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Jane Harper covers state and federal courts for The Pilot. A native of Southeast Texas, she earned her journalism degree from The University of Texas at Austin and worked at newspapers in Texas and Maryland before moving to Norfolk in 1994.
John Blanchard was arrested during an Oct. 29, 2021, sting operation and accused of arranging to have sex with a person he thought was a teenage girl. On Tuesday, the charges were dismissed.
A federal court judge in Norfolk issued a default judgment against Heavenly Hands Home Healthcare after the business and its owner, Lauren Wilson, failed to respond to a lawsuit filed against them by the U.S. Department of Labor.
Three people were onboard a Cessna 172 private plane when it crashed shortly after takeoff. Officials said the female pilot was killed, and two 18-year-old Hampton University students were seriously injured.
Average pay for the jobs is more than $19 an hour, depending on the position and where it’s located. Sign-on bonuses ranging from $1,000 to $3,000 are available in some locations.
Rocky Mugynei, 20, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and child abuse in the February 2021 death of his son, but was acquitted of a charge of second-degree murder.
Avion Northan, 37, admitted to running down the mother of two of his 10 children shortly after a court hearing in which she was awarded custody. Prosecutors said he positioned his car in front of hers in the MacArthur Center garage, waited for her to come out, and then sped into her.
Among the a list of legislative priorities proposed by leaders at the Hampton Roads Planning District Commission meeting Thursday were ways to free up police officers to enable better response times and providing conflict resolution and mediation skills training in public schools.