Republican Winsome Earle-Sears says she's running her campaign for Virginia governor like a military-style operation. And at this point, a few months away from the November election, it's looking like a campaign on the defensive. The lieutenant governor is facing a Democratic Abigail Spanberger, a former congresswoman who has more campaign money and a unified party behind her. Earle-Sears has replaced a pastor with little political experience who had been her campaign manager. And her team has failed to gain traction with big money donors. An Earle-Sears victory would make her the first Black woman in U.S. history to serve as a governor.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announces that Virginia’s Imported Fire Ant Quarantine was expanded today to include the counties of Chesterfield, Lee, Nottoway, Pittsylvania, Prince George, and Surry, and the independent cities of Colonial Heights, Danville, Hopewell, and Petersburg.

Vikings led by 17 but had to withstand a fierce Blue Devils comeback.

Facing massive pandemic learning loss, the superintendent in Richmond, Virginia, tried to remake one of the most untouchable aspects of school – the academic calendar.

On Saturday, June 18, at approximately 1:45 a.m., officials with the Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) in Petersburg said Corey Branch, Tavares Graham, Lamonte Willis and Kareem Shaw “walked away” in the early hours of the morning.

Daleville, Va. – When last we saw Lord Botetourt’s football team, they were battling Hopewell in the Class 3 state title game at Liberty University. It’s not a traditional opponent for the Cavaliers, but coach Harless says he was happy to get the matchup. “Great football program, great tradition, just neat having them come to Daleville and play,” Harless says. AdWhen last we saw GW Danville they were falling in the Class 4 region semifinals to Salem by a 48-21 count. The Eagles and Cavaliers are set to kick off at 1 p.m. in Daleville on Saturday.

HOPEWELL, Va. – A Petersburg man has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a man who was found mortally wounded inside a Hopewell home. Hopewell police said Daemon Dashawn Clarke was apprehended Saturday by members of the U.S. Clarke is accused of killing 32-year-old Marcus Parker, of Petersburg, who was found with life-threatening injuries Thursday after police responded to a report of a person being shot. Parker later died at VCU Medical Center in Richmond. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that police have not released a potential motive in the killing or said whether Clarke and Parker knew each other.

DALEVILLE, Va. – It’s been almost four years to the day since Lord Botetourt beat Hopewell to head to the state championship in 2015. On Saturday, they will face that same team to claim the Class 3 State title, but according to head coach Jamie Harless, this team couldn’t be more different. “I can’t think of things being any more polar opposite then it was last time we went. It’s crazy but there’s a polar opposite in the way everything has occurred.”The Cavaliers are definitely different than in years past... starting with their 14-0 season. “When we leave Daleville tomorrow, we will get on two yellow busses, not going to have a send off, not going to be a police escort,” Harless added.