Police were called to Heritage High School at about 11:30 a.m. today and the following statement was given from a Newport News Police spokesperson: “Two people were taken to the hospital with gunshot wounds that are not believed to be life-threatening.” According to police, a male student was shot in the face and a female […]
Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton and the high-profile attorney Benjamin Crump have taken on the case to represent a white teenager who was killed during a traffic stop. The pair have deemed the police shooting of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain “one of the most significant” cases in the fight to push Congress for landmark police […]
Former Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all counts in the death of George Floyd, whose killing sparked worldwide protests on race division in the U.S. On the second day of deliberations, the jury found Chauvin guilty of unintentional second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter. See story here
The jury has begun day two of deliberations following closing arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin, the disgraced Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd’s death. Protestors have gathered outside heavily secured Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis in anticipation of the verdict. Judge Peter Cahill sent the jurors to deliberate after attorneys […]
Several bills aimed at gun control in Virginia are making their way through the General Assembly. House Bill 1992 will ban those who have been convicted of assault and battery of a family member from owning a gun. House Bill 2295 would make it a Class 1 misdemeanor for someone to carry a firearm or stun […]
