President Biden used his clemency power today, his last full day of presidency, to pardon 5 individuals, and commute the sentences of 2 others. One of those pardons went to Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Don Scott.
President Joe Biden announced the clemency of two men who admitted to being responsible for killing a Sussex County police officer.
Fancying himself a law-and-order guy, Gov. Glenn Youngkin repeatedly says he "backs the blue."
The “Waverly Two” - Terence Richardson and Ferrone Claiborne were accused of killing Officer Allen Gibson in Sussex County in 1998. They've maintained their innocence.
Former Rep. Doug Collins of Georgia is a veteran of the U.S. Navy, a former Air Force Reserve chaplain, a veteran of the Iraq War and says he wants to improve veterans' services.
Del. Don Scott (D-Portsmouth), the first Black person to serve as speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, was convicted in 1994 of a non-violent federal drug-related offense.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris continued their farewell tour on Thursday, attending the Department of Defense Commander in Chief Farewell Ceremony, offering his thanks to U.S. troops for their service throughout his administration.
President Joe Biden has posthumously pardoned Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced Malcolm X and other Black civil rights leaders and was convicted of mail fraud in the 1920s.
Numerous Hampton Roads organizations have planned events and charity efforts in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
As President Joe Biden approaches the end of his term, he has announced a series of last-minute commutations and pardons, including Virginia House Speaker Don Scott.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – President Joe Biden used his clemency power on the last full day of his presidency, to pardon five individuals and commute the sentences of two others. One of those pardons went to Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates Don ...