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Twelve departments worked together to fight a massive fire at Apex Pallets in Waverly Saturday night. The fire, which was called in at approximately 6:29 p.m., was finally under control at about midnight, but according to Sussex County Chief of Emergency Services Nick Sheffield there was “still some burning 18 hours later.”

PETERSBURG – Both sides rested Thursday in the Toni Knight murder trial but not before the defendants took the stands to claim their focus was on self-defense, not on killing a bystander.  In sometimes muted, sometimes rambling and sometimes tense testimony, Devin Mitchell and Jesiah Flowers described the events that led up to the July 2, 2022 confrontation that ultimately took Knight’s life. Cross-examinations frequently became confrontational as each man claimed the other initiated the gunfight inside...

Man Shot Along I-95 in Chesterfield

A man wanted in multiple counties across Virginia is on the run after a seemingly standard traffic stopped turned into a statewide manhunt on Tuesday, June 6.

Two prison employees have been indicted in connection to the death of an inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution (FCI) in Petersburg.

A severe thunderstorm warning is currently in effect for much of Central Virginia.

The suspect in the May 10 homicide that occurred in VCU Medical Center has been indicted. Christopher Boisseau, 24, of Henrico, has been charged with first-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, on top of a charge filed last month for maliciously discharging a firearm in an occupied building.

If you’re in the market and have the money, there's a unique opportunity up for sale nestled in a centuries-old historic Hopewell neighborhood.

Hopewell students are raising awareness about crime in their community nearly six months after one of their classmates was killed in a drive-by shooting.

A multi-sport student-athlete, Johnson completed this year's basketball season and dove straight into his first year of track and field, where he claimed the title of a state-award winner — all in his junior year of high school.

"These tragedies will continue to happen until people just stop," Rouze said. "It needs to stop."

PETERSBURG – Trial will begin Wednesday for the two men accused of killing a 19-year-old woman last year outside a downtown apartment complex. Devin Mitchell and Jesiah Flowers, both of Hopewell, face second-degree murder and related charges in the killing of Toni “Stinka” Knight July 2, 2022, at the ArtistSpace Lofts apartment complex on Perry Street.

One of the less noticed features of the Virginia Way is the long-running tendency of the commonwealth’s leaders to conduct their decision-making behind closed doors. While the Virginia Freedom of Information Act presumes all government business is by default public and requires officials to justify why exceptions should be made, too many Virginia leaders in practice take […] The post FOIA Friday: What Virginia officials withheld or disclosed, June 2–9, 2023 appeared first on Virginia Mercury.

A motorcyclist was hurt in a crash with another vehicle outside a Family Dollar in Chester.

The Virginia Department of Emergency Management listed Richmond’s air quality in the “Red Zone” on Thursday as environmental scientists called the pollution “unprecedented” for the area.

A manhunt is currently underway in Amelia County for a man wanted in Richmond and multiple other Central Virginia counties.

Prince George County has launched a new Citizen Request Portal. The portal, which can be found on the County website, allows residents to submit community-related concerns and track the status of their requests. The Service Request Access Portal was developed to improve communication between the County and the public. The...

"Update: this is fatal shooting. We will update when info is confirmed," the Prince George County Police Department said in a tweet.

PETERSBURG — Are you ready for Petersburg's largest block party? This weekend, grab a lawn chair and your appetite to attend the 2023 Halifax Music Festival "On the Avenue." The free event takes place along the Downtown Historic Commercial District at Halifax Triangle aka the "Avenue," once a robust and thriving center of...

The teenager shot and killed moments after graduating from Huguenot High School in Richmond knew the person now charged with his murder, Interim Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards said in a Wednesday morning update on the deadly shooting. Shooting victim Shawn Jackson, 18, of Richmond, and shooting suspect Amari Pollard,...