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Indictment: Newport News woman used prison inmates to defraud unemployment of $360K

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NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A federal indictment filed earlier this month charged Lakeia Shepperd, 39, with multiple crimes in an alleged scheme... Read More

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Virginia

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FILE - U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., speaks during a committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 8, 2023. Political observers have already placed bets on Kaine, predicting the Democrat will glide into a third term as the junior U.S. Senator of Virginia, but Republicans vying for a chance to unseat the former vice presidential candidate say they see an opening with President Joe Biden at the top of November’s ticket. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

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North Carolina

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National

Elon Musk hands out $1 million payments after Wisconsin …

Elon Musk holds a check for $1 million dollars at a town hall Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps)

How a new Georgia bill could change the fate of domestic …

Cards written by domestic violence survivors who have been charged with crimes about the Georgia Survivor Justice Act taken are shown in Atlanta on March 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Charlotte Kramon)

Authorities investigate damaging fire at New Mexico’s …

This photo provided by the Republican Party of New Mexico shows damage to the group's headquarters building from a fire, Sunday, March 30, 2025, in Albuquerque, N.M. (Republican Party of New Mexico via AP)

Rain turns to ice, cuts power in Great Lakes region …

In this photo provide by Jesika Fox, freezing rain and ice brought down power lines and trees in Alpena, Mich., Sunday, March 30, 2025. (Jesika Fox via AP)

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Minnesota officials seek answers in case of graduate …

A person walks on campus at University of Minnesota in Minneapolis on April 21, 2020. (Glenn Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, File)

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World

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