Thursday's storms caused minor flooding on Blackberry Road and Morningside Drive near the Patrick County line. Other than that, the area weathered the watches and warning without any serious damage or injury. The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning ...

The Henry County Board of Supervisors will receive Commonwealth’s Attorney Bob Bushnell’s resignation next week. They will then ask the circuit court to set a special election to fill Bushnell's position. Bushnell will resign as Commonwealth's Attorney and become a ...

DMV Urges Drivers to Avoid Dangers during Holiday Weekend  RICHMOND – New laws taking effect July 1, 2013 take a tougher stance on drinking and driving and driving while distracted. Under current law, a conviction of driving while intoxicated (DWI) is not ...

Brand X Pictures (NEW YORK) -- For many people Memorial Day weekend means finally getting to kick off summer by striking up the barbecue, taking a dip in the ocean or simply basking in the sunshine during a long weekend. But ...

Win McNamee/Getty Images (DALLAS) -- The Boy Scouts of America Thursday voted to lift its longtime ban on admitting gay Scouts but will continue to exclude openly gay adults from leadership roles. The vote by its 1,400 national membership came as ...

NASA GOES Project (WASHINGTON) -- Get ready for an active Atlantic hurricane season, government forecasters said Thursday. Between now and the end of the season, November 30, the National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration predicts 13 to 20 named storms, of which ...

Gershoff/WireImage (WASHINGTON) -- The GOP's newest opposition-research group has found its first target: Terry McAuliffe. America Rising PAC, a group devoted to researching Democratic candidates, will look to make its mark on the 2013 and 2014 election cycles, supplying the Republican ...

(NEW YORK) -- Close to 35 million Americans will mark the unofficial start of summer this Memorial Day weekend by hitting the road, a new forecast from AAA shows. The automobile group projects 34.8 million people will travel 50 miles or ...

The quilt that offended a City Council member now hangs in the lobby of City Hall. According to City officials it was hung last week sometime and no one has commented on it to their knowledge. Councilwoman Sharon Hodge told ...

Even though the bridge on Commonwealth Boulevard near Lester Street in Martinsville is sound and in no danger of collapsing, maintenance of the structure continues to rise due to its age. For that reason the Commonwealth Transportation Board has approved ...