
Breaking down the Augusta County sheriff race: Get to know the men behind the signs
Driving around Augusta County, you might have noticed some sign that there is a sheriff race on the ballot in November.

Driving around Augusta County, you might have noticed some sign that there is a sheriff race on the ballot in November.

The No. 4 Virginia men’s soccer team travels to No. 14 Notre Dame at 7 p.m. Friday for an ACC match. The marquee game pits the two most recent NCAA soccer champions, Notre Dame in 2013 and Virginia in 2014.

James River Writers is wrapping up the 2015 Writing Show series with an event that will help attendees take what they have learned this year and get their writing out where the public can read it.

Join the Science Museum of Virginia and the Richmond Astronomical Society on Sunday, September 27 for a special viewing of a Supermoon lunar eclipse.

Those who dream of becoming the next Peyton Manning, Jason Elam or Matt Bryant will have the opportunity to showcase their pigskin skills Oct. 1 at the State Fair of Virginia.

I have five children. I care deeply about my children and I am running for office because I care about the children of the Commonwealth and providing them the best opportunities to succeed in life. Many of the differences between Steve Landes and I are focused on the policies that we support to better children’s futures.

Governor Terry McAuliffe announced today that more than $796,000 in matching grant funds will be awarded to 45 local tourism initiatives as part of Virginia Tourism Corporation’s (VTC) Marketing Leverage Program.

Five activists disrupted Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s keynote address at the Biennial Natural Resources and Energy Law Symposium today by performing a poem written specifically for the governor and creatively demanding that he “call off” the proposed pipelines threatening to go through Virginia.

“You are the laziest person God ever gave breath to.” The voice in my head was planted there courtesy my mother. Spoiler alert: I’m not nearly as lazy as the sentence would suggest.

Virginia State Police are mourning the loss of one of its own today after Trooper Nathan-Michael W. Smith died following a traffic crash in Prince George County. Trooper Smith, 27, of Henrico, Va., becomes the Department’s 61st sworn employee to die in the line of duty.
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