Peter Dujardin
The Virginian-Pilot
Mountain View, CA, United States
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Hampton will have region’s 1st all-Black Circuit Court bench; 14 judges appointed to local courts
Five lower court judges were elevated to Circuit Courts in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Hampton and Portsmouth. Lawmakers also selected nine lawyers to fill vacancies in General District and Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts around the region. → Read More
Performance of Newport News airport’s top executive is under review by board
The Peninsula Airport Commission met in closed session Jan. 26 to discuss the performance of Airport Executive Director Mike Giardino, who has led the airport for five years. That follows a Dec. 1 meeting at which the executive director’s performance was also discussed. → Read More
Jury finds Hampton teen guilty in killing of 20-year-old premed college student fighting his mother
The jury deliberated for about five hours over two days before convicting Zakwan J. Tyler — who was 16 at the time of the crime — in the slaying of Raegan Sharnae Chisley outside a Buckroe Beach home. → Read More
ATF, police search homes of 6-year-old’s family in Richneck school shooting investigation
A federal search warrant was issued — and executed Thursday — for one family member’s home in Newport News, and the boy's mother consented to a search of another apartment where she’s now living. It was unclear what authorities were looking for, or what they recovered. → Read More
Teacher injured in shooting at Newport News elementary school
No students were injured and an adult was taken to the hospital following a report of a shooting at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News. → Read More
Order in the court: Women judges in Virginia on the rise
Hampton's General District Court is all women, and some local lawyers say that fact has had a tangible impact on the way the system operates. → Read More
He killed a man in a fight outside his Newport News home. A jury agreed it was in self-defense.
A jury deliberated for less than 40 minutes before acquitting Michael Robert Paparelli of voluntary manslaughter in the Nov. 24, 2017 fatal shooting of 34-year-old Corey David Hunter. → Read More
Former Newport News police officer sentenced to 6 years in killing of man in his home
Circuit Court Judge Margaret Poles Spencer handed down the sentence against former Police Sgt. Alvin Trevor Pearson in the shooting death of 43-year-old Henry K. “Hank” Berry III on Dec. 27, 2019. → Read More
‘I want to keep going’: 100-year-old Norfolk lawyer has practiced law for 74 years
Meet Stanley Sacks, a 100-year-old Norfolk attorney who’s practiced law since 1948. He’s the longest-serving attorney in the Old Dominion, and possibly the United States, the Virginia State Bar says. → Read More
Man found dead in condemned Newport News apartment building; died of apparent natural causes
The 15-story building was condemned and no one was supposed to be residing in the apartments, however building management has allowed residents to go back inside to retrieve personal belongings. It's was unclear Monday when the man went back to the apartment or when he died. → Read More
Inaugural ‘Storm the Bay’ road races bring 200 to Ocean View to honor military
The “Storm the Bay” races — which brought more than 200 racers to Norfolk’s OceanView Saturday — began to the sound of a Howitzer. → Read More
Man killed in early morning shooting in Norfolk
A man was found dead Saturday morning after police got a call about a shooting, the Norfolk Police Department announced on its Twitter page. → Read More
Bicyclist, 52, dies after being struck by pickup in James City County
A 52-year-old James City County man was killed Friday night when his bicycle was struck by a pickup truck. → Read More
We’re not done with Ian: Here’s what to expect in the weekend ahead
Flooded roadways, downed power lines and thousands of power outages were reported across Hampton Roads as vestiges from Hurricane Ian battered the region Friday. → Read More
Updates: 35,000 residents without power, tornado watch issued for Hampton Roads, Outer Banks
The stormiest weather is expected to be Friday and Friday night, as vestiges from Hurricane Ian reach the region. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning through 5:30 p.m. and a tornado watch for the region from early afternoon until 10 p.m. Friday. → Read More
In Newport News murder trial, 11-year-old remembers the day he watched his father kill his mother
An 11-year-old boy testified that he saw his father, Amos Arroyo, shooting the boy's mother and grandfather one day in July of 2017. → Read More
Murder trial begins for former Newport News officer who shot man in his own living room
Former Police Sgt. Albin Trevor Pearson is charged with second-degree murder in the slaying of 43-year-old Henry “Hank” Berry III in his Oyster Point townhome. Four officers had gone to Berry’s home after he made a series of 911 calls regarding the well-being of his 9-year-old son. → Read More
Ex-Newport News police officer pleads no contest after son accidentally kills himself with unsecured gun
Former Newport News police officer Stefhone C. McCombs Sr. pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor after his 2-year-old son accidentally killed himself with the officer’s duty weapon in October 2021. Prosecutors determined this summer that the original charge — allowing a loaded and unsecured firearm to endanger the life of a child 13 or younger — could proceed with no additional charges. → Read More
Seaview Loft attorneys say repairs are underway, but no time frame for tenants to move back
Attorneys representing the condemned Newport News apartment building gave a status update on repairs. The fire alarm system is now up and running, but the elevators, a hot water boiler and an air conditioning system are awaiting fixes. → Read More
Former Heritage High School student sentenced to 10 years in shooting of two students last year
Circuit Court Judge Christopher Papile sentenced Jacari M. Taylor to a blended sentence that will include time in both a juvenile detention center and a state prison. → Read More