Virginia’s Court of Appeals has overturned the conviction of a mother found guilty of assault and battery for disciplining her 12-year-old twins with a belt, after the panel said the trial judge ...

The Douglas County Judicial and Law Enforcement Center is pictured on Nov. 25, 2025. A Douglas County judge will soon decide whether to order a man to stand trial for child abuse after a store’s video ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A state appeals court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a Virginia mother who was found guilty of assault and battery for striking her 12-year-old twins with a belt to ...

Thank you, Rich Myhre, for the inspiring Jan. 12 story about Scotty Grossman earning his black belt in taekwondo. That’s not an easy sport — I tried it for a couple nights at the urging of a friend ...

A state appeals court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a Virginia mother who was found guilty of assault and battery for striking her 12-year-old twins with a belt to discipline them. WTOP-FM ...

New video apparently shows a substitute teacher in Maryland beating a student with what appears to be a leather belt. In the video, children can be heard screaming as they try to run away. The alleged ...

A Pardeeville man faces three years in prison after authorities said he regularly disciplined a 6-year-old child with a belt when the child's teacher reported he had a "bad day" at school. Bryce R.

WILL BONTRAGER wbontrager@chespub.com Apr 17, 2025 Apr 17, 2025 CHESTERTOWN — Kicks and punches flew over the weekend but safely, under the watchful eyes of local martial arts masters. On Saturday, at ...