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The 24-year-old former death row inmate whose capital murder conviction was overturned by the Virginia Supreme Court last year will again face a capital murder trial after his attorney’s double jeopardy motion was denied Wednesday in Prince William County Circuit Court. Defense attorneys for Paul Warner Powell had hoped that their client would not have…

Forget what you’ve heard about good guys and where they finish. Hylton’s Lou Sorrentino is poised to become the first football coach to win a Division 5 and Division 6 state title at different high schools since Virginia’s Group AAA split into two divisions in 1986. Stafford’s Roger Pierce has revived a program that this…

The jury in the case of Larry Bill Elliott was able to hear two sides of the man sitting at the defense table Tuesday — as a compassionate giver and as an obsessive stalker. During opening statements, the prosecution painted a picture of a man who, like a pot of boiling water, had been simmering…

It’s tough for officials with the U.S. Postal Service to win points with residents these days considering the long lines at local post offices and the steady rise of postal rates. But the Postal Service could score big points with more than 10,000 local residents if they act on one simple request grant the city…

For a jurisdiction with license plates that carry the motto “taxation without representation,” the District of Columbia and councilman Jack Evans, D-Ward 2, seem exceptionally eager to levy taxes against commuters from Virginia and Maryland. When Virginians, who just naturally resist taxes on principle, expressed disagreement with the idea, Evans attacked their integrity and intelligence….

By LACY LUSK [email protected] Gar-Field’s revamped football field may not be ready for the start of the 2003 season, incoming activities director Rudy Zimmermann said Tuesday. The Indians, scheduled to open their varsity schedule Sept. 5 at home against Osbourn, may have to play that game elsewhere. Zimmermann has not yet resorted to finding new…