Once inhospitable because of pesticides, a nearly 40-mile stretch of the tidal, freshwater James now harbors one of the country’s top concentrations...

Kent County authorities are investigating an apparent murder-suicide that was discovered Friday afternoon. Deputies with the New Kent Sheriff’s Office...

The Chesterfield County school system is considering having the state conduct an efficiency review of its noninstructional operations. Last night, the...

It’s important for assessors and commissioners to do a reassessment right. Their job is to determine the fair-market value of real estate—and...

A look at localities that reassessed residential and commercial properties this year: Chesterfield County: In all, the county’s tax base grew 1 percent....

A Caroline County woman died in a house fire early yesterday in the county’s Port Royal area, authorities said. Marion Detweiler, 78, of the 8100...

A New Kent County couple who came to realize how difficult it was to find affordable housing in their community have made it possible for six families...

Kitchen manager Duan Blackston may have been able to whip up a mean spaghetti dinner at a regional jail in New Kent County, but he’s now accused...

A medical helicopter can go from central King William County to VCU Medical Center in 6 minutes. But if it takes that helicopter more than 30 minutes to...

Caroline County authorities yesterday identified a 63-year-old man who was killed Saturday in a fire at his home. Robert E. Jeter Sr.‘s remains were...

Caroline County authorities release name of victim in house fire.

CAROLINE—In an attempt to close a $315,000 budget shortfall, Caroline County is eliminating six positions in the Department of Planning and Community...

Someone stole a laptop and other items from a woman’s car after the woman stopped on Interstate 95 in Caroline County on Sunday to help out at a...

“You don’t realize it when you’re driving 75 miles a day how it counts up in a year’s time.“ -Florence Cooke, who traveled...

Hanover County investigators have arrested two men and two women in a string of daytime residential break-ins in the county’s Beaverdam area, authorities...

A 24-year-old man has pleaded guilty to two murders in Caroline County, authorities announced yesterday. Lashawn M. Monroe entered the plea in the shooting...

Bid goodbye to state Route 5’s old, gapped, sagging span over the Chickahominy River, and say hello to the new Judith Stewart Dresser Memorial Bridge....

Petersburg St. Joseph School is hosting an open house for prospective pre-K3 through eighth-grade students and their families tomorrow at 1 p.m. The public...

One in an occasional series on foreclosures Abuilding lot that sold for $40,000 two years ago is on the market for $6,000. A spacious house in a new subdivision...

A fire that gutted a family’s home and killed their dog in King William County has prompted an outpouring of community support, providing some relief...