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Peter Dujardin

Peter Dujardin has been a reporter at the Daily Press for more than 20 years. He has mostly covered courts and criminal justice issues. That includes policing issues, and criminal and civil cases in both state and federal courts.

The family of a 19-year-old Navy sailor who died by suicide two years ago is suing the United States and Newport News Shipbuilding's parent company for $60 million.

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Family of sailor who died by suicide at Newport News Shipbuilding sues Navy, shipyard

July 26, 2024 at 5:13 p.m.

The family of a 19-year-old Navy sailor who died by suicide two years ago is suing the United States and Newport News Shipbuilding's parent company for $60 million.

Ronald Ivan Scott Jr., 35, of Florida, pleaded guilty in June to second-degree murder and related charges in the April 5, 2022, slaying of 23-year-old Joshua Emmanuel Owusu-Koramoah.

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Man gets 40 years in slaying of former William & Mary football player, Hampton Christian Academy teacher

July 24, 2024 at 2:54 p.m.

Ronald Ivan Scott Jr., 35, of Florida, pleaded guilty in June to second-degree murder and related charges in the April 5, 2022, slaying of 23-year-old Joshua Emmanuel Owusu-Koramoah.

A jury in Gloucester County Circuit on Friday found four men not guilty of charges of carrying guns onto school property last summer.

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4 men acquitted on charges of bringing guns onto school property in Gloucester County

July 21, 2024 at 6:09 p.m.

A jury in Gloucester County Circuit on Friday found four men not guilty of charges of carrying guns onto school property last summer.

Four men are on trial after bringing concealed handguns into a Gloucester School Board meeting last summer.

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4 men who carried guns into Gloucester School Board meeting now on trial

July 19, 2024 at 2:24 p.m.

Four men are on trial after bringing concealed handguns into a Gloucester School Board meeting last summer.

In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Newport News, Michael Rusk asserts the James City County Police Department and the county discriminated against him on the basis of sex by allowing sexual abuses to continue.

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Former James City County police officer, charged with shooting his sergeant, sues department

July 17, 2024 at 7:20 p.m.

In a lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Newport News, Michael Rusk asserts the James City County Police Department and the county discriminated against him on the basis of...

The group stole 691 televisions from 321 Walmarts and Sam's Clubs from Virginia down to Florida, the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office said.

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Group stole hundreds of TVs — worth more than $680K — from retailers from Virginia to Florida, authorities say

July 16, 2024 at 1:56 p.m.

The group stole 691 televisions from 321 Walmarts and Sam's Clubs from Virginia down to Florida, the York-Poquoson Sheriff's Office said.

Kimberly Sawyer was appointed this week to serve as director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.

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New director appointed at Jefferson Lab as Newport News facility expanding its scope

July 12, 2024 at 5:23 p.m.

Kimberly Sawyer was appointed this week to serve as director of the U.S. Department of Energy's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility.

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Courts |
Family of sailor who died by suicide at Newport News Shipbuilding sues Navy, shipyard

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Courts |
Man gets 40 years in slaying of former William & Mary football player, Hampton Christian Academy teacher

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4 men acquitted on charges of bringing guns onto school property in Gloucester County

Crime and Public Safety |
4 men who carried guns into Gloucester School Board meeting now on trial

Courts |
Former James City County police officer, charged with shooting his sergeant, sues department

Crime and Public Safety |
Group stole hundreds of TVs — worth more than $680K — from retailers from Virginia to Florida, authorities say

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New director appointed at Jefferson Lab as Newport News facility expanding its scope

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Virginia Politics |
This Norfolk law firm represented Maryland after container ship destroyed Key Bridge

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Couple killed in Riverside hospital murder-suicide ‘were always together,’ neighbors recall

Election |
First Lady Jill Biden to visit Virginia Beach on Thursday