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Lexington native donates a kidney to twin brother

By ALISON GRAHAM - Associated Press

Winners of the 2017 Virginias AP Broadcasters contest named

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Black leader brings provocative take to Civil War museum

By GREGORY S. SCHNEIDER - Associated Press

Screen capture from the official municipal website for the city of Newnan, Georgia. A group of neo-Nazis have picked the city southwest of Atlanta as the rally site for a demonstration on April 21, 2018. Local and state officials have denounced the planned rally while saying their speech is protected under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. (http://www.ci.newnan.ga.us/) Captured on April 19, 2018.

Hundreds of police prep for neo-Nazi rally near Atlanta

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this frame from video, Jason Kessler, a blogger based in Charlottesville, Va., speaks to the media on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. (AP Photo)

Jason Kessler, ‘Unite the Right’ organizer, prevails in perjury case

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Brynn Cook, right joins other protesters outside the courthouse before the trial of DeAndre Harris at the Charlottesville District Court on Friday, March 16, 2018 in Charlottesville, Va. Harris was charged with unlawful wounding charge related to the white nationalist rally in Charlottesville on Aug. 12. (Zack Wajsgras/The Daily Progress via AP)

Man beaten at white nationalist rally not guilty of assault

Associated Press

FILE - In this April 17, 2017, file photo, &quot;Infowars&quot; host Alex Jones arrives at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Texas. Brennan Gilmore, a former State Department official who became the target of harassment after posting a video showing the car attack during a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, is suing right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and others. Gilmore’s defamation lawsuit was filed Tuesday, March 13, 2018, in federal court in Charlottesville, Va. (Tamir Kalifa/Austin American-Statesman via AP, File)/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Charlottesville car attack witness sues Alex Jones, others

By SARAH RANKIN - Associated Press

People fly into the air as a vehicle drives into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. The nationalists were holding the rally to protest plans by the city of Charlottesville to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. (Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP)

Brennan Gilmore sues Alex Jones, Gateway Pundit over Charlottesville conspiracy theories

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 12, 2017 file photo, white nationalist demonstrators, right, clash with a counter demonstrator as he throws a newspaper box at the entrance to Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va. The deadly white nationalist demonstration in Virginia has brought new attention to an anti-fascist movement whose black-clad, bandana-wearing members have been a regular presence at protests around the country in the last year. Members of the antifa movement were among those protesting the Charlottesville rally last weekend. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Charlottesville sued for refusing another ‘Unite the Right’ rally

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

State Sen. Emmett Hanger, R-Augusta, looks over the bill book during the Senate session at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Monday, Feb. 12, 2018. The Republican-controlled Virginia General Assembly appears to be on track to defeating every measure aimed at preventing the kind of violence that broke out at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville last summer, (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Virginia bills from white nationalist rally defeated

By SARAH RANKIN - Associated Press

A group of protesters stand in front of the Rotunda at the University of Virginia for the one month anniversary of the &quot;Unite the Right&quot; rally in Charlottesville, Va., Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. The group circled around the statue of Thomas Jefferson before covering it with black tarp and listing demands for the university. (Zack Wajsgras/The Daily Progress via AP)

Georgetown University tells state attorneys general how to curb ‘Unite the Right’ rallies

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

In this Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017, file photo, city workers drape a tarp over the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Emancipation park in Charlottesville, Va. Officials in Charlottesville are trying to stop people from ripping down tarps that cover statues of Confederate generals. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Charlottesville increases police presence around Confederate statues after repeated unshrouding

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

White nationalist demonstrators walk through town after their rally was declared illegal near Lee Park in Charlottesville, Va., Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Eli Mosley, alt-right leader and ‘Unite the Right’ participant, faked military service: Report

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this frame from video, Jason Kessler, a blogger based in Charlottesville, Va., speaks to the media on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. (AP Photo)

Three convicted for assaulting Jason Kessler, Charlottesville ‘Unite the Right’ organizer

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this frame from video, Jason Kessler, a blogger based in Charlottesville, Va., speaks to the media on Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017. (AP Photo)

Charlottesville judge punts on moving perjury case against Jason Kessler, Unite the Right organizer

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

In this Jan. 10, 2018, file photo, then-Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe gestures as he addresses a joint session of the the 2018 session in the House chambers at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Terry McAuliffe, former Virginia governor, faults Charlottesville for ‘Unite the Right’ chaos

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe delivers his final &quot;State of the Commonwealth&quot; address to the General Assembly at the Capitol in Richmond, Va., Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018. (Bob Brown/Richmond Times-Dispatch via AP) **FILE**

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe reinvents image as state CEO

By ALAN SUDERMAN - Associated Press

In this Friday, Aug. 11, 2017, file image made from a video provided by Vice News Tonight, Christopher Cantwell attends a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. On Wednesday, Aug. 23, Cantwell, a white nationalist, turned himself in to face three felony charges in Virginia, authorities said. Cantwell was wanted by University of Virginia police on two counts of the illegal use of tear gas or other gases and one count of malicious bodily injury with a &quot;caustic substance,&quot; explosive or fire. (Vice News Tonight via AP, File)

GoDaddy boots Radical Agenda, website run by ‘crying Nazi’ Chris Cantwell

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

New mayor chosen to lead Charlottesville

Associated Press

FILE - In this Aug. 12, 2017 file photo, people fly into the air as a vehicle is driven into a group of protesters demonstrating against a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Va. James Alex Fields Jr., the man accused of driving into the crowd demonstrating against a white nationalist protest, killing one person and injuring many more, has a preliminary court hearing Thursday, Dec. 14, 2017. (Ryan M. Kelly/The Daily Progress via AP, File)

State police: Leader’s departure not Charlottesville-related

By SARAH RANKIN - Associated Press