Dental education for area first-graders extends beyond caring for their own teeth. They are learning about health for the Standards of Learning tests....

Chesterfield County’s school system might have to cut a minimum of 500 positions next year to deal with a projected $52 million budget shortfall,...

Prince George County recently honored several employees with Service Awards for their years of exceptional work for the county. They are: Sharon Cogle,...

Three days ago, the youngest soldier at this Prince George Army post was called to the command sergeant major’s office. That’s not usually...

Chesterfield The deadline to register for a chance to compete in Bandfest, United for Change, is Jan. 19. Bandfest, United for Change is an alcohol-and...

An alert neighbor in eastern Hanover County spotted heavy smoke coming from a house yesterday and warned the residents, who escaped unhurt.

A 52-year-old woman, riding with her family in a van in Sussex County, was killed Wednesday when high winds toppled a dead pine tree onto the passing vehicle’s...

Dinwiddie County School Superintendent Charles Maranzano Jr. has asked the state to spare six school systems affected by Fort Lee’s expansion from...

Powhatan The Powhatan County School Board’s last meeting of the year ended with a warning that economic difficulties could mean hardship for the...

The manager of a Dinwiddie County campground was struck and killed Monday evening after he apparently fell from the cab of a truck that he tried to stop,...

The investigation is continuing into the multiple-vehicle crash in Prince George County on Monday that killed a New Hampshire woman.

Five-year-old Elsie cried when her older brother went to school because she couldn’t go, too. She went anyway, unenrolled, though she was younger...

One person was killed and seven others were injured in a fiery multi-vehicle crash that prompted Virginia State Police to close a stretch of Interstate...

New Kent The New Kent Ruritan Club and Virginia Blood Services will hold a blood drive on Wednesday from 3 to 8 p.m. at the Quinton Community Center. Register...

Prince George County has officially transferred more than 1,000 acres of land to Rolls Royce for development of a jet engine production and testing facility....

The Benjamin Harrison Memorial Bridge will be closed again from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday while engineers fine-tune the balance of its lift span.

MONDAY, NOV. 24 Richmond City Council, begins at 3 p.m. with an informal meeting followed by a formal meeting at 6 p.m., council chambers, 900 E. Broad...

A Prince George County man acted in self-defense when he fatally shot a Hopewell man during a gathering last month, county authorities have determined....

A Prince George County man acted in self defense when he fatally shot a Hopewell man during a gathering last month, county authorities have determined....

The Petersburg school system is entering territory not seen by any other in Virginia. Starting this month, Petersburg will begin requesting proposals to...