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Stuarts Draft woman who ran unlicensed daycare, where girl died, pleads guilty
STAUNTON — A Stuarts Draft woman who was running an unlicensed daycare inside her home, where a 1-year-old girl died in 2022, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Augusta County Circuit Court to three felony charges. Denise M. Stewart, 53, was convicted on two counts of welfare fraud and one count of child neglect. On Oct....
Stuarts Draft woman pleads guilty to 13 counts of child neglect after unlicensed day care death
Staunton, Va. (WHSV) - Denise Stewart was seen in Augusta County Circuit Court Wednesday evening and pleaded guilty to 13 counts of child neglect and two counts of welfare fraud. Stewart was the operator of the unlicensed daycare center where Ava Cloonan passed away. On Oct. 18, 2022, the Augusta...
Va. Court of Appeals: Stuarts Draft man's attempted murder conviction will stand
RICHMOND – The state Court of Appeals has upheld an Augusta County man’s conviction on attempted first-degree murder charges after he tried to burn up a camping trailer in which his ex-girlfriend was sleeping. In a ruling issued Tuesday, the court also upheld Danny E. Hearn Jr.’s conviction for violating a protective order the woman brought against him after he threatened to kill her several times and stalked her. Hearn, of Stuarts Draft, was sentenced in 2022...
Coach remembers Patrick Henry High student shot and killed in Myrtle Beach
ROANOKE, Va. – A community is in mourning after a Roanoke teen was shot and killed in Myrtle Beach. He was in the area to play in a basketball tournament over the weekend. 16-year-old Jakolbi Taylor was a part of the basketball team at Patrick Henry High, according to Head Boys Basketball Coach Jack Esworthy.
Virginia volunteers continue hurricane relief efforts in Texas
DANVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - A Danville nonprofit is still helping victims recover from the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. It has been nearly two weeks since volunteers with God’s Pit Crew deployed to Houston, Texas to help with the much-needed relief efforts. “It was only a category one hurricane, but...
Daughter of former Supreme Court justice appointed to Virginia Board of Education
Meg Bryce, a daughter of the late conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, has been appointed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin to serve as the newest member of the Virginia Board of Education. The governor has yet to fill the second seat on the nine-member board after two seats became available earlier this month. “We are […]
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