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April 8, 2016

Deaths prompt crack down on unlicensed day care operators

Virginia is cracking down on illegally operated home day care centers after a string of child deaths in unlicensed care.

April 8, 2016

2 men charged with rape and kidnap of 12-year-old girl

Authorities have accused two Maryland roommates of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl.

April 7, 2016

Virginia high court orders release of wrongly convicted man

Virginia's highest court says a man convicted of rape and murder more than three decades ago is innocent and should be released from prison.

April 6, 2016

Virginia AG asks to free man convicted of murder based on bite mark evidence

Virginia's attorney general says DNA evidence proves that a man who is serving a life sentence was wrongfully convicted of rape and murder more than three decades ago.

April 6, 2016

Plan to rename law school for Scalia trips on mocked acronym

George Mason University is changing its plan to rename its law school the Antonin Scalia School of Law to avoid an unfortunate acronym.

April 6, 2016

Judge deposes woman in retracted Rolling Stone gang-rape story

The woman who said she was gang-raped at a University of Virginia fraternity house and was the centerpiece of a now-retracted Rolling Stone article must answer attorneys' questions in a defamation lawsuit, a federal judge ruled.

April 5, 2016

Class-action suit challenges US government's no-fly list

A Muslim civil rights group is taking a new approach in its efforts to dismantle the government's network of terrorist watch lists.

April 5, 2016

Man who shouted 'jihad' on flight sentenced to 9 months

A New York man who forced a United Airlines flight to return to northern Virginia's Dulles Airport after shouting the word "jihad" and rushing the cockpit has been sentenced to nine months in prison.

April 5, 2016

Thousands mourn Va. trooper killed in Greyhound bus station shooting

A Virginia State Trooper who was killed by a gunman at a bus station was remembered Tuesday as an exceptional officer and devoted family man, who left a lasting impression on those who knew him.

April 5, 2016

Couple accused of selling cocaine from cake shop pleads guilty

A couple who owned a Virginia Beach bakery pleaded guilty to federal money laundering and drug charges.