC Mask Guidelines Mean For The Classroom May 14, 2021
- From BBC News
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- Israel intensifies attacks in Gaza as conflict enters fifth day May 14, 2021More than 100 people have been killed in Gaza and seven have died in Israel since Monday.
- Covid: Wales residents urged to hold off foreign holidays May 14, 2021People should only go abroad if "essential" for at least three more weeks, Welsh ministers say.
- Howard Beckett: Labour suspends union official after Patel tweet May 13, 2021Howard Beckett had apologised for posting that Home Secretary Priti Patel "should be deported".
- Indian variant: Second jabs could be brought forward to tackle rise May 14, 2021
