A Richmond man was acquitted Thursday of charges related to a shooting last spring on Chamberlayne Avenue in the city. After deliberating about an hour,... Richmond Times-Dispatch

The disappearance of Mechanicsville teenager Theresa Marie Meadows languished in relative obscurity from the time she vanished in September 2004—until... Richmond Times-Dispatch

FAIRFAX—Virginia police responding to a report of a theft in progress shot and killed a suspect. Fairfax County police identified the man Saturday... Richmond Times-Dispatch

If carried out, next week’s scheduled execution of Larry Bill Elliott will be by electrocution, the option he selected before his Oct. 5 execution... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Attention was drawn to Virginia this week with the execution of John Allen Muhammad, the state’s 104th person to be executed since the U.S. Supreme... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A Chesterfield County man who had been drinking and smoking marijuana before he fatally struck a teenage girl with his pickup truck—and then drove... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A Richmond jury last night convicted Judy Wright of felony child neglect in the shooting death of her only granddaughter and recommended a two-year sentence,... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A Richmond jury last night convicted Judy Wright of felony child neglect in the shooting death of her only granddaughter and recommended a two-year sentence,... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A McDonald’s restaurant on Forest Hill Avenue in South Richmond was robbed at gunpoint this morning for the third time in less than five months.... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A man found fatally shot in Petersburg on Wednesday has been identified as Harry Stevenson, 25, who had been staying with friends in Richmond, police said.... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A Mechanicsville teenager who vanished more than five years ago was located Wednesday in South Carolina after a Hanover County detective reworked an old... Richmond Times-Dispatch

An 11-year-old Richmond boy who allegedly shot and killed his 5-year-old niece took the stand yesterday in his mother’s felony child-neglect trial.... Richmond Times-Dispatch

The last of three former employees charged along with swindler Edward Hugh Okun was sentenced to three years in prison in federal court in Richmond yesterday.... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Two small dogs stolen from an Amelia County couple whose home was ransacked by burglars Wednesday were found yesterday about a block away. John Puryear... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A police sketch and a DNA hit have combined to reveal the identity of a 1991 murder victim. Henrico County police say they now need the public’s... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A man found fatally shot in Petersburg yesterday was identified this afternoon as Harry Stevenson, 25, who had been staying with friends in Richmond, police... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Two small dogs stolen from an Amelia County couple whose home was ransacked by burglars were found today about a block away. Richmond Times-Dispatch

A trial date has been set for the owner of a Richmond day-care center where a child was left in a hot van and later died. Valerot Whitlow is to be tried... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Petersburg police are investigating two shootings less than two hours apart that left one man dead and another wounded. Authorities were alerted to the... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Richmond police are asking for help in locating a dark-colored Jeep Wrangler that may have struck a pedestrian Saturday at North Boulevard and Kensington... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Petersburg police are investigating the shooting death of a man who was discovered about 9:30 this morning in the 600 block of Harrison Street. Details... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A trial date has been set for the owner of a Richmond day-care center where a child was left in a hot van and later died. Valerot Whitlow is to be tried... Richmond Times-Dispatch

No injuries were reported late last night in the armed robbery of a convenience store along West Cary Street in Richmond. Richmond police Capt. Scott Booth... Richmond Times-Dispatch

The man who played God with sniper fire seven years ago, ending 10 lives in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, was quietly executed by injection last night.... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Here is a selection, from comments made online and by e-mail, of people’s recollections of the anxiety and tensions created by the sniper shootings... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A 16-year-old Meadowbrook High School student was released from custody yesterday but placed on house arrest for a prank that involved running into an... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A 16-year-old Meadowbrook High School student was released from custody today but placed on house arrest for a prank that involved running into an occupied... Richmond Times-Dispatch

No injuries were reported last night in the armed robbery of a Richmond service station and convenience store. Richmond police Capt. Dave Martin said the... Richmond Times-Dispatch

A Chesterfield County man was ordered held without bond yesterday after his weekend arrest on charges of raping a woman while posing as a police officer.... Richmond Times-Dispatch

Blackstone police, with assistance from the Nottoway County Sheriff’s Office and Virginia State Police, are looking for twin brothers in an assault... Richmond Times-Dispatch