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The Richmond Kickers began the long Memorial Day weekend in appropriate fashion: by playing a memorable soccer game.

Virginia Commonwealth hadn’t sent an athlete to the NCAA women’s track and field championships since 2005. It will send two this year to Eugene, Ore.

A Virginia State University student could spend 63 years behind bars for conspiring with a fellow student to rip off a Petersburg drug dealer and fatally shooting him several yards from campus in a cr

A Virginia State University student was found guilty Friday of conspiring with a fellow student to rip off a Petersburg drug dealer and fatally shooting him several yards from campus after the co-defe

Devin Burke pitched into the eighth inning to lead Virginia Tech to a 3-2 win over Georgia Tech at the ACC baseball tournament, wrapping up pool play 3-0 to advance to Sunday’s title game.

An ongoing investigation into an alleged online sex-for-money and extortion scheme has led to the arrest of a Hanover County church pastor.

The panel had convicted Ashley C. Williams, 28, on felony murder and child abuse in the death of her 2-year-old son, D'Sean.

BRISTOL -- Several environmental activists were arrested Friday after blocking the road leading to the headquarters for Alpha Natural Resources to protest the coal producer's mining practices.

A Virginia State Police trooper was seriously injured after a crash involving his motorcycle and a car in Prince William County.

CONCORD, N.C. - A NASCAR appeals panel today upheld the penalties for two Richard Childress Racing Nationwide crew members who are also facing criminal charges for fighting with Nelson Piquet Jr. at R

Woman accused of attacking her cancer-victim son with an ax and setting fire to the family home is now facing two attempted capital murder charges.

Geronimo Aguilar was released from the Richmond Jail this morning for his scheduled transfer to Texas to face sexual assault charges.

Montgomery County police today arrested 20-year-old Claude Alexander Allen III.

NORFOLK - A federal court jury has found former Bank of the Commonwealth president and CEO Edward Woodard Jr. and three others guilty of conspiring to defraud the bank out of $71 million.

Police today identified a man who was found shot to death in South Richmond and said they have classified his death as a homicide.

A crash just north of the Belvidere Street interchange slowed Interstate 95 southbound traffic through Richmond for an extended period this morning.

Delivery of the Richmond Times-Dispatch newspaper may be delayed today due to mechanical difficulties during printing overnight. Deliveries in the metro area are expected to be completed by 9:30 a.m.

Increased patrols begin today and continue through Monday night. It's part of the annual Operation CARE national traffic-enforcement effort.

Authorities said it appeared nobody was killed in the Interstate 5 bridge failure that raised the question about the safety of aging spans and cut off the main route between Seattle and Canada.

There were no injuries in the robbery, which was reported at 4:30 a.m. in the 2200 block of Halifax Avenue.