Courts and Justice

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (292+ words) GILFORD — Peyton N. Eastman, 19, of Portsmouth, and Joshua D. Pittman, 18, of Dover, are facing arson charges in connection with the fire that destroyed the historic Kimball Castle in August 2025. Eastman is charged with arson, a felony, and Pittman is charged…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (196+ words) PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The suspect in a 2024 double shooting in Portsmouth was sentenced to 30 years in prison on Wednesday, according to the Portsmouth Commonwealth's Attorney's Office. Just before 1:30 a.m. on April 20, 2024, officers responded to the 600 block of Lancer Drive, near Airline…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (79+ words) North Norfolk District Council is set to increase maximum penalties for littering and fly tipping. The current maximum penalty for littering is £80 but will rise to £500 – that’s an increase of over... 500% increase for litter fines in North Norfolk North Norfolk…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (352+ words) The Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law filed a civil rights complaint with the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia today on behalf of an American-Israeli Jewish woman, Jessica Walton, who was denied service at Old Town…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (574+ words) For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. Tens of thousands of people from El Salvador, including many in the D.C. area, could face deportation if the Trump administration decides…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1197+ words) A federal judge has temporarily blocked Virginia from enforcing key provisions of a new law restricting cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities, allowing existing partnerships with U.S. Immigration and Customs enforcement to continue while the legal challenge plays…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (234+ words) A former Department of Energy employee pleaded guilty Thursday to a 17-year scheme of secretly filming and sexually exploiting minors in his Woodbridge home. Beginning at least as early as March 2008, Jackson Quentin Crocker, 54, of Woodbridge, used hidden cameras to…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (481+ words) Newport Now Business Improvement District (BID) has organised a follow-up meeting with police and council officials in response to ongoing concerns about crime and anti-social behaviour affecting Newport city centre. The session, arranged in partnership with Newport Business Against Crime,…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (118+ words) Breaking news and analysis on politics, business, world, national news, entertainment and more. In-depth DC, Virginia, Maryland news coverage including traffic, weather, crime, education, restaurant reviews and more. Alexandria Circuit Court Judge James C. Clark rejected prosecutors’ request to impose a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (175+ words) (The Center Square) – Child-safety measures for children and $353 million from a $17.1 billion settlement are coming to Virginia from Meta, owner of the Facebook and Instagram platforms. CEO Mark Zuckerberg was spared a spot on the stand to tell jurors his…...