Chesterfield County News

A federal grant could mean a revolution in train transit for Chesterfield County and dramatic changes to the landscape of historic Ettrick.

A Portsmouth judge's ruling over proposed tolls for tunnel crossings in Hampton Roads, could have far reaching implications for a 1995 law that allows public and private partnerships to help pay for the construction of new roads.

A Chesterfield County man is in serious condition after a car driven by his brother ran him over before crashing into their home.

The Chesterfield County Police Department is investigating a single-vehicle crash that killed the driver.

Richmond police say 4-year-old Shawn T. Wills of Chesterfield County was killed when an uprooted tree fell on him and his father at a park in the city Thursday afternoon.

Brandon W. Thomas, 27, of Petersburg, was arrested and charged Thursday with first-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.

Creditors are taking over operation of a privately run, state-owned toll road that has failed to generate enough revenue to cover its debt payments.

A Powhatan County grand jury has indicted a man on charges stemming from a wreck that killed his three older sisters.

With severe weather expected to make its way to Virginia, representatives from area school districts said they are prepared to monitor conditions throughout the day on Thursday.

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An election worker greets folks at the polling place at Ettrick Elementary School in Chesterfield County, Virginia during a Democratic primary Tuesday, June 11, 2013.

"Exposure to early adversity, particularly dire poverty, can powerfully shape the life course of a young person.

She had some competition in this Democratic primary for the 63rd district seat, which includes Petersburg and parts of Hopewell, Chesterfield County, Dinwiddie County and Prince George County.

Two students suffered minor injures when a special needs school bus ran off the road and crashed in Chesterfield County on Tuesday afternoon.

First, Virginia State Police responded to a single vehicle crash this afternoon on Route 150 southbound at Belmont Road in Chesterfield County.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at Washington Dulles International Airport arrested and extradited Heena Shashikant Zota, a U.S. citizen, on charges of fraud Monday afternoon.

CHESTERFIELD, VA A Chesterfield County Police officer has been arrested after police say while on duty he took and sold the jewelry of an person needing medical attention.

The Chesterfield County Police Department is investigating a two-vehicle crash in the 8300 Block of Hull Street Road Tuesday evening.

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, VA The Chesterfield County Police Department has charged Aaron B. Christy , of the 1200 block of Riveroaks Dr., Colonial Heights with DUI and manslaughter.

Forty-1-year-old Olander D. Cuthrell was accused of setting his house and car in Chesterfield County on fire.