A state senator who monitors Virginia prisons says this was a rare instance of a guard being charged.
Hugh Lessig
Hugh Lessig worked for the Daily Press in Newport News for 23 years. He covered local government, the administrations of three Virginia governors and the Hampton Roads military community. He embedded with the U.S. Navy as part of the humanitarian response to the Haiti earthquake in 2010 and spent two weeks in pre-war Ukraine on a journalist exchange program. Now semi-retired, he lives in Hampton with his partner, Shana, and their three dogs. His debut crime novel was released in 2023 by Crooked Lane Books.
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State may have inadvertently created a 1-year gap with no cannabis laws, but language was fixed after concerns arose
Some prosecutors had raised questions about whether the state had accidentally repealed all cannabis laws. A state commission intervened Wednesday to fix what one legislature called a routine error.
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Three Republicans seek U.S. Senate nomination to face Warner; all cite ties to Trump
Early voting is now underway in the Aug. 4 primary.
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Virginia Tech approves new entity to pursue more revenue for athletics
Officials said the new structure will allow Virginia Tech to respond more quickly when it comes to corporate partnerships, sponsorships, new revenue opportunities and investment strategies. Meanwhile, the athletics department can focus on more traditional areas like coaching, compliance and competitiveness.
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Forensic audit: Former Martinsville city manager had more than $15,000 in credit charges where no business purpose could be found
The manager’s credit card charges cover expenses ranging from hotel rooms to Uber rides. The audit says it shows “inadequate or non-existent internal controls as there are transactions that are in direct violation of the City’s purchasing card policy.” However, the lack of paper trails does not prove fraud or abuse, it says.
