May 15, 2012
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A North Carolina man convicted of supporting a terrorist organization is asking an appeals court for a new trial, or at least a new sentencing hearing.A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond hear...
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November 15, 2011
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The leader of a violent fake-identification ring that operated in 11 states has pleaded guilty in federal court in Virginia.Israel Cruz Millan of Raleigh pleaded guilty to racketeering and two other charges an hour before his tr...
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October 23, 2011
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- N.C. State got the midseason momentum-builder it was looking for, and Virginia got the bowl hopes-dampening setback it hoped to avoid.
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October 4, 2011
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A North Carolina man described by prosecutors as the leader of a sophisticated, violent fake-identification ring is due in federal court in Virginia.Israel Cruz Millan of Raleigh and four of his alleged associates are set for ar...
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September 8, 2011
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court in Virginia dismissed two lawsuits Thursday that had claimed President Barack Obama's health care overhaul was unconstitutional, though it remains likely the U.S. Supreme Court will eventually decide whet...
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April 8, 2011
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The national president of the Outlaws motorcycle gang was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison, a term substantially longer than sentences given to any of the other bikers convicted for their roles in a violent turf war with t...
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December 13, 2010
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge declared a key provision of the Obama administration's health care law unconstitutional Monday, siding with Virginia's attorney general in a dispute that both sides agree will ultimately be decided by the U.S. Su...
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March 23, 2010
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for a former Army doctor convicted of murdering his pregnant wife and two daughters argued Tuesday that new DNA evidence and a witness statement show he's innocent of the grisly crime 40 years ago that spawned the book a...
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September 12, 2008
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The Virginia Supreme Court declared the state's anti-spam law unconstitutional Friday and reversed the conviction of a North Carolina man once considered one of the world's most prolific spammers.
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March 27, 2008
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) Gunfire struck several vehicles along an 11-mile stretch of Interstate 64 early Thursday, injuring two people and forcing police to shut down a portion of the road for nearly six hours. The highway reopened around dawn, but Col.
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January 18, 2008
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Families of those killed and wounded during a deranged gunman's rampage at Virginia Tech implored a legislative panel to close the loophole in state law that allows criminals and the mentally ill to buy firearms at gun shows. Th...
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December 11, 2007
RICHMOND, Va. -- Michael Vick was sentenced to prison Monday for running a dogfighting operation and will stay there longer than two co-defendants, up to 23 months, because he lied about his involvement when he was supposed to be coming clean to the judge...
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December 10, 2007
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison Monday for his role in a dogfighting conspiracy that involved gambling and killing pit bulls that did not perform up to expectations. U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson could have sent...
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September 6, 2007
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A prominent personal injury lawyer in Washington, D.C., said Thursday that his firm has been hired to represent the families of seven Virginia Tech shooting victims in possible wrongful death lawsuits against the state. Peter Gr...
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August 27, 2007
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Michael Vick apologized to the NFL and the Atlanta Falcons on Monday for "using bad judgment and making bad decisions" and vowed to redeem himself after pleading guilty to a dogfighting charge. "First I want to ap...
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August 20, 2007
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Michael Vick's lawyer said Monday the NFL star will plead guilty to federal dogfighting conspiracy charges, putting the Atlanta Falcons quarterback's career in jeopardy and leaving him subject to a possible prison term. The offe...
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