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Hours after Rep. Tom Garrett, R-Va., made the surprise announcement that he will not seek reelection in central Virginia, potential candidates began jockeying to replace him and one officially entered the race.

Janeill Dornea Bradley, a 22-year-old Ringgold resident, died after an early Saturday morning crash, Virginia State Police report.

A 74-year-old Chesterfield County resident died Sunday after his car ran off the road in Nelson County and struck a tree, state police said Monday.

RICHMOND, Va. -- Rep. Thomas Garrett, R-Va., announced Monday that he is struggling with alcoholism and will abandon his run for a second term in Congress so he can focus on recovery and his family.

For Diamond Hill residents, the echoes of gunshots barreling through the neighborhood have become too common. But in the early-morning hours of April 28, things were different.

Rustburg resident Vanessa Jones knows wearing glasses can cause anxiety in children.

BEDFORD — Brent Johnson and his 4-year-old son Landon drove from their home in Richmond to the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford on Monday. Johnson said he made the trip in order to teach his son “a valuable lesson.”

After obtaining degrees in psychology and communications, husband and wife Phillipand Michelle Spence said they never imagined they would be running an entire business centered on ice cream.

Property transfers for Lynchburg and the surrounding counties, plus building permits for Appomattox County.

As Amherst County resident Morgan Harlow rested a flower on a grave at Old City Cemetery Sunday afternoon for Decoration Day, he thought of all the people who have lost their lives in war.