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Virginia supreme court nullifies democratic redistricting plan
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The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down a voter-approved redistricting plan that Democrats hoped would add four House seats. The 4-3 ruling cited a procedural error in how the measure reached the ballot. The decision comes amid a broader wave of Republican-led map changes in Southern states.
A man previously convicted for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot has been sentenced to seven years in prison after breaking into a Henrico County home. Zachary Alam, 34, was found guilty last fall of breaking and entering an occupied dwelling and grand larceny.
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A 21-year-old woman in Virginia faces murder charges after authorities say she drowned her twin 17-month-old sons in a bathtub. Amaya Dixon was taken into custody following a grand jury indictment. The deaths occurred last month at her Richmond apartment.
Final results confirm Virginia voters' narrow 51-49% approval of the redistricting amendment on April 21, solidifying a Democratic-favoring congressional map expected to deliver 10 of 11 seats through 2030. Building on early projections, the outcome suspends the bipartisan commission amid national midcycle battles, with Republicans vowing court challenges.
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A judge in Fairfax County, Virginia, sentenced 18-year-old Fairfax High School student Israel Flores Ortiz to 360 days in jail and two years of probation after he was found guilty of nine misdemeanor assault and battery counts involving multiple female students, according to local court reporting and police records.
David Varela, a U.S. Navy reservist accused of killing his wife and hiding her body in their Norfolk, Virginia, apartment freezer, has been arrested overseas after a months-long manhunt. FBI Director Kash Patel announced the capture on Wednesday. Authorities plan to extradite Varela back to the United States.
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Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has signed legislation enrolling the state in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an agreement under which participating states would award their Electoral College votes to the winner of the nationwide popular vote once enough jurisdictions join to reach 270 electoral votes.
Virginia supreme court strikes down redistricting referendum
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