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Life plus 419 years

After a four-hour hearing July 15 in the cramped room temporarily housing Charlottesville Circuit Court, a judge...

A12 appeals

Two men convicted of malicious wounding for attacking DeAndre Harris in a downtown parking garage on August 12, 2017,...

Conflict of interest on the...

When Police Civilian Review Board member Katrina Turner got involved in her son’s February 1 traffic stop, a local...

Prosecutors pump the brakes...

A lawsuit to help prevent those unable to pay court fines from spiraling into further debt and prosecution got a...

Parental influence

He wore a construction helmet that said “commie killer” as he joined in on a brutal beating in a downtown parking...

Day 12

After finding him guilty of first-degree murder and nine other charges on Friday, a jury today recommended that James...

Day 9

It’s in the jury’s hands now. The prosecution and defense have given their closing arguments on the ninth day of...

Day 7

The prosecution rested today in the trial of James Alex Fields Jr. and the defense began its case, both sides...

Too risky

His lawyer painted a picture of a black father in his early 50s, the sole caretaker of his child with autism, who...

Overflow meeting

After months of thousands of community members urging the authority board at the Albemarle-Charlottesville Regional...