Local political experts are weighing in on Monday's historic Supreme Court decision allowing for some immunity for former President Donald Trump. 

Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon has been taken into custody after surrendering at a federal prison to begin a four-month sentence on contempt charges for defying a subpoena in the congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack.

The legal action Monday asks the courts to enforce their subpoena and reject the White House's effort to withhold the materials from Congress.

Victims of Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel are suing Iran, Syria and North Korea, saying their governments supplied the militants with money, weapons and know-how needed to carry out the assault that precipitated Israel's ongoing war in Gaza.

A Chilean-American raised in the United States has filed a criminal complaint against the state of Chile alleging that it engaged in a systematic plan to steal thousands of babies from perceived enemies of the state in the 1970s and 1980s.

The Supreme Court has extended the delay in the Washington criminal case against Donald Trump on charges he plotted to overturn his 2020 presidential election loss, all but ending prospects he could be tried before the November election.

An indictment alleges the police chief for schools in Uvalde, Texas, failed to identify an active shooting, did not follow his training and made critical decisions that slowed the law enforcement response to stop a gunman who was 'hunting' victims.

The Oregon case decided Friday is the most significant to come before the high court in decades on homelessness, an issue affecting a rising number of people in the U.S.

Vernon Fisher of Shenandoah was indicted by a federal grand jury in Charlottesville on wire fraud charges.

The justices ruled Friday the charge of obstructing an official proceeding must include proof that defendants tried to tamper with or destroy documents.

Attorney General Merrick Garland announced charges against doctors, nurse practitioners and others across the U.S. on Thursday.

The Supreme Court has cleared the way for Idaho hospitals to provide emergency abortions for now in a procedural ruling that leaves key questions unanswered.

The Sacklers would've contributed up to $6 billion and relinquished ownership of the company but kept billions more.

The Supreme Court is putting the Environmental Protection Agency's air pollution-fighting 'good neighbor' plan on hold while legal challenges continue.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children recorded an initial video of the man, named John Doe 48, in December 2023.

Marcel Washington of Charlotte, North Carolina, will spend 25 years in prison as part of a plea deal for charges stemming from an October 2022 shooting on the Downtown Mall.

A judge has modified Donald Trump's gag order, freeing the former president to comment about witnesses and jurors in his New York hush money criminal trial but keeping court and prosecution staff off limits.

The plane carrying the eccentric computer expert and internet publisher touched down more than two hours before the scheduled start of a plea hearing.

Willy Alexander Korthals of Beaufort, North Carolina pleaded guilty earlier this year to a count of attempting to transfer obscene material to a minor.

Plaintiffs in the suit filed Monday include parents of Louisiana public school children, represented by attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation.

Derrick Loi of Lakeville, New York pleaded guilty earlier this year to one count of coercion and enticement.

Augusta County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a shots fired call in the area of Buffalo Gap Highway and Churchville Avenue around 10:35 p.m.

Travis William Herndon is now in custody, according to Charlottesville Police, in relation to a Carlton Avenue shooting.

ACPD is investigating a shooting that happened early Sunday morning on the 3200 block of Boonesville Road. 

Travis William Herndon is wanted on multiple charges in connection with the early Thursday morning shooting on Carlton Avenue.