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Virginia Republicans continue calls for an investigation of the state parole board. It’s the latest in an ongoing scandal pitting GOP lawmakers against Gov. Ralph Northam’s office.

Norfolk police’s executive officer of internal affairs donated to a legal defense fund for a teen accused of murdering two protesters in Wisconsin last year.

Attorney General Mark Herring is investigating the Windsor Police Department's policies and trainings. He says that's thanks to a new law that came out of last summer's special session on criminal justice reform, when legislators tried to find solutions to systemic issues raised by Black Lives Matter protests.

Virginia’s Democrat-controlled General Assembly passed a bill legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana on Wednesday.

Candidates for Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney presented their platforms during a digital forum Tuesday, hosted by the University of Richmond School of Law.

Virginia became the first state in the south to abolish the death penalty today.

Watch live as Gov. Ralph Northam signs a bill banning the death penalty in Virginia.

Many people are questioning how the term "hate crime" is defined in the law, following deadly shootings in Atlanta last week. Eight people were killed, including six Asian women. The Atlanta Police Department has not yet determined the incident to be racially motivated.

A new study from the American Society of Criminology finds counties in the United States with large “protestant fundamentalist” populations, greater support for Republican presidential candidates and unstable local economies are more likely to impose death sentences.

Governor Ralph Northam has taken action to fast track voting rights restoration for tens of thousands of Virginia residents with prior felony convictions.