FRONT ROYAL -- A 17-year-old boy facing five charges in connection with the armed robbery of a 7-Eleven in March will likely avoid a trial and agree to a plea deal next week, prosecutors said Tuesday.
WOODSTOCK -- As he prepares to step down after nearly a quarter-century on the bench, General District Court Judge Norman deVere Morrison wants to be remembered as someone who made a positive difference in people's lives.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County man could spend up to 20 years in prison after a charge that he maliciously wounded his son-in-law by cracking a chair over his head was certified to a Circuit Court grand jury on Thursday.
WOODSTOCK -- A town man will serve two years in prison for crimes related to breaking into St. John Bosco Roman Catholic Church and Seed for the Nations thrift store in November, according to Shenandoah County Circuit Court records.
STRASBURG -- A judge has dismissed many of the claims made by two former Strasburg police officers in lawsuits filed against the town, according to online U.S. District Court records.
MAURERTOWN -- A handful of neighbors concerned and angry about a new neighbor building a fence down the middle of a road they say is their right of way has hired a lawyer in an effort to get it taken down.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town woman found guilty Tuesday of two charges related to a videotaped fight that involved her daughter and another teenage girl last year is set to be sentenced later this summer.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town man charged with illegally possessing a firearm early last year has pleaded guilty to reduced charges, according to Warren County Circuit Court records.
Betina Roy also convicted of felony child abuse; jury clears husband of all charges in taped fight By Linwood Outlaw III - loutlaw@nvdaily.com FRONT ROYAL -- A town man who, along with his wife, was accused of encouraging a fight...
HARRISONBURG -- A Maryland man accused of hiring a hit man from his Warren County Jail cell pleaded not guilty to murder-for-hire and other charges Tuesday in U.S. District Court.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town couple facing charges of encouraging a fight between their teenage daughter and another girl last summer will begin presenting their defense today in Warren County Circuit Court.
A Winchester man must serve more than 56 years in prison for robbing a Maryland bank with his grandson in 2007 and trying to rob another financial institution a month later.
WOODSTOCK -- The parents of a 17-year-old boy who plunged to his death from his Massanutten Military Academy dorm window in 2007 are suing the institution for $25.35 million.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County man must serve 20 years in prison after admitting that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend in their home last year, a judge ruled Wednesday.
FRONT ROYAL -- Two men were indicted by a Warren County Circuit Court grand jury June 3 in connection with a burglary at a local sporting goods store in February.
HARRISONBURG -- Saying its negligence caused a train derailment in Strasburg, CSX Transportation Inc. is taking ON Minerals Co. to federal court for $564,635.
WINCHESTER -- Murder suspect Justin Shane "Pi" Slater was returned to Virginia on Wednesday, and is being held at the regional jail on two felony charges.
FRONT ROYAL -- A former substitute teacher was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday in Warren County Circuit Court for possession of 92 images of child pornography.
HARRISONBURG -- The Florida man charged with burning down Bad Water Bill's Bar-B-Q Barn in Strasburg has been released on bond, according to online court records.
WOODSTOCK -- An Edinburg man pleaded guilty last week in Shenandoah County Circuit Court to his involvement in a gunfight more than 18 months ago, according to online records.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County Circuit Court judge ruled Friday that the case against a former Front Royal police officer be removed from the docket following evidence that the officer has complied with the terms of a plea agreement.
STRASBURG -- Bad Water Bill's Bar-B-Q Barn's links to motorcycle gangs led to it being torched in the fall of 2003, according to a news release from the U.S. attorney's office for the Western District of Virginia.
WOODSTOCK -- James Woodrow Strawderman killed two birds while stoned. As he cooked methamphetamine at locations throughout Shenandoah County, specifically the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests, an always-armed Strawderman would use the occasion to take target practice, according to evidence presented Wednesday in Shenandoah County Circuit Court.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County man awaits sentencing after pleading guilty in Circuit Court on Tuesday to five counts of aggravated sexual battery against a 6-year-old girl.
FRONT ROYAL -- A 15-year-old boy is the latest suspect to be indicted by a Warren County Circuit Court grand jury for his alleged involvement with the armed robbery of a 7-Eleven convenience store in March.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County man faces up to 100 years in prison after being charged with five counts of aggravated sexual battery of a girl under the age of 13.
