In Henrico County schools last year, African-American students made up 36 percent of the enrollment and 7 percent of the children who received gifted education....

Public schools may not look the same next fall, two months after Virginia begins a new budget year. Class sizes could grow as large as state law allows....

The Ashland Youth Recreation Association has settled a lawsuit with a group of parents who claimed the organization’s officers, directors and commissioners...

After decades as the Richmond-area’s fastest-growing localities, Chesterfield and Henrico counties are seeing development interest wane. Chesterfield,...

Joey Monroe calls himself a survivor. The U.S. Marine Corps veteran has survived since August without a permanent roof over his head, and he understands...

Still in its first year of operation, The Westin hotel in Henrico County has won one of AAA’s prestigious Four Diamond Awards for superior service...

Local governments aren’t likely to escape the pain when the General Assembly attempts to eliminate an estimated $3.5 billion hole in the next two-year...

The cost of retiree health care is turning into a hot-button issue for state legislators and local officials, who will learn today how much more local...

You could say that the better part of Virginia “Gigi” Foster’s life has been spent serving others. So it’s only fitting that she...

The disappearance of Mechanicsville teenager Theresa Marie Meadows languished in relative obscurity from the time she vanished in September 2004—until...

The case of a former Henrico County drug investigator who has accused the county’s police chief and other top law-enforcement officers of destroying...

Swine flu appears to have been cut in half in Virginia. About 8 percent of people visiting emergency rooms across the state reported flulike illness, down...

Chickens: No permit is required for up to 10 chickens. The enclosure must be 30 feet from another person’s house.   Chickens, sheep, other livestock:...

Despite tough economic times, Virginia has taken a strong interest in maintaining its programs for early-childhood education, according to a member of...

A Mechanicsville teenager who vanished more than five years ago was located Wednesday in South Carolina after a Hanover County detective reworked an old...

Several school divisions in central Virginia are reporting delays tomorrow after this week’s heavy rains and flooding. The following county school...

Maybe the third time will be the charm for a proposed solicitation ordinance in Hanover County. The Board of Supervisors voted 4-2 yesterday to have county...

Maybe the third time will be the charm for a proposed solicitation ordinance in Hanover County. The Board of Supervisors voted 4-2 yesterday to have county...

The wheels are once again in motion for two proposed mixed-use developments on Ashland’s eastern boundaries. After months and years of deferrals...

Hanover County’s school population has flat-lined. Unlike school systems in Chesterfield and Henrico counties, which continue to grow despite the...