Emporia News

A 22-year-old Richmond woman died after she was struck by a stray bullet from a gunfight between two men outside a nightclub Sunday in Brunswick County, authorities confirmed today.

Police in Emporia, Va. arrested a man and found his common-law wife and her daughter after reports that they'd been kidnapped, the Eastern Wake News reports.

Richmond, Va. Governor Tim Kaine shook the hand of every soldier as each one came off a chartered jet that brought the 1710th Transportation Company back to Virginia after about a year in Iraq.

New director of McGuire VA hospital in Richmond sees 'space challenges' As massive as the McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical Center is, its new director, Charles E. Sepich, said the facility in South Richmond may ...

Elliott Sadler was on the hunt for Victory Lane in the Daytona 500, eventually finishing fifth in his No.

Remember that forecast for light snow in Richmond today? Forget it. The National Weather Service has changed its forecast and is now calling for clear skies in the area until at least Friday.

M Editor What do you do after leading one of the toughest political battles in decades? For Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign manager, Terry McAuliffe, the answer is come back to Virginia and make a run ...

No one ever claimed the criminal-justice system was perfect. But until 20 years ago, it was difficult to prove otherwise.

M Staff Writer "2009 may prove to be one of the more interesting years for Greensville County in recent history," said Greensville County Administrator Dave Whittington.

By Steve Porter The Herald It's not very often that we interview someone for this article who came to Myrtle Beach strictly for business purposes.

Wallace and Mary Edwards celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Wednesday, Dec.

The strong afternoon winds are causing problems on land and on water. In Suffolk, a power line has fallen across Route 17 near the Godwin Bridge at Governor's Point, forcing police to stop and reroute traffic.

M Staff Writer For the second long holiday weekend in a row there has been a shooting.

A Waterbury, Ct., man died this afternoon when the U-Haul trailer he was towing collided with a tractor-trailer, causing it to overturn, on southbound Interstate 85 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia State Police ...

Michael and Tracey T. Brafford of Wake Forest announce the birth of a daughter, Kellie Jo Brafford, on Dec.

M Editor Lowe's of Emporia opened its doors to the public on Friday morning. The first shoppers at the new home improvement superstore were let through the doors of the new facility at 113 East Cloverleaf Drive ...

YORK I-64 East - Motorists should expect a mobile lane closure at Route 199 for variable message sign repair and maintenance, Friday, December 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. YORK/NEWPORT NEWS I-64 East/West - ...

Virginia State Police have confirmed that a trash truck has overturned on Route 58 just west of Emporia.

M Editor Following a public hearing on Tuesday, the Greensville County Planning Commission recommended denial of a rezoning request that would have allowed construction of an apartment complex between Skippers ...

A local church, established more than 120 years ago, is padlocked and the congregation has not been allowed to worship inside the building since late November.