VCU’s Sheldon Retchin is named vice-chairman of the National Health Care Workforce Commission to help guide the President and Congress as the nation faces unprecedented health care challenges.

The Appomattox River Water Authority. which provides water to parts of Chesterfield, Prince George and Dinwiddie counties as well as Petersburg and Colonial Heights had a meeting last night to hear from the public about water levels in Lake Chesdin and mandatory water restrictions.

The search continues this morning in the Petersburg area for a man suspected of shooting a teenager to death.

The Episcopal Diocese of Virginia held its 216th annual Council in Reston over the weekend.