VIRGINIA BEACH He looked thinner and prematurely aged after 12 years in Virginia’s hardest prisons, but ex-Navy SEAL trainee Billy Joe Brown still...

Scientists are beginning to assess what they know—and what they don’t—about the environmental consequences of drilling for gas and oil...

Virginia Union has become the third area university in search of a new president with Belinda Childress Anderson’s announcement that she’ll...

Members of the disabled community urged Gov. Timothy M. Kaine yesterday to redirect $43 million earmarked for renovation of buildings at Central Virginia...

NASHVILLE, Tenn.    (AP)—Here are the winning numbers selected Wednesday in the Tennessee state lottery:...

The $150,000 facility is inside the Blacksburg Community Center.BLACKSBURG—With 24 new fitness machines, a digital scale, four new televisions with...

State aid to localities is expected to continue shrinking during the 2009-10 budget cycle.RADFORD—City council got its first look at what next year’s...

A former Montgomery County special education student has donated five homemade kits to the county for students with sensory integration problems. Kayla...

The Virginia Board of Education is looking to overhaul its math curriculum.Mom and Dad, you better break out the building blocks. Proposed changes to...

‘Tis the season for Christmas parades and lists of who’s been naughty and nice. BLACKSBURG—It’s not just snow that’s come...

Richard Forest Mabry will serve 30 years in prison for the stabbing death of Dawn Lee Meredith Wright.

A Radford woman was hurt late Monday when she was struck by a car as she walked along Virginia 232 in the city. Kimberly Nicole Eaves, 28, was walking...

A soldier nearing deployment celebrated Christmas with his family early.CHRISTIANSBURG—When Chris Hetherington came home for a visit nearly three...

The Franklin County High School student’s injuries do not appear to be life threatening.A 15-year-old student at Franklin County High School was...

GOOCHLAND—A recount of the votes requested by Rep. Virgil Goode in Virginia’s 5th Congressional District election is set for Dec. 16 and 17. Circuit...

An economic advisory firm revised the state’s forecasted shortfall an additional $267 million.RICHMOND—Virginia’s revenue shortfall could...

Staunton River High School senior Mitchell Simmons died after an accidental shooting.Counselors were on hand Tuesday at Staunton River High School, where...

The sheriff’s office said Johnny Lee Lamonde had disappeared Friday while on work release.A Roanoke City Jail inmate who disappeared Friday while...

A no contest plea was entered in the robbery-shooting. Beverly Ricardo Mangum met Calvin Bond Watson in a Roanoke halfway house just before their sentences...

A technicality has ended civil action against a kennel owner accused of having poor conditions. A judge Tuesday afternoon dismissed a civil case against...

Renovations to the old Doc Roberts Tire Co. building in Blacksburg are over budget.BLACKSBURG—Unforeseen pollution and structural problems have pushed...

A manager is suspected of funneling interior design projects to his wife, though no charges have been filed. Roanoke police are investigating a possible...

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RALEIGH, N.C.    (AP)—Here are the winning numbers selected Wednesday in the North Carolina Education Lottery:...

The $150,000 facility is inside the Blacksburg Community Center.BLACKSBURG—With 24 new fitness machines, a digital scale, four new televisions with...

State aid to localities is expected to continue shrinking during the 2009-10 budget cycle.RADFORD—City council got its first look at what next year’s...

A former Montgomery County special education student has donated five homemade kits to the county for students with sensory integration problems. Kayla...

The Virginia Board of Education is looking to overhaul its math curriculum.Mom and Dad, you better break out the building blocks. Proposed changes to...

‘Tis the season for Christmas parades and lists of who’s been naughty and nice. BLACKSBURG—It’s not just snow that’s come...

Richard Forest Mabry will serve 30 years in prison for the stabbing death of Dawn Lee Meredith Wright.