WINCHESTER -- A Clear Brook man has been indicted on a charge of attempted capital murder of a corrections officer by a Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury.
HARRISONBURG -- The former Frederick County deputy who shot and killed a mentally ill man two years ago is being sued for $4.35 million in U.S. District Court.
FRONT ROYAL -- A man who admitted his involvement in a confrontation that led to the shooting of a 17-year-old boy in September must serve six years in prison, a Warren County Circuit Court judge ruled Monday.
WOODSTOCK -- An Edinburg man was sentenced in Shenandoah County Circuit Court on Wednesday to serve four years in prison for his role in a local methamphetamine ring.
HARRISONBURG -- A Columbia, S.C., man who was allegedly hauling illegal narcotics back to his home state when he was stopped by state police on Interstate 81 in Shenandoah County, has been indicted on two drug counts.
WINCHESTER -- A woman accused of child neglect has been indicted by a Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury after authorities say she left four children unsupervised at her apartment.
WOODSTOCK -- Eighteen months after two Edinburg men got into a gun battle with each other, one of them has been indicted by a Shenandoah County Circuit Court grand jury on a charge stemming from the incident.
FRONT ROYAL -- A man who authorities say was involved in the shooting of a 17-year-old boy in September has been found guilty by a Warren County Circuit Court judge of two charges stemming from the case.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Stephenson man who was found guilty of four charges stemming from a 2008 drunken driving incident that resulted in a 26-year old woman's death must serve eight years for his actions, a Warren County Circuit Court judge has ruled.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town man is facing charges of sexually assaulting a minor more than two years ago, according to indictments handed down last week by a Warren County Circuit Court grand jury.
WOODSTOCK -- A former Berryville Police Department sergeant was sentenced to serve 30 days in jail on Wednesday in Shenandoah County Circuit Court for using obscene and vulgar language by telephone.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town man will serve 15 years in prison after pleading guilty Tuesday in Warren County Circuit Court to distribution of cocaine, second or subsequent offense.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County Circuit Court judge was not happy when he learned Tuesday that a woman charged with distribution of methadone is pregnant.
HARRISONBURG -- Father and son shopkeepers from Berryville avoided prison time when they were sentenced in U.S. District Court for improper cigarette sales.
WINCHESTER -- A woman charged with the assault and battery of a police officer stemming from a bar fight has been indicted by a Winchester Circuit Court grand jury.
The Middleburg man first hauled into federal court the same day as former Page County Sheriff Daniel W. "Danny" Presgraves has pleaded guilty to making illegal political contributions in relation to cockfighting.
WINCHESTER -- Former Middletown Mayor Gene Thomas Dicks remains free on bond while facing charges of embezzling from the locality while he served in the elected post.
FRONT ROYAL -- A 17-year old boy charged in connection with the armed robbery of a 7-Eleven in March will stand trial next month, a Warren County Circuit Court judge ruled this week.
HARRISONBURG -- A Strasburg veterinarian is suing his ex-wife in U.S. District Court for $100,000, claiming she falsely spread allegations that he was mentally ill and cruel to animals.
WOODSTOCK -- Five people were sentenced to a total of 67 years in prison Wednesday in Shenandoah County Circuit Court for their roles in a methamphetamine-making enterprise.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Winchester man who admitted to shooting a 17-year-old boy in September must serve six years in prison, a Warren County Circuit Court judge has ruled.
FRONT ROYAL -- A District of Columbia man has pleaded guilty to breaking into a local car dealership in August, according to online records from Warren County Circuit Court.
WOODSTOCK -- A Broadway man was sentenced Wednesday to serve nine years in prison for his role in stealing vehicles, power tools, hand tools and car parts.
HARRISONBURG -- A Washington man arrested in a raid on a Winchester motel in December faces serving at least 15 years in prison for drug and gun offenses.
FRONT ROYAL -- Two men who were involved in the armed robbery of a 7-Eleven convenience store last month have pleaded guilty to reduced charges in the case.
