Hopewell News

Wearing a devil mask, a 5-year-old boy tossed his plastic sword at a church window.

Grassroots organization Friends of the Lower Appomattox River plans to build a pier on the riverbank area behind the former Patrick Copeland school site.

Global Community Monitor president Denny Larson demonstrates to Hopewell resident Eric Cline how to operate the buckets that will test air quality in the city.

The Hopewell City Council is looking into expanding the city's School Board from five to seven members, scheduling a public hearing for July 8. At the same meeting on Tuesday where they discussed possibly ...

Pee Wee Braves-Nationals The Braves came out on top 4-0. Winning pitcher was Caleb Davis.

Eagles' No. 20 Ryan Bradshaw takes a swing at the pitch during their last game against Post 137.

The revitalization of Broadway, once the center of Hopewell's thriving downtown, has long been a concern of the city administration.

Governor Tim Kaine came to Hopewell on Monday to make his case for his new transportation plan which he hopes will be passed by the General Assembly.

When Dupont Elementary School students are having trouble in math, the employees of Evonik Goldschmidt are stepping into help.

Posted By: Idrissa Gleaton 19 hrs ago Hopewell, VA. Governor Tim Kaine will make minor changes to his statewide transportation funding package before a bill is introduced later this week.

The "Eyes Wide Open" exhibit is a visual reminder of the human cost of the war in Iraq.

Major provisions of Gov. Timothy M. Kaine's nearly $1 billion annual highway funding plan will remain fundamentally unchanged from the draft he outlined six weeks ago, Kaine said Monday night.

Democrat Barack Obama has a new campaign director to run day-to-day operations of his presidential bid this fall in Virginia.

HOPEWELL, Va. - High school senior Kelly Danielle Mayo didn't have to sit through the usual speeches or wait while classmates collected their diplomas.

The Petersburg Bureau of Police apparently needs more money. A recent presentation to City Council outlined some of the challenges facing police.

For the first time in history, an African-American clinched the presidential nomination of a major party.

Police in Hopewell say they have seen an increase in the number of trees and plants stolen right out of the ground or off residents' porches.

As the Hopewell City Council wraps up the year's policy making in the first of three scheduled meetings in June, it received a pleasant piece of information from Jimmy Sanderson of Davenport and Associates.

Reyn Steiger, 17, has been dealing with more than most seniors nearing graduation.

Three Petersburg men received hefty sentences in federal prison for a violent robbery last fall, reported U.S. Attorney Chuck Rosenburg.