The proposed construction of a large lodging facility at Fort Lee has triggered concern among hotel industry leaders and local government officials in...

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...

Police believe Larry Donnell Starks, 26, of Disputanta is involved in at least four robberies. Chesterfield County police have arrested a Disputanta man...

Police are pooling their information and developing what they describe as good leads as the number of violent robberies of small businesses grows across...

The Virginia Cooperative Extension has selected William “Billy” Bain of Dinwiddie County as the Virginia Farmer of the Year, an award that...

Prince George County police think one man likely committed three recent robberies of convenience stores there and in Chesterfield County. “It’s...

From the outside, the old Baxter’s General Store shows signs of its age. The siding is graying. The front porch floor is loose. The windows are dusty....

A $19 million building under construction at Richard Bland College in Prince George County will provide more classroom space to a campus that is growing....

A new $3 million library branch in Prince George County could open by the end of next year. The library, a branch of the Appomattox Regional Library System,...

DINWIDDIE Some hardy pioneers have been working to help blaze a trail through one of the Tri-Cities’ most important historic sites. Volunteers from...

An educator for 38 years, R. Francis Moore puts students first. During a career spanning four decades, Moore’s focus on the children never changed...

Virginia’s first batch of federal highway stimulus projects came in 22 percent below state estimates of their cost. The lower-than-expected prices...

PETERSBURG—Gang leader Kalvin B. Kelley was sentenced to 25 years in prison yesterday for conspiring to kill a city police detective and other crimes...

DINWIDDIE—The Board of Supervisors yesterday removed a proposed 3 percent salary reduction for Dinwiddie County employees before approving a $102.7...

The Dinwiddie County School Board’s decision to contract custodial services to an outside company at two of its schools is forcing 17 custodians...

Two Richmond-area Chrysler dealers are among 789 dealerships that will close next month as the bankrupt automaker seeks to streamline its sales and service...

JetBlue is tossing a sharp salute this month to the men and women of the U.S. armed forces. Active-duty service members will be able to fly out of Richmond...

Five Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles offices in the region will be closed on certain days during the next two weeks to prepare for the state’s...

The Board of Supervisors has proposed a real estate tax rate of 77 cents per $100 of assessed value, 10 cents less than the current rate. The proposed...

YOUR BEST A sea of spring color On a visit to a tulip farm in Holland, Robert Sharp of Prince George County captured this scene of acres and acres of tulips...