Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark share some of their last experiences with Brood II periodical cicadas. Thanks to a WBY? listener in Bumpass, Virginia, Art was able to photograph cicadas mating and laying eggs.

Thanks to everyone for contributing their Brood II observations to Cicadawatch 2013.

Photo: Seventeen-year cicadas, Magicicada septendecim, mating and laying eggs. © 2013, Arthur V. Evans. All rights reserved.

Governor Bob McDonnell has announced grants for 42 new armed school resource officer positions in 24 localities around the state.

Two separate weekend crashes in the Matoaca area of Chesterfield have claimed two lives. Police now have released the names of the victims.

It's been a while since Richmond singer-songwriter Robbin Thompson released a new CD of his work. "A Real Fine Day" is out now, and he’s planning a kickoff party next month.