A 16-year-old has been charged for the death of a 15-year-old during a crash last year in Chesterfield County. Police say the teen girl turned herself in this week. She's now facing involuntary manslaughter, reckless driving and more charges after Wyatt Fowler died in an accident on Brandermill Parkway in December 2023. Police say speed contributed to the deadly crash. Fowler was a football player at Midlothian High School.
VCU Police are asking for help finding two people who vandalized a police van during a recent pro-Palestine demonstration. Police released images of two suspects -- one person allegedly threw a brick at the van and broke a window during a march; another person is wanted for lighting a flare and throwing it inside the van. VCU Police say the two will be charged with destruction of property and attempted arson. Anyone with information should call authorities.
Meanwhile, Governor Youngkin says he won't cancel his planned commencement speech at VCU despite a planned protest. Some students and staff members urged the governor to cancel the Saturday appearance after several groups announced they would protest inside and outside the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Youngkin said this week that the commencement ceremony is about celebrating the graduates and shouldn't be disrupted in pursuit of some other goal. VCU police say anyone who disrupts the Saturday ceremony could be asked to leave or face removal from the event.
There is a push from the federal government to recruit young Virginians into agricultural careers. Rebecca Hughes with the details.Preview: ####