Chesterfield County News

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Chesterfield County police are investigating the discovery of a body overnight at an apartment complex near the southwestern tip of Falling Creek Reservoir.

Other than a 10-inch tire mark on a guardrail and a twisted trail leading into a small patch of trees, there was not much pointing the way to the body of Ricky Viar.

Virginia State Police responded to 562 highway crashes over the July Fourth weekend that left a total of 10 people dead.

The July 4 holiday weekend proved a busy one for Virginia State Police statewide.

Friends and family of Ricky Viar made a shocking discovery late Sunday afternoon.

Chesterfield County, Va A man was discovered early Sunday morning along the Powhite Parkway by friends and family who had been searching for him since he went missing July 2nd, according to Police.

Joe Codiroli got a check in the mail that he never expected -- and that stimulated an idea for helping wounded military veterans and the families of those who had been killed or permanently disabled in the line of duty.

Here are some events for the Fourth of July, and where you can catch some fireworks: Friday, July 3, 2009 Annual free Genworth "Celebrate Freedom" concert: Featuring the Heritage of America band and fireworks.

Richmond authorities will seek an indictment Monday against a man who they say tried to bribe someone to lie in court on his behalf in a case involving a hit-and-run crash that killed a 15-year-old girl.

The Valentine Richmond History Center is sponsoring a bus tour of Chesterfield County's historic sites, Saturday, Aug.

A man convicted of scamming a Chesterfield County church with fake hate mail faces up to 185 years in prison.

The following is a press release from Chesterfield County: CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA -William E. Johnson, III, Chesterfield County's deputy county administrator for Management Services, is returning to his former position as city manager of College Park, Georgia.

Disciplinary offenses involving electronic devices and the Internet nearly doubled at Chesterfield County schools from the 2007-08 school year to the 2008-09 school year, according to a new report.

Policing the world's oldest profession seems a never-ending battle in the Richmond area.

The Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors this week could increase what are already the stiffest fees in the region on residential development.

Have your say in Chesterfield County's future. A new countywide plan is underway.

A building inspector says a residential swimming pool where a Chesterfield County toddler drowned had an improperly installed gate with a deficient latch.

Chesterfield County's comprehensive plan steering committee met tonight for the first time to develop a long-range guideline for growth.

A Colonial Heights woman was been charged in a two-vehicle crash that killed a man on a motor scooter and critically injured his passenger Saturday in Chesterfield County.