Henrico County

Roanoke City Schools' Bishop named State Superintendent of the Year

Roanoke City Schools Superintendent Rita Bishop has been named the Superintendent of the Year by the Virginia Association of School Superintendents. Bishop was selected by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and leaders of five state...

Tags: Brunswick County, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Shenandoah County, Rockbridge County, Human Interest

Virginia legislators approve change to standard for proving innocence

Virginia legislators have approved a one-word change in state law aimed at making it a little easier for wrongly convicted inmates to win exoneration. The Senate voted 37-2 Thursday to pass the revision, which the House of Delegates approved earlier...

Gun background checks prove effective in Virginia

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Virginia's background check system has prevented more than 16,000 felons from buying guns since it began in 1989. State Police records show a total 54,260 transactions have been denied during the past 24 years. The total also...

Several area residents on Governor McDonnell's Task Force of School and Campus Safety

Nearly four dozen people -- including several locals -- have been named to a Virginia panel reviewing school policies and procedures. The panel will also review funding and resource challenges, to ensure the safety of students and educators. Gov. Bob...

Tags: Fires, Colleges and Universities, Lexington (Lexington, Virginia), Politics, Behavioral Conditions

3 buildings at University of Richmond on Va. register

 Three buildings on the University of Richmond campus have been added to the Virginia Landmarks Register.  The three additions to the state's official list of significant places are North Court, Ryland Hall and Cannon Memorial Chapel. The Virginia...

Tags: Colleges and Universities, Human Interest, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)

Update: State Police find convicted sex offender in North Carolina

Police in North Carolina arrested arrested Jason Akers Wednesday morning. Akers was convicted of rape and other sex crimes with a child in Henrico County six years ago. --------------------------------------------- State Police in Central Virginia...

Tags: Hanover County, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice

UPDATE: Democrat Tim Kaine defeats George Allen for U.S. Senate seat

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Republican George Allen has conceded the Virginia Senate race to Tim Kaine. "Tonight after a very hard fought contest, we’re reminded how closely divided we are here in Virginia politically. And I’m glad though that I got off the sidelines."...

Tags: George Allen, Elections, Timothy M. Kaine, Hampton Roads, Government

Nearly 70 percent of Virginia schools meet new education benchmarks

Virginia education officials say 68 percent of the state's public schools met new annual benchmarks in reading, mathematics and graduation. The state Department of Education on Wednesday released results of the objectives aimed at reducing proficiency...

Tags: Shenandoah County, Salem (Salem, Virginia), Harrisonburg (Harrisonburg, Virginia), Bedford County (Virginia), Deep Creek

$100K lottery prize in Va. to expire this month

The clock is ticking on an unclaimed $100,000 lottery prize in Henrico County.   The Virginia Lottery says the prize-winning ticket for the March 26 Cash 5 day drawing will be worthless if the owner fails to cash it in by 5 p.m. Sept. 24.   The ticket...

Tags: Awards and Prizes, Lifestyle and Leisure, Lotteries, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)

Ex-Va. deputy sentenced on child porn charges

A former Henrico County deputy convicted of receiving child pornography will spend more than seven years in prison. Fifty-three-year-old John Harlan Mullins was sentenced Friday in federal court in Richmond to seven years and 11 months. Mullins...

Tags: Punishment, Ken Cuccinelli, Pornography

Giuliani to campaign for Romney in Virginia Beach

Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani will campaign for GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney in Virginia Beach. Giuliani will headline a rally for veterans at a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Virginia Beach at 2 p.m. on Thursday.  The next day Giuliani...

Tags: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Elections, Politics, Republican Party

Virginia Senate passes ignition interlock DUI bill for first-time offenders

The Virginia Senate has passed legislation requiring an ignition interlock for every first-time drunken driver, no matter how high the offender's blood alcohol content registered. Current law mandates the device only for repeat offenders or anyone...