WOODSTOCK -- One of the three men identified as a main cook in a major local methamphetamine manufacturing operation pleaded guilty to two charges earlier this month in Shenandoah County Circuit Court.
FRONT ROYAL -- Warren County General District Court Judge W. Dale Houff has set a review date in June in a case where a town woman is trying to obtain documents from the Warren County Department of Social Services under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act.
WINCHESTER -- A Stephens City area man arrested in an Internet sex sting pleaded guilty to lesser charges and will be able to serve out the remainder of his active sentence locally.
WINCHESTER -- A Stephens City man charged with the kidnapping and assault of his ex-girlfriend has been indicted by a Frederick County Circuit court grand jury.
WOODSTOCK -- A Shenandoah County Circuit Court grand jury indicted Jody Lynn Bradley on Wednesday on a charge of first-degree murder in the shooting death of his daughter's boyfriend.
WOODSTOCK -- Although five class 1 misdemeanor counts against him were dismissed in Shenandoah County General District Court on Friday, Strasburg developer Jerry King remains fired up about Fire Marshal David Ferguson having him arrested on alleged code violations in January.
WINCHESTER -- A West Virginia man must serve prison time for causing two sheriff's deputies to shoot him while serving an arrest warrant in Frederick County in March 2008.
Opponents of the proposed expansion of Interstate 81 took their arguments before a federal judge on Monday, hoping to send state and federal transportation officials back to the drawing board.
FRONT ROYAL -- Indictments returned by a Warren County Circuit Court grand jury on Monday afternoon included charges against a 17-year-old boy who was allegedly involved in the armed robbery of a 7-Eleven convenience store last month.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town man has pleaded guilty to lesser charges in a case in which authorities initially alleged he attempted to burglarize a local restaurant last summer.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County man received a suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty Wednesday in General District Court to making telephone calls to the Sheriff's Office threatening to kill deputies.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town man who was arrested after authorities alleged he fired gunshots and threatened to kill several people inside a residence in December has pleaded guilty to multiple charges in the case.
WOODSTOCK -- A Shenandoah County General District Court judge ruled in favor of County Administrator Vince Poling and the Board of Supervisors in a Freedom of Information Act case Friday afternoon.
FRONT ROYAL -- Recent sentences handed down by Warren County Circuit Court Dennis L. Hupp send a strong message that when it comes to dealing drugs, repeat offenders can expect stiff punishment.
A federal jury convicted a Winchester man Thursday of robbing a Maryland bank with his grandson in 2007, and of trying to rob another financial institution a month later.
Ex-cop charged with using an electronic device to meet minor; May bench trial set By Preston Knight -- pknight@nvdaily.com WOODSTOCK -- A former Berryville Police Department sergeant indicted on one charge of using an electronic device to meet a minor...
FRONT ROYAL -- A judge has granted bond to two suspects charged in connection with the armed robbery of a 7-Eleven convenience store earlier this month.
HARRISONBURG -- A Syracuse, N.Y., man who was found to have a large amount of cocaine hidden in his car during a traffic stop in Shenandoah County was ordered this week to serve five years in federal prison.
WOODSTOCK -- As accused killer Jody Lynn Bradley coldly told a 911 operator that he'd just shot "an intruder" in his home, his teenage daughter's loud, keening sobs were also being recorded.
WOODSTOCK -- A Roanoke man made it on Shenandoah County Circuit Court Judge Dennis L. Hupp's personal list of records and will spend five years in prison because of it.
HARRISONBURG -- Until her fate was determined, Donna Jean Reedy Hockman tried to explain that putting five bullets into her boyfriend's back was justified.
FRONT ROYAL -- A local Mothers Against Drunk Driving volunteer continues to be at odds with the way Warren County Commonwealth's Attorney Brian M. Madden's office prosecutes driving-under-the-influence cases.
WOODSTOCK -- A Strasburg woman who was charged with trying to drown her then 5-year-old son last April, and pleaded guilty to reduced charges in January, was sentenced Wednesday to serve three years in prison.
FRONT ROYAL -- A District of Columbia man charged with stealing property from a local car dealership in August has pleaded guilty to reduced charges, according to online records for Warren County Circuit Court.
