An old Roxy Music song goes something like this: “Make me a deal and make it straight / All signed and sealed, I’ll take it.“ It’s...

Nineteen teachers from Virginia spent last week studying and discussing Massive Resistance. Their assignment: Learn about Virginia’s organized struggle...

Not many are willing to devote a week of summer to fixing up their home, much less someone else’s. But each year, dozens of local teens pay for the...

Weeks away from football conditioning in August, Lee-Davis High School strength and conditioning coach Mike Craven has developed a testing method that...

In the business world, the rule is clear: If you buy things for your company, you shouldn’t let the company’s vendors give you gifts. In some...

Virginia Department of Social Services officials make unannounced inspections of day-care centers at least twice a year. Those inspections usually take...

Tomatoes were disappearing by the bite, bag and box yesterday as tens of thousands of people took advantage of a beautiful afternoon at the area’s...

Four people were hospitalized with injuries after a funnel-cake accident at the Hanover Tomato Festival yesterday. About 12:30 p.m., an employee of a food...

Nine Hanover County residents are among 17 people in three states getting rabies shots after being exposed to a rabid kitten. One of the victims picked...

In an effort to cut costs and not duplicate efforts, the Greater Richmond Chamber has laid off its director of work-force development. One reason for the...

Were you one of the lucky 17,000 who won tickets to the Michael Jackson memorial service tomorrow morning at the Staples Center? Do you know someone who...

Central Virginia is on pace to record more homicides this year than last, a trend largely driven by more killings in Richmond, suburban Henrico County...

Little-known fact: Playing with sparklers on the Fourth of July—or any other day—could land you in jail in Richmond or the counties of Chesterfield...

World-language enrollment at Chesterfield County middle schools is expected to drop about 25 percent in the fall, in part because of fewer courses being...

Henrico The Henrico County Health Department is seeking 100 more volunteers for Sunday’s drill to test the county’s plan to dispense emergency...

The Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors this week could increase what are already the stiffest fees in the region on residential development. Tomorrow,...

This daily column features short news items from some of the 20 localities that make up the greater Richmond area. If you have a news item, call 649-6990...

The Richmond Times-Dispatch has a fine group of local columnists. All of our columnists have not retired, left the paper or ended up working on television...

This daily column features short news items from some of the 20 localities that make up the greater Richmond area. If you have a news item, call 649-6990...

A bear seen wandering around Ashland was herded by town police officers toward an unpopulated area on the northern edge of town yesterday afternoon, Lt....