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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.
A crowd estimated at close to 60,000 people gathered Saturday to welcome back the beloved annual event after it was cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and then in again in 2022 because of rain.
Jessica Cherry was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter after a 2-year-old girl died while in her care. Cherry pleaded guilty to child abuse after a different child she was caring for suffered a serious head injury.
Wayne Tomlin Jr. had worked for Virginia Beach schools for more than 30 years, according to his attorney. He primarily worked as a mechanic, but filled in as a bus driver when needed.
Raymond Gore and his nephew Antwann Gore are charged with killing four people at a boarding house last summer. Antwann Gore remains a fugitive after being indicted Jan. 5. Raymond Gore turned himself in after being indicted last month and was denied bond by a judge on Friday.
A grand jury indicted retired Portsmouth police officer Vincent McClean last week on a single charge of involuntary manslaughter. A judge on Friday granted McClean bond, allowing him to remain free while his case is pending.
Newly-elected Chesapeake City Council member Amanda Newins was indicted by a grand jury Tuesday on a single charge of financially exploiting a vulnerable adult for allegedly obtaining ownership of her great aunt’s home through illegal means.
The testimony came during the second day of trial for four North Carolina men charged with taking part in the April 19, 2016, shooting death of Lillian “Resa” Bond outside her home in the Ingleside neighborhood.
The trial for four men accused of taking part in the 2016 murder of a Norfolk woman who was shot while taking out the trash began Thursday in U.S. District Court in Norfolk. Prosecutors told the jury Lillian Bond was murdered over an $80,000 drug debt owed by her nephew.
Richard Stoner, 47, pleaded guilty to killing Lois Schmidt, 29, and Jonathan Vetrano, 7, at their home in June 2004. Stoner told cold case detectives he was hired by Lois Schmidt's husband to kill her.
Avery Setzer, 25, was found guilty of second-degree murder and other related charges for the Dec. 22, 2020 fatal shooting of Mylani Everett. The girl died two days later after being taken off life support.