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Jane Harper

Jane Harper covers state and federal courts for The Pilot. A native of Southeast Texas, she earned her journalism degree from The University of Texas at Austin and worked at newspapers in Texas and Maryland before moving to Norfolk in 1994.

School board candidate John Sutton III's name will remain on the November ballot. But a trial on the matter will be held to determine if the voter signatures he submitted to become eligible met all the requirements.

Election |
Virginia Beach School Board candidate withdraws from race after opponent sued to keep him off ballot

September 9, 2024 at 7:10 p.m.

School board candidate John Sutton III's name will remain on the November ballot. But a trial on the matter will be held to determine if the voter signatures he submitted...

Virginia Beach District 3 School Board candidate Mark Bohenstiel claims his opponent, John Sutton III, is not eligible to be on the ballot because of issues with petitions he submitted to the board of elections.

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Education |
Judge to rule on whether Virginia Beach School Board candidate can stay on ballot

September 7, 2024 at 9:16 a.m.

Virginia Beach District 3 School Board candidate Mark Bohenstiel claims his opponent, John Sutton III, is not eligible to be on the ballot because of issues with petitions he submitted...

Scott Seitz's neighbors found him bound and dead in his home on Sunday. Seitz's son, Seth Seitz, is charged with murdering him, and has been charged multiple times over the years with assaulting his father and mother.

Crime and Public Safety |
Virginia Beach man was found bound, dead in his home. His son has been charged in the killing.

September 6, 2024 at 7:33 a.m.

Scott Seitz's neighbors found him bound and dead in his home on Sunday. Seitz's son, Seth Seitz, is charged with murdering him, and has been charged multiple times over the...

Esteban Santillan, 19, initially was charged with petty larceny for the Aug. 14 theft. The charge was upgraded this week to a felony punishable by up to 20 years in prison.

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Crime and Public Safety |
Charge upgraded to felony for man accused of stealing from Chesapeake lemonade stand

September 3, 2024 at 5:48 p.m.

Esteban Santillan, 19, initially was charged with petty larceny for the Aug. 14 theft. The charge was upgraded this week to a felony punishable by up to 20 years in...

Rebecca Caldwell, 10, and her brother, Josh, 8, were operating a lemonade stand outside their family's house in August when a man came up and stole the $40 in sales they'd collected. Police announced Tuesday that they'd made an arrest.

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Local News |
A man stole $40 from a lemonade stand in Chesapeake. What happened next was overwhelming, the family said.

September 2, 2024 at 2:15 p.m.

Rebecca Caldwell, 10, and her brother, Josh, 8, were operating a lemonade stand outside their family's house in August when a man came up and stole the $40 in sales...

The case against a man who says he acted in self-defense when he shot three people in MacArthur Center Mall in April 2022 took some unusual turns this week when a judge reduced his charges to lesser offenses and then a jury was unable to reach a verdict on the most serious one.

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Crime and Public Safety |
Jury deadlocks in case of man who killed 1, injured 2 in MacArthur mall shooting

August 30, 2024 at 3:08 p.m.

The case against a man who says he acted in self-defense when he shot three people in MacArthur Center Mall in April 2022 took some unusual turns this week when...

Dana Plummer was extradited to Virginia from Maryland on Wednesday and made his first court appearance here Thursday. He's accused of stabbing his ex-wife and stepdaughter, and causing a crash that resulted in the death of his daughter and injured his two sons.

Courts |
Virginia Beach man charged with abducting children, causing crash that killed daughter appears in court

August 29, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.

Dana Plummer was extradited to Virginia from Maryland on Wednesday and made his first court appearance here Thursday. He's accused of stabbing his ex-wife and stepdaughter, and causing a crash...

Gary L. Moore's trial got underway Tuesday with opening statements. Moore is charged with killing a man and injuring two others after a fight broke out in April 2022 in the Lids store at MacArthur Center Mall.

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Crime and Public Safety |
Man who killed 1, injured 2 in MacArthur Mall shooting claims self defense as trial gets underway

August 27, 2024 at 5:12 p.m.

Gary L. Moore's trial got underway Tuesday with opening statements. Moore is charged with killing a man and injuring two others after a fight broke out in April 2022 in...

Anthony Leonard Johnson, 63, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the November 2022 slaying of 58-year-old Valarie McElroy in her Chesapeake apartment.

Courts |
Chesapeake man sentenced to nearly 23 years for fatally stabbing former girlfriend

August 26, 2024 at 2:52 p.m.

Anthony Leonard Johnson, 63, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the November 2022 slaying of 58-year-old Valarie McElroy in her Chesapeake apartment.

A former Norfolk bank teller admitted Friday to stealing $119,000 from a customer's account by forging withdrawal slips in the elderly woman's name, according to prosecutors.

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Crime and Public Safety |
Former Norfolk bank teller pleads guilty to stealing $119,000 from customer’s account

August 23, 2024 at 6:15 p.m.

A former Norfolk bank teller admitted Friday to stealing $119,000 from a customer's account by forging withdrawal slips in the elderly woman's name, according to prosecutors.

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