Petersburg News

GRTC plans to reduce the number of trips from 11 to six each day, while raising the fare from $3 to $5. GRTC will hold a public meeting on the Chesterfield County express routes - 81 and 82 - from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. today at Ride-Finders' office, 1013 E. Main St.

You can bring a picnic and blankets or lawn chairs to enjoy this family-friendly concert by Richmond-area youths.

Six attorneys, three prosecutors and three existing judges will soon fill 12 vacant or soon-to-be vacant judicial posts in the central Virginia region - several of which have been open a year or more because of a state-mandated hiring freeze on vacant judgeships.

The Lawless Electric Rocket drag bike recently achieved a National Electric Drag Racing Association record run of 6.94 seconds at 201.37 mph over a quarter mile from a standing start Top motorcycle drag racer Larry "Spiderman" McBride has entered the record books once again by piloting the Lawless Electric Rocket to a National Electric Drag Racing ... (more)

Posted on: 7:08 pm, May 16, 2012, by Alix Bryan and Wayne Covil , updated on: 07:39pm, May 16, 2012 PETERSBURG, Va.

They are an important part of any community, joining civic clubs and engaging in volunteer efforts.

PETERSBURG, Va. - Southern Living has named Saucy's Walk-Up Bar.B.Q. inA Petersburg as one of "The South's Best Butt: 20 of the Best Barbecue Joints in the South." "It's an incredible honor to be chosen," said Tom McCormack, owner of Saucy's Walk-Up. "There are a lot of people coming in off 95 and stopping in for a sandwich." "We tried the pulled ... (more)

The U.S. Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal team from Langley Air Force Base in Hampton was called to the Petersburg base over the weekend when the partially buried grenade was found.

Mass transit opportunities are about to shrink in the Richmond region, despite a push for regional discussion about transportation and other priority capital projects.

While Brickhouse Run Creek can be seen in many parts of the Cockade City, it's where it goes underground, that has historical significance.

United Methodist Family Services is expanding its Richmond regional office to include a satellite location in Chester that will better serve the Chesterfield County community.

Virginia State University was awarded a $140,000 state grant to begin planning for the establishment of a college laboratory school, according to a release on the university's website.

Both elected state officials and residents have accused the General AssemblyA of doing just that, following Virginia's 2012 redistricting process.

From left, Jacqueline Jones, Sarah Roquemore, Carolyn Rose Hayes and Crystal Oakley brush and tease in Sycamore Rouge's production of Robert Harling's crowd pleasing play.

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Local resident Kim Hunter who tries to spend at least $10 a week on locally grown food, purchases a tomato plant at the farmers market.

A team from the Hopewell, Petersburg and Fort Lee fire and rescue crews launch a boat in a scenario using the Anaconda at Kings Dominion for practice.

PETERSBURG, Va. - The Petersburg Police Department is asking the public's assistance in locating two men they say robbed the 7-11 store on Crater Rd.

PETERSBURG, Va. - Petersburg Police are looking for a man they say attempted to rob and then sexually assault a female worker making a delivery at a grocery store.

The city Department of Tourism, Museums and Visitor Services will sponsor an hourlong walking tour, "The Soldiers of Peoples Cemetery," at 10:30 a.m. May 12.