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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.

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.

When the container ship Dali crashed destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in March, the State of Maryland asked a Hampton Roads law firm to help with emergency legal representation.

The next day, the state asked attorneys with a Hampton Roads law firm to help.

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

July 10, 2024 at 2:10 p.m.

When the container ship Dali crashed destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in March, the State of Maryland asked a Hampton Roads law firm to help with emergency...

Charles and Cynthia Seyffert were married for more than 57 years. Charles, 79, had a knack for computers and used to fly Cessnas out of Newport News-Williamsburg Airport. Cynthia, 77, was a retired health-care accountant and more recently a volunteer at a food bank.

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

June 28, 2024 at 4:48 p.m.

Charles and Cynthia Seyffert were married for more than 57 years. Charles, 79, had a knack for computers and used to fly Cessnas out of Newport News-Williamsburg Airport. Cynthia, 77,...

First Lady Jill Biden will visit Virginia Beach on Thursday in advance of the first presidential debate between President Biden and former President Trump

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First Lady Jill Biden to visit Virginia Beach on Thursday

June 25, 2024 at 7:04 p.m.

First Lady Jill Biden will visit Virginia Beach on Thursday in advance of the first presidential debate between President Biden and former President Trump

The clerk at a Newport News 7-Eleven who accidentally shot himself during an altercation outside his store on June 12 is now facing three gun charges.

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7-Eleven clerk faces charges after accidentally shooting himself during fight at store

June 26, 2024 at 4:42 p.m.

The clerk at a Newport News 7-Eleven who accidentally shot himself during an altercation outside his store on June 12 is now facing three gun charges.

The accident and investigation caused major traffic issues in the area, according to a social media post Saturday morning from the Gloucester Sheriff's Office.

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Charges pending in fatal Coleman Bridge accident that pinned man between pickup and trailer

June 25, 2024 at 1:40 p.m.

The accident and investigation caused major traffic issues in the area, according to a social media post Saturday morning from the Gloucester Sheriff's Office.

Police said a ShotSpotter activation was the police department's only alert to a shooting in which multiple rounds were fired. "We don’t have a record of any 911 calls from that location at this time," Newport News police spokeswoman Lauryn Moss said.

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Gunshot detection technology was only alert to shots that killed man, Newport News police say

June 24, 2024 at 6:18 p.m.

Police said a ShotSpotter activation was the police department's only alert to a shooting in which multiple rounds were fired. "We don’t have a record of any 911 calls from...

The female hip-hop artist was taken into custody Tuesday, according to the U.S. Marshals Service, and is charged with first-degree murder and related charges in the August 2023 shooting that left a 10-year-old Franklin boy dead and a 37-year-old man wounded.

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Rap artist arrested in August killing of 10-year-old Franklin boy

June 20, 2024 at 6:15 p.m.

The female hip-hop artist was taken into custody Tuesday, according to the U.S. Marshals Service, and is charged with first-degree murder and related charges in the August 2023 shooting that...

Cory Bigsby was sentenced Tuesday to 45 years in prison for the murder of his son, Codi.

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Cory Bigsby sentenced to 45 years in the death of 3-year-old son

June 20, 2024 at 12:03 p.m.

Cory Bigsby was sentenced Tuesday to 45 years in prison for the murder of his son, Codi.

Several residents called 911 saying a woman identified as Monae Bonapart was shooting her gun at the Stuart Gardens complex off 16th Street, Police Chief Steve Drew said.

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Woman shattered windows, fired gun before Newport News police officer shot and killed her

June 20, 2024 at 12:01 p.m.

Several residents called 911 saying a woman identified as Monae Bonapart was shooting her gun at the Stuart Gardens complex off 16th Street, Police Chief Steve Drew said.

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