The General Assembly last week elected 34 judicial nominees to fill open judgeships across the state, with a just over a third of those in judicial districts that encompass the Richmond-Petersburg area.
Louisa County police and fire crews have reopened westbound Interstate 64 after a vehicle fire. The westbound lanes of the highway were closed when a camper, towed by a pickup, caught fire near mile marker 147, police said.
Students, staff, graduates and others with fond memories of Louisa County’s Thomas Jefferson Elementary School will get a chance to reminisce and say goodbye to the earthquake-damaged school building.
Virginia State Police today identified the victim of Tuesday night's fatal single-vehicle crash in Powhatan County as William H. Treseler Jr., 54, of the 2700 block of Birdsong Lane in Powhatan.
Christine Boczar, a sergeant with the county's animal control division, said the skunk that tested positive had been located in the southeastern part of Powhatan.
Jessica Nicole Thompson, a teenage Cumberland County girl missing since Thursday, was found safe Saturday night in Buckingham County, about 30 miles from home, the Cumberland Sheriff's Office said.