Police Eager to Wrap Up Riverrock Incident

The Richmond Police Department is moving quickly to button up what has become a high profile case, where a Reggae singer was struck by a thrown bottle at a Brown's Island concert over the weekend. 

State Police Report Says Violent Crime Down 3.3 Percent

Virginia State Police say the Commonwealth saw about a three percent reduction in violent crime last year from the year before. 

Forest Rangers Will Prosecute to Keep Wilderness Natural

A Southwest Virginia man has been found guilty of bear baiting and damaging natural resources in the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests.  As Charles Fishburne reports, forest service personnel are vigorous in defending some of America's last wilderness areas.

GOP Selects Cuccinelli, Obenshain and Jackson for Statewide Ticket

Thousands of Virginia Republicans gathered in Richmond on Saturday to nominate their candidates for statewide office this fall.

Boydton Mayor Asks Mecklenburg for Budget Help

The Mayor of Boydton has asked Mecklenburg County supervisors to increase funding for the financially strapped county seat that lost nearly a quarter of a million dollars in revenue when the state's Department of Corrections closed a prison there.

Town Council Approves $15,000 For Warsaw Playground

The Town of Warsaw hopes to build a public playground. The town council has approved $15,000 to jump start a fund raising initiative.

Three Arrests in Mecklenburg Murder

Three arrests have been made in connection with the murder of a 25-year-old man in Mecklenburg County.

Armed Suspect Arrested in Pr. George

A search that began in Prince George County on Mother’s Day ended in the arrest of a burglary suspect on Wednesday.

Snakeheads Are on the Move

The invasive northern snakehead fish, first discovered in the Potomac in 2004, has migrated into the Rappahannock River, and state officials say so far, they have been unable to stop it. 

NASA Langley Conducts Tests on "Space Taxi"

Private spaceship tests are underway this week at NASA facilities in Virginia and California, and as Charles Fishburne tells us in this WCVE Science Matters Report, a vehicle called the "Dream Maker" is almost ready for flight.