FRONT ROYAL -- Two men involved with the September shooting of a 17-year-old boy each pleaded guilty in Warren County Circuit Court on Tuesday to two charges stemming from the incident.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town man received a 30-day suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty Thursday in Warren County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court to one count of illegally tattooing a 16-year-old girl.
A two-state, same sex custody fight is once again making its way through Virginia courts. Lisa Miller, formerly of Winchester, has asked the Virginia Court of Appeals to overturn a Frederick County Circuit Court judge's decision and prevent the enforcement of a visitation order from a Vermont court.
FRONT ROYAL -- A former substitute teacher pleaded guilty Monday in Warren County Circuit Court to 10 counts of possession of child pornography on his computer.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Strasburg man accused of crashing his pickup into a Warren County residence following a scuffle with another man in December has been indicted on four charges stemming from the incident.
FRONT ROYAL -- Two men have been indicted by a Warren County Circuit Court grand jury in connection with an alleged break-in at a local automobile business in August.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Warren County Circuit Court jury did not believe there was enough physical evidence to convict a man charged with rape and found him not guilty following a two-day trial.
WOODSTOCK -- A Shenandoah County Circuit Court grand jury indicted the former president of the New Market Volunteer Fire Co. Wednesday on an embezzlement charge.
FRONT ROYAL -- A judge has certified charges against a Strasburg man who police say crashed his pickup into a Warren County residence following a scuffle with another man in December.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town man facing numerous child pornography charges will stand trial on the charges in April, according to Warren County Circuit Court records.
A U.S. appellate court ruling puts power over electric transmission line projects, such as the pending Potomac-Appalachian Transmission Highline, back in states' hands.
Calling an additional two or three witnesses to the stand probably wouldn't have caused a jury to acquit Edward N. Bell of murder in 2001, according to his appellate team. But it could well have saved his life.
WOODSTOCK -- By his own count, Brandon Scott Williams has barely seen six consecutive months of freedom in years, a claim confirmed by a Shenandoah County assistant commonwealth's attorney in Circuit Court.
FRONT ROYAL -- A Frederick County man was found guilty last week of a fourth charge, aggravated vehicular manslaughter, related to a June drunken driving case that resulted in a Front Royal woman's death.
WINCHESTER -- A man accused of stealing almost $54,000 over several years from the Winchester Country Club has been indicted by a Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury.
WOODSTOCK -- Throughout his adult life, Hobert Wayne Bryant has operated without ever needing to explain himself beyond just saying he looks out for others.
WINCHESTER -- A retired judge from outside the area could hear a lawsuit alleging that a court reporter altered transcripts related to a city man's 1995 murder conviction.
WINCHESTER -- A man accused of pointing a gun at two Frederick County deputies will no longer face attempted capital murder charges as part of a plea agreement.
WINCHESTER -- A judge found a Frederick County Public Schools bus driver at fault for causing a crash in October that damaged her vehicle and destroyed a dump truck.
FRONT ROYAL -- A town woman's court battle with the Warren County Department of Social Services over her request for documents under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act will continue for at least another week.
WINCHESTER -- A city man who was found guilty in December in a September shooting incident has been indicted by a Frederick County Circuit Court grand jury on several other related charges.
HARRISONBURG -- Donna Hockman's reputation as an obsessive, jealous girlfriend was corroborated by a number of witnesses during her first-degree murder trial in Rockingham County Circuit Court this week.
The Virginia State Bar has dismissed an ethics complaint filed against Loudoun County Commonwealth's Attorney Jim Plowman, the prosecutor who initially opened the case against former Republican state Senate candidate Mark Tate.
HARRISONBURG -- A Rockingham County Circuit Court jury deliberating whether Donna Hockman is guilty of the first-degree murder of her boyfriend asked for more time after meeting for nearly three hours Thursday evening.
HARRISONBURG -- A U.S. District Court judge has denied the government's motion to move Page County Sheriff Daniel W. "Danny" Presgraves' trial to Roanoke.
HARRISONBURG -- A U.S. District Court judge has shot down Page County Sheriff Daniel W. "Danny" Presgraves' request to delay his trial on numerous corruption charges.
