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Photo from Shutterstock.com. Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler of Virginia Beach wants to make it illegal to send unsolicited nude photos. Virginia Beach Delegate Wants To Make Cyber Flashing Illegal
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By Roberto Roldan, VPM News
Someone who receives an unsolicited nude picture or video in Virginia could soon have a legal recourse to punish their harasser.
A bill from Del. Kelly Convirs-Fowler (D-Virginia Beach) would make it a Class 1 misdemeanor if someone sends a nude image of themselves to another person with “intent to coerce, harass, or intimidate.” It would be punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2,500 fine. With the proliferation of social media and online dating, the bill is meant to tackle the phenomenon of so-called cyber flashing.
Published: 21 January 2021
More people across Hampton Roads will be eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine starting this week, officials say.
The Hampton and Peninsula Health District on Friday will begin Phase 1b of its vaccination rollout for frontline workers and people who are 75 or older or live in congregate settings.
Next week, the Virginia Beach, Norfolk, and Western Tidewater health districts will also start Phase 1b for frontline essential workers like grocery store and public transit employees anyone 65 or older and people between 16 and 64 years old with high-risk medical conditions.
Virginia Beach officials say residents in the 1b group can begin pre-registering on Monday to receive vaccines through a new online portal. Norfolk residents can pre-register here.
Published: 21 January 2021
Alun Pugh remembered the moment he tried to push back on the hazing plan that would result in Staff Sergeant Logan Melgar s death. But someone in this group of Marines and Navy SEALs dismissed his concerns. Why do you have to choke him out? Pugh asked. That s stupid. No, no, we do this to each other all the time. That s the answer someone gave him. The person mentioned that choking people out was part of their training.
Pugh relayed this story in court to investigators, who played a recording of the interview this week in the trial of Navy Chief Special Operator Tony DeDolph. DeDolph pleaded guilty to charges including hazing, involuntary manslaughter and conspiracy in the incident. He now faces more than 22 years in prison and a dishonorable discharge. This week a jury of eight Navy personnel will hear the testimony of witnesses in the case to determine DeDolph s sentence.
By Roberto Roldan, VPM News
During the pandemic, Virginia has allowed bars and restaurants to sell alcohol to-go or through delivery.
Some state lawmakers are now looking to extend that rule through the rest of the year, hoping it can help some small businesses stay afloat as the pandemic reaches new peaks.
A bill from Delegate Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-Henrico) would halt planned changes to alcohol licensing fees and allow businesses to sell beer and wine off-site through the end of 2021. If the bill is rejected by the General Assembly, some restaurants would have to get a separate permit to continue selling alcohol to-go.
SEAL Team 6 Member Pleads Guilty In Hazing Death
Details Published: 14 January 2021
One of the most elite warriors in the country s military now faces more than 22 years in prison after pleading guilty today to what he described was a hazing incident gone horribly wrong. A member of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, otherwise known as SEAL Team 6, Chief Special Operator Tony DeDolph, was in Africa in 2017 when he participated in a violent prank against Staff Sergeant Logan Melgar. It ended in Melgar s death.
Wearing his dress uniform in a Norfolk military court, DeDolph told the judge that he was on a night out in the capital of Mali with another SEAL and two Marines, going from club to club. It became apparent that Melgar was not coming with them that he had stood the men up.