New Kent News

The Virginia Department of Transportation won't save quite as much money this year by closing interstate rest areas as it intended.

The last of five York County men was sentenced Monday for his role in a failed home invasion in New Kent last October that resulted in the shooting death of a sixth man who played a role in the plot.

A New Kent County man is facing felony charges for "upskirting" at the Walmart on Brook Road in Henrico County and they say this isn't the first time he's done this.

The New Kent County Board of Supervisors will meet today to consider an expansion proposal at the Farms of New Kent.

Motorists driving past Virginia Commonwealth University's Monroe Park campus should expect delays over the next 10 days while high school graduations are held at the Siegel Center.

The man charged with driving while intoxicated in connection with a wreck that killed a 19-year-old Williamsburg resident in April pleaded not guilty Thursday in Williamsburg-James City County Circuit Court, a day after being indicted by a grand jury on a homicide charge.

A 23-year-old Navy veteran who had worked as a prison guard until his arrest in March has been found dead in his jail cell.

Brian Shelton and Amanda Luksetich each won their first career half marathon at the second annual Patrick Henry Half Marathon, held in perfect summer running conditions in Ashland Saturday.

Standing on the Pamunkey river bottom in New Kent County last week, I gained some extra appreciation for no-till and for cover crops.

Noah J. Dinges, 69, of Ladysmith passed away Friday, May 1, 2009. He was born in Shenandoah County on June 25, 1939.

The news that the sexting phenomenon has infested Henrico dismays. The fact that it is taking place at the middle-school level alarms.

Inside a former milking parlor surrounded by grain silos in Hanover County, Kevin Engel sits at an oak desk in front of his laptop computer and checks soybean prices on his cell phone.

The man charged with involuntary manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol in connection with the death of a 19-year-old Williamsburg resident this month is no stranger to traffic court.

Police say it began near the intersection of Routes 611 and 613 in New Kent County.

A 19-year-old Williamsburg man was killed late Friday night in a head-on collision on Richmond Road with another driver who was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, according to Virginia State Police.

SLIDESHOW: "Casablanca" at the Strawberry Hill Races. Kelly Bassett sauntered over to the white banister at the edge of the field just as horse No.

At the Board of Supervisors' March 25 meeting, Hanover Finance Director Vivian McGettigan explained how the federal stimulus package might play a role in Hanover.

Derek D. Moore, a key figure in a plan hatched by York County high school friends last year to rob an alleged drug dealer, is getting a taste of life behind bars.

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A fugitive captured this week in Alabama after years on the run may never be returned for trial in New Kent County, where authorities say he gunned down a teenager and operated a multimillion-dollar marijuana-growing operation.