Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), the first Black person to serve as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, was convicted in 1994 of a non-violent federal drug-related offense.

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The men had been acquitted by a jury of the murder of a police officer, but the judge had concluded that they had been involved and sentenced them to life in prison.

I am beyond outraged and in utter disbelief that President Biden would announce clemency for Ferrone Claiborne and Terence Richardson," Youngkin says

Virginia’s attorney general has dropped a case against a former school district superintendent who was accused of firing a teacher because she spoke out about a student inappropriately touching her

President Biden on Sunday announced pardons for five individuals, including multiple civil rights advocates, and commuted the sentences of two others. “America is a country built on the promise of

No damage or injuries were reported from the small quake in central Virginia, but many people reported it to the U.S. Geological Survey.

Iowa State men's basketball suffered its first Big 12 loss of the season after the Cyclones got upset at West Virginia.

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