Virginia Tech's Seismological Observatory says a small earthquake that struck central Virginia prompted numerous reports of weak to light shaking but it didn't cause any damage.

MADISON - The state has issued a consumer alert about Blue Marble Family Farm dairy products because it may not be properly pasteurized.

How could it be true in the land of plenty, in the midst of an obesity epidemic, skeptics wondered.

With the best of the crop off to market, growers say this year it's cheaper to leave leftovers on the trees than to pick and sell them for juice.

The bluish haze that has hung over the Third Street Diner's bar and booths for decades finally lifts next month as a new anti-smoking law takes hold in Virginia, a huge shift for a state whose tobacco habit dates to the Jamestown settlement some 400 years ago.

Authorities in Cleveland have asked a leading anthropologist and a forensic artist to help identify the remains of an 11th woman found inside the home of a suspected serial killer.

Gov. Jim Doyle has issued an executive order giving farmers another month to transport heavy harvest loads.

A strong earthquake struck off El Salvador's Pacific coast Thursday, sending people running from buildings in this Central American nation and in neighboring Guatemala.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Bill Golden survived more than 20 years in the U.S. Army and another 30 in law enforcement.

Stuttgart-based Riceland Foods Inc. says its sales for the fiscal year are up by 8 percent from the year before.

"The history of the Milky Way is encoded in its oldest fragments, globular clusters and other systems of stars that have witnessed the entire evolution of our galaxy," says Francesco Ferraro from the University of Bologna, lead author of a paper appearing in the November 26 issue of the journal Nature.

Nov. 25 - The drought in the Amazon has killed thousands of cattle and destroyed acres upon acres of crops and officials fear that the drought may worsen over the next few weeks.

Deere and Co. lost $223 million in the fourth quarter, reflecting big charges and a 28 percent slump in sales as demand for tractors, combines and construction equipment sagged amid the global economic downturn.

CALEXICO, Calif. a " Earthquakes continue to rattle the California-Mexico border but there are no reports of damage or injuries.The U.S. Geological Survey says a quake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.2 struck at 5:01 a.m. Wednesday in Mexico.

Savor that holiday sweet potato pie and those marshmallow yams while you can. Agricultural experts and industry officials expect enough sweet potatoes for Thanksgiving and Christmas, traditionally a high-demand period.

A flotilla of hundreds of icebergs that split off Antarctic ice shelves is drifting toward New Zealand and could pose a risk to ships in the south Pacific Ocean, officials said Tuesday.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it aims to stop agricultural runoff in 41 watersheds in 12 states from ending up in the Mississippi River.

With more Americans going hungry than ever before, the Agriculture Department is concerned that dozens of states aren't adequately administering food stamp programs designed to provide food to low-income Americans.

Earthquakes struck both ends of California Tuesday morning but no damage or injuries are reported.

A powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 struck northeast of the South Pacific island nation of Tonga on Tuesday, the United States Geological Survey said, but a destructive tsunami was not expected.