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

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

Following is a summary of some burglary reports made to police recently in Richmond and in Chesterfield and Henrico counties. RICHMOND POLICE 1600 block... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A Richmond day-care center’s driver was convicted today on two felony charges related to his role in the death of a child who was inadvertently left... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Cold teen pulled from James River after police pursuit A 17-year-old boy was pulled from the James River in Chesterfield County yesterday morning after... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A 14-year-old girl reported missing more than a week ago by authorities in New York was found early today in the company of a man at a hotel in Richmond.... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Richmond police have several suspects in one set of robberies in the Fan District and neighborhoods around Virginia Commonwealth University, with three... Richmond Times-Dispatch

The Virginia attorney general’s office said yesterday that there is no evidence John Allen Muhammad’s lawyers had reason to think he was mentally... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Moving testimony from teachers, family and friends—and an assist from the prosecution—may have kept a police impersonator found guilty of attempted... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Mechanicsville doctor Torino R. “Tee” Jennings was sentenced to a year and one day in prison yesterday for writing tens of thousands of prescriptions... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Mechanicsville doctor Torino R. Jennings was sentenced to a year and one day in prison today for writing for writing tens of thousands of prescriptions... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Henrico County’s chief prosecutor agreed this morning to reconsider a case against a man found guilty in August of impersonating a police officer... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A ball-peen hammer and a wood-splitting maul were used to bludgeon four people found dead inside a Longwood University professor’s home in September,... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Authorities believe two weapons—a ball-peen hammer and a wood-splitting maul—were used to bludgeon four people to death inside a Longwood University... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A man suspected of fatally shooting four men in the parking lot of a North Carolina television shop was arrested early Monday in Virginia, police said.... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Prince William County police say two Forest Park High School students who died in Triangle on Monday night agreed to commit suicide. Bob Patrick found... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A 16-year-old Hanover County student who is charged with attacking a fellow student with an ax is getting support from an online petition. Friends of Omar... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A Henrico County man is facing a Dec. 8 court appearance after his arrest on a bank robbery charge last week. A search warrant indicates that Henrico police... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Richmond police say they are still investigating the circumstances of a North Richmond shooting that left four people wounded just after midnight Saturday,... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A young woman who was raped at gunpoint last year by a local church official benevolently forgave her attacker yesterday shortly before he was sentenced... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Richmond police say they are still investigating the circumstances of a North Richmond shooting that left four people wounded just after midnight Sunday,... Richmond Times-Dispatch

DALE CITY—Two teenage girls reported being abducted and raped after trick-or-treating Saturday. About 9:10 p.m., police were called to investigate... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Richmond police say this morning that four people were shot just after midnight in North Richmond, and at least one victim has life-threatening injuries. ... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A motorcyclist was killed after he wrecked on the Chippenham Parkway while being pursued by Virginia State Police, authorities said early today. Richmond Times-Dispatch

Richmond police are investigating a shooting last night in the Whitcomb Court public housing complex. Richmond Times-Dispatch

Michael Anthony Brewton stepped off the bus last night within a block from where his son was fatally stabbed two days before, only to stumble onto the... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Richmond police are investigating a shooting last night in the Whitcomb Court public-housing complex. A man in his 20s was walking in the 2300 block of... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Hanover County authorities say they had to end a DUI checkpoint early today because four of the five deputies made arrests, leaving too few resources to... Richmond Times-Dispatch

There will be no tricks, treats or Halloween parties this year for many of Virginia’s convicted sex criminals. Officers with the Virginia Department... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A Hanover County man once facing life in prison on a charge of murdering his longtime girlfriend will serve no more than 10 years. A Hanover jury last... Richmond Times-Dispatch