Louisa County

YORK — A Louisa County man is accused of bilking an ex-wife of former state delegate Phil Hamilton by promising to get him out of prison through a pardon from President Barack Obama. Joseph J. Yancey, 52, faces six counts in York County. He's...

The debate over transportation funding has overshadowed other proposals during the final days of the General Assembly session. But other issues, including education reform, are coming into focus. Thursday in the State Senate, a forceful debate over...

The Virginia Senate has rejected legislation that would have allowed people to hunt coyotes on Sundays. Republican Sen. Tom Garrett of Louisa County spoke of constituents whose sheep and pets have been killed by coyotes. He said the problem has gotten...

The earth moved in again in Louisa, Virginia, but this time it was just another aftershock. The U.S. Geolocical Survey says a 2.0 magnitude earthquake hit Louisa yesterday. That is the same area a 5.8 quake shook much of the east coast back in August,...

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...

FRIDAY (from VirginiaPreps.com): Mostly public schools Amherst County 46 Liberty (Bedford) 14 Annandale 28 R.E. Lee (Springfield) 21 Bassett 20 Magna Vista 19 Bath County 27 Pendleton County (WV) 14 Battlefield 40 Patriot 20 Briar Woods 45 Loudoun...

 THURSDAY Warwick 35, Heritage 14 Lafayette 25, York 20 Bethel 32, Menchville 7 Arcadia 36, Northampton 0 FRIDAY (From VirginiaPreps.com): Mostly publicAmelia County 26 Cumberland 14 Amherst County 17 E.C. Glass 0 Atlee 51 Armstrong 24 Bassett 51...

Dominion Virginia Power says a nuclear reactor at its North Anna power station is back in service after a faulty electronic circuit card that caused it to shut down. Unit 2 at the Louisa County plant tripped automatically shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday....

Dominion Virginia Power is investigating what caused one of the two nuclear reactors at its North Anna power station to automatically shut down on Wednesday. A report filed with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Unit 2 at the Louisa County...

Louisa County officials are preparing to break ground for a new elementary school that will replace one severely damaged by the 2011 earthquake. The  groundbreaking ceremony for the new Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is scheduled for 4:30 p.m....

Reverberations from the August 2011 earthquake in Louisa County were felt in our area.  Thanks to "The Great Shakeout", some people in our area will be better prepared if another earthquake hits. People thought earthquakes that strong are rare on the...

The ground starts shaking – it’s an earthquake! What do you do? Drop, Cover and Hold On! If you’ve never heard this before, the York County Department of Fire and Life Safety encourages you to visit www.shakeout.org/southeast to learn...