A 16 yr old Lynchburg boy -- accused of killing his sister -- will be tried as an adult. Sara Bartlett with the latest.....Preview: ###
A former legal secretary as a Virginia law firm admits embezzling over $225,000. Amy Padgett pled guilty Thursday to credit card fraud, forgery, and 2 counts of embezzlement from the Shapiro Law Firm in Roanoke. Now it's in receivership.
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Virginia nonprofits are upset Gov. Youngkin vetoed gun-related bills. The nonprofit Doorways says it leaves a loophole that lets you transfer a gun within a household or to a 3rd party without telling authorities. Jonathan Yglesias [ee-GLAY-sias] with the Virginia Sexual and Domestic Violence Alliance tells NBC-4.....Preview: Doorways says 32% of all Virginia homicides involve domestic violence and guns are part of 65.5% of that deadly domestic violence.
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The Newport News Prosecutor says he’s troubled by the special grand jury findings about the Richneck Elementary shooting in January of 2023. A 1st grader shot and wounded his teacher Abby Zwerner. Commonwealth’s Attorney Howard Gwynn says other students, staff, and parents have also experienced trauma from the shooting.