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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.
Virginia Natural Gas was alerted early Friday about concerns of a natural gas odor near Norfolk State University and were working with the Norfolk Fire Department and nearby businesses to try to determine the source.
Prosecutors never alleged that Catherine Seals beat 4-year-old Larkin Carr. But they argued she was partly to blame for his death because she failed to protect him from her teenage son, who'd been abusing the boy for months.
Jason Michael Taylor was the band director at Western Branch High School in Chesapeake when he allegedly began a 3-year sexual relationship with a student several years ago, according to prosecutors. He was working as an assistant principal at Warwick High School in Newport News when he was arrested and charged last week.
Kiggans jumped out to an early lead and never relinquished it. As of 1 a.m. Wednesday, she had 151,226 votes compared to Luria’s 138,925, with 99% of the precincts reporting.
Ryan Lee Elza also was ordered to stay away from the family who lived in the home that burned, and to pay restitution to them once he's released from prison.
Jason Taylor, 45, was indicted by a grand jury in Chesapeake on Tuesday and arrested Wednesday, online court records show. The crimes are alleged to have occurred between 2015 and 2017.
Melody Steele-Smith encountered tear gas and was shot in the ankle with a rubber bullet by a police officer as she made her way to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office, according to court records.
Norfolk prosecutors said they were unable to move forward with the murder charges filed against Antoine M. Legrande Jr., 25, after two of three witnesses did not come to court. Legrande is expected to be release later Tuesday as a result.
Willard Thomas "Tom" Bostic and his daughter, Meghan Rutledge pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of parading, picketing and demonstrating in a Capitol building. Both will be sentenced in March.