Petersburg (Petersburg, Virginia)

Authorities searching for a Virginia State University student who was swept away during an in initiation ritual in the Appomattox River say they have recovered a body. Chesterfield County police Lt. Randy Horowitz said the body was discovered Wednesday...

Virginia is paying its respects to a state trooper who was shot to death on Interstate 85 in Dinwiddie County. Master Trooper Junius A. Walker's funeral is set for Tuesday morning at Good Shepherd Baptist Church in Petersburg. The service will be...

Updated March 9: Funeral arrangements have been made for Master Trooper J.A. Walker. His wake will be held on Monday, March 11 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The funeral will be held on Tuesday, March 12 at 11:00 a.m. Both services will be at Good Shepherd...

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One of the world's leading steel producers is buying Roanoke-based Cycle Systems. Gerdau confirmed the deal Friday morning in a news release, saying the company has agreed to acquire "certain operating assets"  of the metal recycling company.   Cycle...

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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...

Ninety-three percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited, according to numbers released Wednesday afternoon by the Virginia Department of Education. According to the VDOE, 96 percent of elementary schools and 88 percent of middle schools...

Director Steven Spielberg's movie about Abraham Lincoln that was filmed in Virginia is set to open in November. The Virginia Film Office says "Lincoln" will be released in theaters Nov. 9 and expand nationally on Nov. 16. The film stars Daniel Day-Lewis...