Nori Leybengrub
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Nori Leybengrub
@norileyben.bsky.social
Two top prosecutors resigned amid pressure; one was fired hours after he was appointed. The top deputies set to replace them were swiftly removed. So who’s running the U.S. Attorney’s Office of Virginia’s Eastern District?
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Who’s running the U.S. Attorney’s office in Virginia’s Eastern District?
Amid the latest in a string of resignations and firings at the top of the U.S. attorney’s office for the Eastern District, Frank Bradsher, its former administrative head, has been promoted as the offi...
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April 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Scoop: ODU Police Chief told reporters no one was in custody after March’s tragic shooting. But this DoorDasher was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct as he attempted to deliver Taco Bell.

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He was delivering DoorDash when police arrested him at ODU, hours after March’s shooting
A DoorDasher was arrested for disorderly conduct as he attempted to deliver Taco Bell to Old Dominion University, hours after a gunman had opened fire in an adjacent building.
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April 8, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Families of River North’s 1,000+ inmates are raising alarms at a months-long lockdown following Nov 17 the fatal attack on a corrections officer.
Inmates have 20 minutes a week outside their cells to shower and call family, their loved ones told The Pilot.

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These Virginia prison inmates have been on lockdown for months. Their loved ones can do nothing but wait.
Inmates and their loved ones at River North Correctional Center are sounding alarms at over 70 days of restricted access to showers, phone calls, visits, and more, ever since an officer was fatally…
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February 10, 2026 at 12:18 AM
Portsmouth was the only courthouse in the area that allowed visitors to bring their phones and tablets inside, until last week when the city’s judges ordered the implementation of a new policy.

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Portsmouth judges implement new policy: No electronics in the courthouse
Portsmouth judges have decided to implement a no-electronics policy in the city’s courthouse after years of being the only city in the area that allowed citizens to bring their cellphones ins…
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February 7, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Simone Worrell was found guilty by a Portsmouth jury last week on several charges stemming from the night of July 27, 2019, when prosecutors said Worrell prevented a 14-year-old boy from calling 911 after he accidentally shot his 17-year-old friend in her home.

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Woman found guilty in death of teen; body dumped in Portsmouth cemetery
Simone Worrell was found guilty Wednesday afternoon of felony murder and concealing a body after prosecutors claimed she caused a teen’s death by preventing a 14-year-old from calling 911 aft…
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February 7, 2026 at 9:13 PM