Henrico The Henrico County Health Department is seeking 100 more volunteers for Sunday’s drill to test the county’s plan to dispense emergency...

Battlefields: $579,000 for maintenance projects in the Richmond National Battlefield Park and $563,000 for the Petersburg National Battlefield.  ...

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...

Harrison Lake National Fish Hatchery was created during the Depression with a water-supply system dating to the late 18th century. And that’s what...

The Tennessee company that had hoped to run a 10-day fair at the Richmond Raceway Complex next month has canceled its plans. The company, Fair Nation Inc.,...

Two Richmond police officers were hit by shrapnel yesterday during target practice at the department’s outdoor firing range in Caroline County, but...

A 23-year-old Navy veteran who had worked as a prison guard until his arrest in March has been found dead in his jail cell. Henrico County authorities...

Fourteen years ago, Lisa Gaudenzi disappeared. Now her husband is on trial in Caroline County on a charge of murdering her.

Passengers not wearing seat belts pushed the state’s highway death toll to 211 over the weekend, 50 deaths fewer than last year on May 3. In New...

Abrief rain shower yesterday afternoon delayed the start of the Virginia Indian Nations Pow-wow but did nothing to dampen the spirits of those in attendance....

Newport News’ King William reservoir project is coming to a halt after the Army Corps of Engineers suspended its permit. City Manager Randy Hildebrandt...

While the average taxpayer may recoil when he hears the word “audit,“ he might embrace it when applied to local governments and how they spend...

Kelly Bassett sauntered over to the white banister at the edge of the field just as horse No. 6—Humdinger—won the second race at yesterday’s...

Thousands of people are gathered this afternoon in the wet weather at Colonial Downs in New Kent County for the 77th annual Strawberry Hill Races. The...

Richmond’s overcrowded city jail will start charging inmates $1 day to be there. The charge takes effect Wednesday, said Lt. Col. Walter Allmon of...

The Virginia Department of Transportation has awarded seven highway contracts, worth about $5.5 million, for construction and maintenance projects in central...

In 1949, Charles Ylonen and his new wife, Pearl, put up their house, insurance policies and everything else as collateral for an old country store in Seven...

Henrico County: Repaving of 9.8 miles of Interstate 295’s southbound lanes between Interstate 64 and U.S. 33, estimated to cost $8.36 million.  ...

During the first three months of 2009, the central Virginia region had 24 homicides, while in the 2008 period there were 20 homicides. Among 22 localities...

The long-planned King William County reservoir just sprung a leak. A federal judge struck down the Army Corps of Engineers’ permit for the lake,...