An attorney is seeking a new trial for his client over claims the Virginia State Police paid an informant to testify at trial. Thirty-year-old Tyler Keith Jones of Martinsburg, West Virginia was found guilty in March of charges related to a shooting that happened on Interstate 81. His attorney now claims that the guilty verdict should be tossed because prosecutors failed to disclose evidence that could have led to his acquittal. That includes a claim that a Virginia State Police special agent paid a witness to testify at the trial. Prosecutors must file a response to the legal challenge by May 20th.
After more than a century, the Boy Scouts of America in Virgina is rebranding.Preview: A big change is coming to Randolph-Macon College. President Robert Lindgren announced yesterday he plans to retire. It'll take effect at the end of the 2024-25 academic year after 19 years in charge. In that time, the school added 13 academic programs and majors. The school says enrollment under Lindgren grew by 30 percent, and Board of Trustees Chair Sue Schick says he has clearly been a transformational leader. RMC, though, says Lindgren's legacy is perhaps most visibly shaped by the transformation of the physical campus in Ashland, which has added 17 new or renovated buildings. Lindgren says it has been a profound honor to serve and be part of the Randolph-Macon community.