DEAR ABBY: I am 20 and live most of the year on my college campus. I'm on a full scholarship, so my parents are not paying my tuition.

Police said a 13-year-old Toano Middle School student arrested last month for taking a knife to school now faces felony charges of trying to build a homemade bomb, trying to burn down his father's house in Ford's Colony and hatching a failed plot to stab another student in a school bathroom.

The Naval Facilities Engineer Command announced Tuesday it will host an open house meeting Feb.

The first Africans to arrive in Virginia landed in the colony almost by accident -- captured at sea by a Dutch ship and taken first to what would become present-day Hampton, then sold into servitude at Jamestown.

Daily Press: You grew up in a family of artists. Your father, pioneering landscape architect Stanley Abbott, drew up his first plans for the Blue Ridge Parkway on the family dining table in Salem.

There's nothing like driving around at 3 a.m. to assess icy roads. Just ask Carl James.

Tanayia Shurdivant 6, breaks into a smile after finishing the H1N1 flu shot at the Hampton Health Department Monday.

College of William and Mary officials announced this week that it had received a record number of applications from prospective undergraduate students hoping to gain admission to the university this coming fall.

Presidents Day Weekend is a great time to visit Colonial Williamsburg and learn about the contributions of the people who helped shape our country on the eve of the American Revolution.

Kilwin's Chocolates and Ice Cream will celebrate a grand opening Saturday at 11 a.m. Kilwin's, located in the new High Street development off Richmond Road, will offer free mini ice cream cones from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m., as well as fudge samples, fudge-making demonstrations and an appearance by Kilwin the Moose.

Second-grader Kade Havens putting finishing touches on his handmade sculpture from 100% recyclable materials.

In Monroe Park, VCU student Kyle Mason is covered with snow by his fellow students Kelsey Deans and Quincie Hydock.

Tanayia Shurdivant 6, breaks into a smile after finishing the H1N1 flu shot at the Hampton Health Department Monday.

A College of William and Mary student has again decided to throw his hat into Williamsburg's City Council race this spring.

The Wildlife Center of Virginia says an injured bald eagle that it's treating may have been hit by an airplane.

Juanita Smith said she can't live in her house contaminated by Chinese drywall anymore, but she can't afford to move.

A disbarred Virginia attorney accused of loaning himself $3.9 million from the estate of a client and then lying about it has pleaded guilty.

John Hodges, a former mayor who was raised in Williamsburg and watched the city grow from a "sleepy southern town to internationally known tourist attraction," died Saturday at the age of 91.

NORFOLK, Va. - Passenger counts fell nearly 4 percent at Norfolk International Airport in 2009 as the recession deepened.

Colonial Williamsburg is offering a Winter Stories Package to encourage visitors to enjoy a weekend getaway in the 18th-century capital city.