Robinson and Brown Face Off For 27th District House Seat

Tomorrow voters in Chesterfield County will decide who will replace State Delegate Sam Nixon to represent the 27th House district. Craig Carper reports.

Bernanke Speaks at J Sargeant Reynolds Community College

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was in Virginia yesterday to speak about workforce redevelopment programs and to listen to current and former students benefiting from them. Craig Carper reports.

Jimmy Dean Dead at 81

Country music legend and Varina resident Jimmy Dean died Sunday night at the age of 81. He was best known for his smash hit about a workingman hero, “Big Bad John,” and as an entrepreneur for his sausage brand. But here, his friends remember how he used to share with them stories and songs like this one in 1996.

Killer Leads Police to Remains

Virginia State Police say a man who entered a guilty plea last year to charges that he killed his wife now has led persistent investigators to the place where the body was left.

Longwood professors post Civil War podcasts

Two professors at Longwood University have launched a unique Civil War Sesquicentennial podcast.

Virginia’s First Woman Tax Commissioner Dies Suddenly

Virginia’s Tax Commissioner Janie Bowen died unexpectedly yesterday morning and as Charles Fishburne reports, she was well-regarded as an innovator and a public servant.

State Democrats Call for Malek Apology

State Democratic legislators are renewing their call for Fred Malek to apologize for his efforts to remove Jews from the Nixon administration. Craig Carper reports.

Incumbent Wittman Rolls to Easy Victory in GOP Primary

As primary election day approached, there were rumblings in Virginia’s 1st Congressional District that Tea Party activist Catherine Crabill might pose a threat to incumbent Republican Congressman Rob Wittman. But as Correspondent Mark Huffman reports, it wasn’t even close.

Woman Rescued from James; City River Rescue Prepares for Busy Season

Richmond’s water rescue team pulled a woman kayaker from a rock in the James River yesterday…and as Charles Fishburne reports, their busy season is just beginning.

Virginia Tech Researching Bio Oil

Researchers at Virginia Tech have developed methods to stabilize bio mass oils that could be used to put bio gasoline on the market very soon.