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Former Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery in cash-for-badges scheme

Dec. 19, 2024 13:46 PM EST

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia sheriff was convicted Wednesday night on federal bribery charges for deputizing individuals in exchange for cash payments. The jury in Charlottesville, Virginia, convicted former Culpeper Sheriff Scott Jenkins on all counts after...

Ex-student pleads guilty to fatally shooting 3 University of Virginia football players in 2022

Nov. 20, 2024 18:47 PM EST

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former University of Virginia student pleaded guilty Wednesday to fatally shooting three football players and wounding two other students on the campus in 2022. Christopher Darnell Jones Jr., 25, pleaded guilty to three counts of first-degree murder, two...

Man charged with participating in march with flaming torch has pleaded guilty to lesser charge

Nov. 09, 2024 13:14 PM EST

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Another man charged with carrying a flaming torch with the intent to intimidate during a 2017 rally at the University of Virginia campus in Charlottesville has agreed to a plea deal. Dallas Jerome Nicholas Medina, 32, of Ravenna, Ohio, was originally...

US voters hear a stark message in the presidential race: The country's fate is on the line

Oct. 31, 2024 10:43 AM EDT

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Few elections in the nation’s history have provided such a divide as this year's, with the two major candidates and so many of their supporters saying the outcome will determine the fate of the country and whether it can hold to its democratic moorings. ...

Trump mixes up the name of Charlottesville, Virginia, during his speech in Georgia

Sep. 24, 2024 16:02 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump flubbed the name of Charlottesville, Virginia, while going off script during a speech on Tuesday otherwise focused on economic policy, slamming Vice President Kamala Harris for lying about "Charlottestown.” The former president was talking about...