Ronald Davis was sentenced to 80 years in prison for his involvement in a 1997 string of armed robberies in Hampton Roads. Now, almost 25 years later, he's fighting for a pardon of the "grossly excessive" sentence.
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Two Isle of Wight School Board members announced last Thursday their plans to step down. Julia Perkins resigned effective immediately, while chair Jackie Carr said she would finish her term but withdraw her name from the November ballot.
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Officers responded to the fields around 11:26 a.m. Saturday. In an email, Chesapeake Police Department detective Michael Hilton said the shots sounded “close enough that people at the fields laid down on the ground to avoid being hit.”
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In place of the parade, which traditionally marches through parts of Hampton to kick off the holiday season, Coliseum Central will offer an “enhanced version” of its Holiday Extravaganza, which debuted last year.
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Students across Virginia last year lagged on required immunizations to enter or stay in school. Now that schools are returning to in-person learning, will students catch up?
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This is the first report published by the department under the state’s Community Policing Act, which was passed last year. It includes the state’s analysis of the first nine months of data collected under the act, which was passed last year.
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Most localities in Hampton Roads gained population over the last decade, but Norfolk and Hampton lost people, according to the latest Census Bureau numbers.
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Norfolk's light rail transit system turns 10 this Thursday. Here's a brief look back at its history.
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The Tide, Norfolk's 7.4-mile light rail transit system, took off for its first ride on August 19, 2011. Ten years later, despite an early vision for regional connection, it still remains only in Norfolk.
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Georgia Dunn never set out to be an alcohol brewer, but it was in her blood in more ways than one. Her line of gluten-free, plant-based beverages are fresh and fruity, with a side of local Colonial history.
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