NORAD to Practice Intercept with Jet Fighters Over Richmond

Jet fighters from NORAD may well be buzzing around Richmond skies next week, as the North American Aerospace Defense Command practices intercepting dangerous aircraft. Charles Fishburne reports.

DSS Offers Summer Cooling Assistance

With the first full week of summer coming up, the Virginia Department of Social Services is once again offering cooling assistance for people who need it. Charles Fishburne reports.

Library Costs Lower Than Expected

The bids are in, and the good news for the Petersburg Library Foundation is that the new building will cost about 25% less than expected.

Historical Society Showing Oddities

A new exhibit, Bizarre Bits: Oddities from the Collection, opens tomorrow at the Virginia Historical Society. It’s a roomful of items you might not expect to see there.

State Supreme Court Rules in Church Dispute

The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that the decision of a Fairfax Circuit Court in an Episcopal Church property dispute was in error.

National Scout Jamboree Opens July 26th

The Boy Scouts of America will be celebrating its 100th anniversary the week of July 26th in Caroline County.

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.