The White House says a judge's decision to throw out the Trump administration's lawsuit against all federal judges in Maryland is a direct assault on the president’s ability to enforce immigration laws.

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A federal judge has granted a limited appeal filed by a former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted a decade ago of murdering his ex-girlfriend. George Huguely V is serving a 25-year sentence for the 2010 slaying of Yeardley Love, who was herself a lacrosse player at U.Va. Calls Tuesday to Huguely’s appellate attorney and the office of Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, who is fighting the appeal, were not immediately returned. The jury convicted Huguely, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, of second-degree murder at a trial in 2012 after about nine hours of deliberations. It rejected a first-degree murder conviction that could have resulted in a life sentence.

Daniel Bubar takes over as Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia today. The Campbell County School Board and Board of Supervisors will hold a joint meeting today to hear initial construction plans for Rustburg Middle School. Earlier this year, the county issued a request for bids to construct a new school, designed for 750 students. Due to COVID-19 protocols, the presentation will be streamed via Zoom starting at 6:30 p.m.Renovations will begins today at the Gainsboro Branch Library in Roanoke. There’s a drive-thru job fair today at the Berglund Center in Roanoke.

DANVILLE, Va. – A 60-year-old woman who used to work at a Danville hospital will spend more than a year in federal prison after stealing drugs from her employer. Paulette Toller worked as a pharmacy technician at Sovah Health in Danville and pleaded guilty to taking substances like hydrocodone, oxycodone and other drugs for her own personal use in February, according to US Attorney Thomas Cullen. Court documents show that between June 2017 and June 2019, Toller stole two syringes of oxycodone liquid and 13,422 pills. Here’s the breakdown of what she took:6,088 oxycodone pills5,246 hydrocodone pills760 codine pills713 lorazepam270 alprazolam pills240 zolpiderm tartrate pills65 hydromorphone pills20 clonazepam pills20 temazepam pillsOn Tuesday, she was then sentenced to 13 months in federal prison for illegal distribution of a controlled substance. Toller admitted to authorities that she found a loophole in the hospital’s automated dispensing system which allowed her to take drugs under codes that were no longer valid, according to court documents.

ABINGDON, Va. What started with the discovery of a dead body in Wythe County has progressed to two guilty pleas in federal court. Lelio wrote prescriptions for patients with the understanding that some or all of the prescriptions would be shared with his wife, according to Cullen. What sparked the investigation that led to their arrests and Wednesdays guilty pleas began in Wythe County in 2019. On February 14, 2019, deputies found 63-year-old Michael Miles, of Charlotte, North Carolina, dead inside a home in Wythe County, according to the Wythe County Sheriffs Office. The U.S. Attorneys Office for the Western District of Virginia, Wythe County Sheriffs Office, Virginia State Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration collaborated on the investigation of this case.

ROANOKE, Va. Authorities arrested a Roanoke man on Thursday, charging him with a federal drug distribution charge. 20-year-old Tyshea Cunningham is charged with one count of manufacturing, distributing, dispensing, or possessing with the intent to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled substance, according to the U.S. Attorney for Virginias Western District, Thomas Cullen. Authorities said Cunningham is accused of distributing meth and heroin in Roanoke on multiple occasions. The Roanoke Area High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force (HIDTA) is handling the investigation along with the FBI and the Roanoke Police Department. The case is a part of the Project Safe Neighborhoods program, which Cullen said is an effective, evidence-based program aimed at reducing violent crime.

ROANOKE, Va. – A 29-year-old Vinton man learned Tuesday that he will spend the next five years in a federal prison. “The methamphetamine trade has ravaged communities across Southwest Virginia for too long,” Cullen stated Tuesday. According to court documents, the defendants conspired to traffic large quantities of crystal ice meth, heroin, and cocaine from Texas and Indiana into Southwest Virginia for redistribution. In Virginia, the organization operated primarily in Smyth County and the Harrisonburg area from August 26, 2016, through May 25, 2018. This case is one in a series of indictments stemming from a meth trafficking conspiracy ring operating primarily in the Smyth County area.

James Robert Johnson – Sentenced to 12 years, 7 months imprisonment, conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Christopher Lee Smiley – Sentenced to 5 years, 4 months imprisonment, conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Terry Melvin Dalton – Sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribute methamphetamine. Kimberly Ann Drake – Sentenced to 17 years, 6 months imprisonment, conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Melissa Darlene Barrett – Sentenced to 14 years imprisonment, conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribute methamphetamine.

ROANOKE, Va. - Leaders at the federal, state and local levels joined forces Thursday to announce the formation of a new effort to curb violent crime in Roanoke. LIVE: Local, state and federal officials are announcing a new effort to reduce violent crime and gang-related activity in Roanoke. "Combining the unique skills, talents, and capabilities of the participating agencies and resources will enable us to better address the wide variety of significant drug and violent crime threats facing Roanoke-area communities. "Creating this initiative, combining these collective resources, will be a significant factor in addressing violent crime; but law enforcement can't do it alone. is part of the Western District of Virginia's Project Safe Neighborhoods initiative to reduce gun and other violent crime in Roanoke and Danville.

John Moore/Getty ImagesMARTINSVILLE, Va. - A Virginia doctor convicted in May of illegally prescribing more than half a million opioid tablets will be sentenced to federal prison Wednesday. Joel Smithers, who was convicted of 859 counts of illegally prescribing drugs, faces between 20 years and life in prison, the US Department of Justice said in a news release. Smithers prescribed more than 500,000 opioid tablets in 19 months before federal agents arrived at his Martinsville office in March 2017 with a search warrant, prosecutors said. A woman from West Virginia died after Smithers prescribed her oxycodone and oxymorphone, the Justice Department said. Every day, more than 130 people in the United States die from opioid overdoses, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

ROANOKE, Va. - A Roanoke man was arrested on one count of illegal possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. Tyrik Merchant's arrest stemmed from an incident at the 7-Eleven store at 3602 Williamson Road in Roanoke on or around Sept. 14, according to a criminal complaint. Merchant allegedly approached a vehicle in the parking lot, drew a gun and fired at the driver from about 4 feet away. Witnesses and surveillance cameras showed the incident, according to Cullen. Roanoke police recovered Merchant's gun from the parking lot where he dropped it, according to Cullen.

ROANOKE, Va. - Three people were arrested on gun and drug charges in Roanoke, according to the Department of Justice. Waddell and Alston were charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances including meth, heroin and fentanyl, according to United States Attorney Thomas Cullen. Investigators with the Roanoke Valley Regional Drug Unit say they found that the trio was distributing narcotics around the area in July, according to court documents. Authorities say they executed search warrants on Wednesday at homes associated with the three on Crescent Street, Grayson Avenue and Elm Street. Investigators reportedly found more than 100 grams of suspected heroin, more than 100 grams of suspected fentanyl and more than 400 grams of suspected meth as well as guns and more than $38,000 in cash.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Three members of a white supremacist group have been sentenced to between two and three years in prison for punching, kicking and choking anti-racism protesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia and political rallies in California. Members of the now-defunct Rise Above Movement were caught on camera assaulting counterprotesters before a planned "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville in August 2017. The men were sentenced Friday in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville. Gillen, of Redondo Beach, California, received a sentence of 33 months. Miselis, of Lawndale, California, received 27 months.