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....

Ashland police last night were asking residents to stay inside while a black bear made its way out of the downtown area. Police were summoned at 7:13 p.m....

For the first time in more than 20 years, Ukrop’s Super Markets Inc. no longer commands the dominant spot for local grocery sales as increasing competition...

More than 600 young people in the Richmond area will go to work this summer because of a big boost in funding from the federal stimulus program. The newly...

Cases of H1N1 “swine” flu were confirmed today at three Henrico County schools: Deep Run High School, Laburnum Elementary School and Jackson...

A student in Richmond and one in Hanover County are infected with the H1N1 swine flu, while a flu outbreak at a juvenile correctional facility in Chesterfield...

For the second straight year, six area schools placed among the nation’s top 1,500 high schools in an annual survey conducted by Newsweek magazine....

David H. Baldauf, trustee; Century Construction Co. Inc., contractor; 5501 Midlothian Turnpike, alterations, $5.26 million. The Foundation LLC, owner;...

Chesterfield County celebrated National Trails Day on Saturday with the opening of the John C. Radcliffe Appomattox River Conservation Area. The conservation...

A standard pair of police handcuffs was too ordinary for Grace Hazelgrove’s taste as she pondered what might make good Crime Stoppers art. “That’s...

Cox McGuire Burch Brown Carr Green Candidates in two primaries in the Richmond area are relying on tired feet and sore knuckles, rather than big media...

Federal authorities have dropped consideration of an eastern route for proposed high-speed rail service through Richmond that would have bypassed Ashland...

John M. Lewis Jr. wants to transform the bus line into a regional public transportation force that rapidly moves passengers.