Bolling Heading to Chase City

Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling was at Newport News/Williamsburg Air Port yesterday for the groundbreaking at Orion Air’s Operations Center. The project, a combination of aircraft hangar and office, will keep 57 jobs local and add 51 new ones. Tomorrow Bolling heads to southside.

Effort Continues to ID Body

Police in Chesterfield County are still trying to find out whose remains were found in a stolen car in the Appomattox River.

Higher Education Committee Has First Meeting

Yesterday was the first meeting of Governor Bob McDonnell’s Higher Education Reform Commission. Craig Carper reports.

Census numbers come out tomorrow that legislators will use to redistrict

Detailed census figures come out later this week that will show Virginia’s dramatically shifting population and challenge the General Assembly to insure fair representation. But as Charles Fishburne reports, redistricting is not always about being fair.

GRTC Announces First Rate Hike in 17 Years

The GRTC Transit system has announced its first fare increase in 17 years, with higher rates to go into effect the first of next month. Charles Fishburne reports.

Private Colleges Play Mythbusters

25 colleges in Virginia will spend a week dispelling conventional wisdom about the cost of going to an independent school.

Civil War Conference at Norfolk State Looks at Slavery

The Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil War Commission is sponsoring a conference on September 24th at Norfolk State University.

Access Now Provides Specialist Care for the Uninsured

Three years ago, several free clinics and safety net organizations asked the Richmond Academy of Medicine for help. They needed to recruit doctors who would volunteer to provide specialty care for people without health insurance.

Suspect arrested in Petersburg shooting case

An arrest has been made in the January 22nd murder of a Petersburg teenager.

University of Richmond President Offers History Seminar

University of Richmond President Ed Ayers is meeting for the last time today with a group of teachers who have spent a week as part of a history seminar.