Matthew Pleads Alford Guilty in 2005 Virginia Assault
Fairfax AP Jesse Matthew pleaded guilty by Alford plea to a decade-old 2005 sex assault in Virginia, admitting prosecutors have enough evidence to convict without directly confessing. He faces life in prison. separate case seeks the death penalty in the abduction and killing of Hannah Graham. Evidence included the victim’s account and DNA fingernail traces.
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Bridgewater Tightens Noise Ordinance After Residents Seek Rule
Bridgewater Town Council unanimously approved a stricter noise rule responding to complaints from Drema Figgs and Margaret Miller of North River Road. Figgs cited 2 a.m. Saturday parties and 12 hour weekend shifts at Walmart, calling for clearer enforcement and landlord cooperation.
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Supervisors Put Hearing On Hold In Rockingham County
Rockingham County Board of Supervisors votes to continue a Wednesday public hearing until August. The hearing covers Shenandoah Properties 2 LLC request for a special-use permit to convert a remolded dairy barn at 7487 Riser Road Mount Crawford into an airport support facility serving Bridgewater Airport 1.2 miles away.
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Local Ballots Set For November
Incumbent Chatwood may run unopposed for Rockingham County Circuit Court clerk this fall, a situation possibly unseen in over a century. Tuesday was the deadline for independent petitions, with no Republican or Democratic challengers filed for the race. Ballots for November loom as parties prepare positions for next week’s primary deadline.
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Training May Curb Rape Says It Cut Assault Risk
A Canadian study found a four session resistance training program for college women cut rape risk in half over the next year. Five percent of freshmen who completed the program reported rape versus 10 percent in a brochure group. Attempted rapes also fell, to about 3 percent.
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