Louisa News

LOUISA, VA - The Louisa earthquake raised a lot of concerns about the safety of the North Anna nuclear plant and the more than 80 aftershocks keep the questions going.

All FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers will close at the end of business Saturday, February 11, 2012 state and federal officials have announced.

Louisa schools are fast-tracking construction plans to fix Thomas Jefferson Elementary now that FEMA funds are coming to the county.

Phase two of the repair of Jane Pendleton Wootton's home, a historic Louisa house that's been stabilized since the quake.

WASHINGTON, DC - Officials said Friday that Louisa County Public Schools will receive over $3 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to fund new school construction.

Governor Bob McDonnell today announced that individuals in Albemarle and King George are now eligible for federal disaster aid to help them recover from a 5.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Virginia on Aug.

The centers have been available to anyone who has questions or needs assistance related to the 5.8- magnitude earthquake that shook the region Aug.

Authorities are preparing to close disaster recovery centers that were opened in Louisa and Spotsylvania counties following the Aug.

LOUISA, Va. -- More than five months after a devastating earthquake, life is taking a big step closer to normal for students and parents in Louisa County, Va.

Virginia felt a strong aftershock Monday evening, registering a 3.2 on the Richter scale.

Louisa County recorded the largest aftershock yet on Monday, Jan. 30, 2012. The latest tremor measured in at a 3.2 magnitude.

LOUISA, Va. - Did you feel a little shaking around 6:30 Monday night? Five months after 2011's east coast earthquake, we're still getting aftershocks! Monday night's quake at 6:39 p.m. was one of the strongest so far - a magnitude 3.2. The epicenter was five miles south of Louisa, Virginia.

The U.S. Geological Survey says a 3.2-magnitude aftershock occurred at 6:39 p.m. Monday about 6 miles southwest of Mineral and 5 miles south of Louisa.

Five months after an earthquake damaged their schools, Louisa County students resume a normal, five-day-a-week schedule Wednesday, but many will attend class in steel-and-wood trailers - perhaps for four years.

The executive director of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport is planning to retire after leading Virginia's commercial space initiative for 17 years.

Goochland County is the site of a town hall meeting Thursday night where FEMA will talk to residents about their Individual Assistance Program for those with damage from the earthquake.

Police officer Larry Belviso covers safety and home security at the Henrico County session of Central Virginia Disaster Survivor Day.

After a year of stubborn wildfires, destructive hurricanes, and an almost surreal earthquake, Virginia residents are reminded of how small and powerless one can feel against Mother Nature's fury, as she dealt quite a few blows throughout the year.

Sgt. Darrell Byers tells CBS19 an Albemarle County officer noticed the suspects driving a car in the Pantops area that had been reported stolen in the City of Charlottesville.

Louisa County's two state senators are pushing a state budget amendment that would help the county schools cover increased costs resulting from last summer's earthquake.