Police officers and firefighters from around the Richmond region were recognized yesterday for their selfless acts of bravery. They risked their lives...

The former headmaster of Benedictine High School is suing his former employer, alleging that the school broke his employment agreement when he was forced...

A driver for a Richmond day-care center faces 15 years in prison after being convicted in the death of a 13-month-old boy who was left in a van used by...

Less than 24 hours after the worst mass shooting at a U.S. military base, a gunman yesterday killed one and injured five at an Orlando, Fla., office building....

PROJECT: Bookshelf unit/window seat TIME: Two weeks spread over six months COST: $600-$700 HOW THEY DID IT: Jim Savage saw an idea in a home-improvement...

Noting the steep drop in state financial support, yesterday Virginia Commonwealth University alumni launched a campaign to raise $50 million for scholarships...

A wave of aging baby boomers is coming, and the Older Dominion Partnership is making sure Virginia is prepared. In a meeting at the Richmond Times-Dispatch’s...

The scene at the main branch of the Richmond Public Library—or any library, for that matter—doesn’t usually inspire a comparison to the...

Dominion Virginia Power customers would get back more than $400 million from the company under an agreement the state’s largest utility has reached...

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A 14-year-old girl reported missing more than a week ago by authorities in New York was found early yesterday in the company of a 33-year-old man at a...

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Convicted slumlord Oliver C. Lawrence could serve his 70-day jail sentence in home confinement, but maybe not at his $1 million brick home in Ashland....

Friends of the Richmond Public Library Book Sale   Where: Main library, 101 E. Franklin St.   When: Today, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (members of Friends...

Convicted slumlord Oliver C. Lawrence could serve his 70-day jail sentence in home confinement. The city of Richmond is asking that Lawrence, the owner...

A 17-year-old boy was pulled from the James River in Chesterfield County this morning after police said he jumped into the water after initially eluding...

With songs such as “Everyone’s a Little Bit Racist” and “The Internet Is for Porn,“ it’s pretty clear that, despite...

The house was an icon in Richmond’s Union Hill, standing higher than street level in a neighborhood bordering Church Hill. But it also was an eyesore,...

In his first day as governor-elect, Bob McDonnell yesterday announced his transition committee leaders, including Tom Farrell, chairman and CEO of the...

Audits released this week for the cities of Austin, Texas, and Denver have stung two senior members of Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones’ administration....