Evergreen Cemetery, the final resting place for bank founder Maggie L. Walker, newspaper editor John Mitchell Jr. and other prominent blacks of Richmond,... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Chesterfield County police are looking for a man who is suspected in yesterday’s robbery of a SunTrust bank at 13001 Hull Street Road. The suspect... Richmond Times-Dispatch

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES—Closed Wednesday. POSTAL SERVICE—Closed Wednesday; no delivery.  STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICES—Closed Wednesday. ... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Parking illegally in Richmond could soon get more expensive. The City Council is set to vote tomorrow on proposals that would increase the rates that towing... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Goochland The Goochland County Board of Supervisors has voted to extend the deadline for payment of business personal property taxes for 90 days without... Richmond Times-Dispatch

For three weeks in 2002, John Allen Muhammad led a two-man sniper team that struck on his orders, claimed 10 lives and deliberately terrorized Virginia,... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Hanover County’s school population has flat-lined. Unlike school systems in Chesterfield and Henrico counties, which continue to grow despite the... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Two half brothers who died from injuries suffered in a fire at their eastern Henrico County home Friday night were the only ones home, their sister said... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Eleven-year-old Powhatan County resident Monica Plumb is the Kid of the Year. That’s according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A house that stands in the way of the Gayton Road extension has an unlikely new tenant: Henrico County. By paying $1,400 a month to rent the house at 12520... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Bryan T. Norwood entered an awkward political environment when he started as Richmond’s police chief just over a year ago. Norwood, the former police... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Q:My question is about a highway memorial sign. I had the sign made. I believe that the Virginia Department of Transportation has to put it up. I just... Richmond Times-Dispatch

As fast as cooks stirred up cauldrons of Brunswick stew at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market yesterday, Lenny and Jeri Sturm bought it. Walking through... Richmond Times-Dispatch

HOPEWELL—After nearly two years of setbacks, the conversion of the historic James E. Mallonee school into 51 residential loft units is on track for... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Two half brothers who died from injuries suffered in a fire at their eastern Henrico County home Friday night were the only ones home, their sister said... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Chesterfield County police are looking for a man who is suspected in Saturday’s robbery of a SunTrust bank at 13001 Hull St. The suspect handed a... Richmond Times-Dispatch

The cause of an east Henrico County house fire that killed a 16-year-old and critically injured a 9-year-old Friday night remains under investigation.... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Nine-year-old Marcus Fuller wanted to know just how fast Olympic gold medalist LaShawn Merritt could run. So the third-grader asked Merritt, who was making... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Police officers and firefighters from around the Richmond region were recognized yesterday for their selfless acts of bravery. They risked their lives... Richmond Times-Dispatch

The former headmaster of Benedictine High School is suing his former employer, alleging that the school broke his employment agreement when he was forced... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Fort Hood, Texas, is the largest active-duty armored post in the United States. A map on Thursday’s Page A4 incorrectly identified it as the largest... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Prince George Prince George County placed seventh nationally in the medium-sized category of the 2009 Pinnacle Awards program of the National Association... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A driver for a Richmond day-care center faces 15 years in prison after being convicted in the death of a 13-month-old boy who was left in a van used by... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A day after the worst mass shooting ever to occur on a U.S. military base, the Fort Lee community carried on and in silence honored the victims at Fort... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Chesterfield County is spending more with women-owned businesses and companies inside the county line. So is Henrico County. The localities are doing so... Richmond Times-Dispatch

The World War II Round Table of Central Virginia will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Father Val Hall, 2480 Batterson Road... Richmond Times-Dispatch

John Tyler Community College will host a college-information fair Monday with representatives from more than 90 colleges and universities. College Night... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Ali Faruk grew up as a Muslim in an Indian-American military family in Northern Virginia. Soldiers and police officers routinely showed up in uniform for... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Less than 24 hours after the worst mass shooting at a U.S. military base, a gunman yesterday killed one and injured five at an Orlando, Fla., office building.... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Here’s a snapshot of emergency calls during the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 2, as reported by Metro Richmond fire departments. RICHMOND Fire Calls: 198... Richmond Times-Dispatch