Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark note that cicadas in Brood II have been out in force for a while now, especially west and north of Richmond. Art photographed the individual below in Deep Run Park in Henrico County.

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The Town of Warsaw hopes to build a public playground. The town council has approved $15,000 to jump start a fund raising initiative.

Democrat Terry McAuliffe's campaign has lauched a Women for Terry initiative which hopes to draw a stark contrast on women's issues to Republican Ken Cuccinelli.

The invasive northern snakehead fish, first discovered in the Potomac in 2004, has migrated into the Rappahannock River, and state officials say so far, they have been unable to stop it. 

Three arrests have been made in connection with the murder of a 25-year-old man in Mecklenburg County.

Richmond City Council unanimously has approved the $130 million budget for Richmond Public Schools, ensuring the closure of schools in the district.