A day after global employers announced more than 60,000 layoffs, companies with Virginia operations said jobs would be cut in the state.

The announcements include 650 hourly workers at Volvo Trucks North America in Southwest Virginia, 120 hourly jobs at a roller bearing manufacturer in Petersburg, 70 positions at a cabinet maker in Culpeper and 18 Goodyear Tire &amp ...

Gangs such as the Bloods, Crips and Gangster Disciples might seem far off and irrelevant to the lives of most central Virginia residents, who typically equate such groups with big cities like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.

But offshoots of those gangs are living and committing crimes in our cities and counties, area law-enforcement officials say. And the degree ...

While it's likely only a temporary reprieve, unemployment claims in Virginia dropped during September to 4.2 percent.

Between August and last month, the number of workers without jobs was reduced by 19,700 people to 173,300.

The drop represents a decrease of 0.4 percentage points, according ...

The Petersburg school system's latest failure to meet state education goals will result in a new approach to middle school for the troubled system.

The Virginia Board of Education has requested that Petersburg move forward with a plan to provide an independently managed middle school program for the 2009-10 ...