Dinwiddie County News

State police say a Petersburg man was killed Monday afternoon in a Dinwiddie County car accident.

Tip leads to suspects in Dinwiddie County. Frank Hammon WFLS News Date published: 11/9/2009 Stafford County authorities arrested three people late Friday in connection with a robbery earlier in the week.

After almost 10 years, Hopewell has a new commonwealth's attorney. Rick Newman, currently prosecutor in Petersburg, won against incumbent Commonwealth's Attorney Anthony Sylvester with 2,804 out of 4,515 votes cast.

Schools throughout the Tri-Cities have seen an increase in student absences, but the number of children ill with the swine flu appears to have crested in mid-October. In Petersburg and Dinwiddie County, absences spiked in mid-October but have stabilized - although some weeks have seen more absences than normal.

Big news in the little town of Carson. The following is a press release from Dinwiddie County Sheriff's Office: For Immediate Release: October 28, 2009 SEARCH FOR ATTEMPTED BURGLARY SUSPECT ENDS IN ARREST DINWIDDIE CO.

Who doesn't love a good sea cow? Richmonder with a passion for manatees, it's your lucky week.

RICHMOND, Va.a 'A Richmond woman who left her 8-year-old son on the side of a Dinwiddie County road after arguing with him about his performance in a bicycle race was convicted yesterday of contributing to his delinquency and given a 12-month suspended jail term.

Could more than one manatee be exploring the James River? A manatee was spotted in the Dutch Gap area near Chester on Monday, in Richmond just below downtown Tuesday -- that's about a 5-mile trip -- and back in the Dutch Gap area Wednesday.

A manatee has been spotted frolicking in the James River near Richmond. Sgt. Joe Owen Jr.

Some Dinwiddie County residents expressed concern that not all citizens have had a chance to weigh in on the search for a new school superintendent.

A Richmond woman who left her 8-year-old son on the side of a Dinwiddie County road after arguing with him about his performance in a bicycle race was convicted today of contributing to his delinquency and given a 12-month suspended jail term.

A Virginia woman convicted of murdering her 6-year-old son has been sentenced to life in prison.

Font size: [A] [A] [A] The Dinwiddie County Parks and Recreation and the Dinwiddie County Airport Authority are putting on the 2009 Fall Festival & Aviation Expo from Wednesday through Saturday.

Virginia State Police say a Dinwiddie County man who was killed by a trooper was shot after refusing to put down his shotgun.

A man was shot and fatally wounded this morning while Virginia State Police and federal agents were serving a search warrant at a house in Dinwiddie County.

CBS 6 has just learned that one man is dead after a shooting this morning at a home in Dinwiddie County.

The project Dominion Virginia Power expects to spend $223 million to build the largest transmission line to join South Hampton Roadsa TM power grid since 1985.

At the annual meeting of the Friends of the Lower Appomattox River, members looked at their past accomplishments and also focused on the future.

Dumping your trash in Dinwiddie County will no longer be a solitary affair. For years, residents brought household trash to unmanned Dumpsters across the county.

New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has named David C. Ploeger to head the New Mexico DOT Aviation Division.