The harrowing incident in Charlottesville where a driver of a Dodge Challenger rammed the vehicle into a throng of protesters has yielded an arrest. James Alex Fields Jr. of Ohio was arrested and charged with second-degree murder among lesser charges.
The Charlottesville incidents over the weekend involving members of the so-called “alt-right” movement has dominated the news cycle since last Friday. Former President Barack Obama addressed the clashes in the Virginia town with a timely tweet using a quote from the late Nelson Mandela.
The situation unfolding in Charlottesville, Virginia took a dark turn in the wake of Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in the city. A car plowed into the throng of gatherers in the city, leaving one dead and 19 others injured.
Stephen Rankin, a former Portsmouth, Va. police officer, was sentenced Wednesday (Oct. 12) for the 2015 shooting death of an unarmed Black teen after responding to a shoplifting call. Rankin will serve two and a half years in prison for a voluntary manslaughter charge.
Ryan Turk, a middle school student in Prince William County, Va., was charged with stealing a carton of milk back on May 10. What makes the charge curious is that Turk is signed up for a free lunch program at the Graham Park Middle School and was entitled to take the milk he reportedly stole.
Linwood Lambert, a Black South Boston, Va. man, encountered three police officers on May 4, 2013 in the early morning hours. In a chilling new report, it has been revealed that Lambert was handcuffed and tasered 20 times in a half-hour span before he died in police custody.
An FBI sting operation resulted in the arrest of a Virginia White supremacists duo plotting to attack synagogues and Black churches. The guys were busted trying to purchase weapons and explosives from undercover agents in preparation for a “race war.”
Halloween or whatever it is people call themselves doing needs to go ahead and be cancelled for the year. A pair of white high school girls from Virginia are now raising eyebrows on social media thanks to their flagrant use of the n-word from a classic Drake and Soulja Boy anthem.
A police union in a Northern Virginia suburb has issued a complaint regarding a farm displaying a #BlackLivesMatter sign on one of its buildings. An officer visiting Cox Farms in Fairfax County was offended by the sign, prompting the union to issue a statement that displayed a tone-deaf cluelessness to what the movement stands for.
A high school football player just made history in the state of Virginia. Cynthia Brown, 17, is believed to be the first female to throw a touchdown pass in a varsity game.
The saying goes that your life flashes before your own eyes the moment before you die, and Vicki Gardner can attest to that.
Jamycheal Mithcell, a 24-year-old Portsmouth, Va. man, was found dead in jail last week four months after he was imprisoned for stealing groceries worth around $5 dollars. So far, officials say Mitchell’s cause of death was natural although he suffered from mental health issues according to reports.
