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The family of Yeardley Love issued the following statement to media outside of the Charlottesville Courthouse late Wednesday evening:"We dread looking back on the events of May 3, 2010 and pray for theMore >>

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The General Assembly has rejected legislation to expand Virginia's death penalty law. The Senate Courts of Justice Committee voted 8-6, with one abstention, on Wednesday toMore >>

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Virginia House of Delegates has reaffirmed its support for repealing the state's one-handgun-a-month law. The House voted 64-32 Wednesday to pass the Senate version of legislationMore >>

Release from Louisa County Commonwealth's Attorney Rusty McGuire: Louisa – Today, Louisa Commonwealth's Attorney Rusty McGuire announced the conviction of Brandon Fields, 36, of Louisa. The court foundMore >>

Release from Richmond Police:Richmond Police investigators, in consultation with the Commonwealth's Attorney's Office, have dismissed charges in a January homicide case. On Jan. 20, Samuel L. Johnson,More >>

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Legislation to expand the death penalty in Virginia is up for a key vote at the General Assembly. The Republican-backed bill would redefine the so-called triggerman rule, whichMore >>

A Chesterfield man is under arrest, charged with the abduction and rape of a woman last Wednesday. According to police, Francisco Salaz-Lopez abducted the victim from the Latino Fe Saber restaurant inMore >>

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Legislation allowing private adoption agencies to discriminate against gay prospective parents is on its way to Virginia's governor, who has said he will sign it. The SenateMore >>

Release from the Hopewell Police Department: HOPEWELL, VA – On February 19, 2012 at approximately 10pm, officers from the Uniformed Patrol Division and members of the Criminal Investigation Division (C.I.D.)More >>

Students at Community High School in Richmond staged a sit-in Tuesday morning in protest of proposed budget cuts to Richmond Public Schools. A number of students gathered in the auditorium refusing toMore >>

Emergency crews are on scene in the 600 block of E. Wythe Street in Petersburg for a multiple-vehicle crash involving a city bus...More >>

Release from VDOT:The right lane is closed on Route 60 east between German School Road and Covington Road due to pavement damage. Drivers are merging to one lane. Expect delays.The right lane will remainMore >>

Release from Virginia State Police: KING WILLIAM CO. – On the morning of Feb. 13, 2012, the Union First Market Bank in Manquin was robbed in the 3700 block of Route 360. A black male entered the bankMore >>

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Twelve University of Virginia students say they've embarked on a hunger strike to draw attention to their efforts to get school officials to improve employee compensation, includingMore >>

Oil prices jumped to a nine-month high above $105 a barrel on Monday after Iran said it halted crude exports to Britain and France in an escalation of a dispute over the Middle Eastern country's nuclearMore >>

City Urges Residents to Remain Off Roadways City of Richmond snow plows are currently focusing their snow treatment and removal efforts on primary routes, bridges, and hills. To aid this work effortMore >>

A dump truck overturned in a crash in downtown Richmond Friday morning, blocking an on-ramp to the Downtown Expressway. Police said a dump truck crashed into another vehicle then overturned just beforeMore >>

A car crashed into a power pole in south Richmond just after 1 p.m., knocking out power to thousands in the area...More >>

James E. Taylor has been charged with felony assault on a law enforcement officer, felony domestic assault, resisting arrest and child endangerment...More >>

The fatal shooting of a man in the Deer Run neighborhood of Chesterfield has been ruled a justifiable homicide. Chesterfield police announced Friday no indictments will be filed in connection to the shootingMore >>

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) - A Virginia Commonwealth University report recommends developing a space research center in Hampton Roads. The report focused on Virginia's competitiveness in the space industry. RepublicanMore >>

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Virginia Department of Transportation has completed all of its construction and maintenance project goals over the last quarter. Gov. Bob McDonnell's office says it met the goalMore >>