Virginia’s First Woman Tax Commissioner Dies Suddenly

Virginia’s Tax Commissioner Janie Bowen died unexpectedly yesterday morning and as Charles Fishburne reports, she was well-regarded as an innovator and a public servant.

Killer Leads Police to Remains

Virginia State Police say a man who entered a guilty plea last year to charges that he killed his wife now has led persistent investigators to the place where the body was left.

Jimmy Dean Dead at 81

Country music legend and Varina resident Jimmy Dean died Sunday night at the age of 81. He was best known for his smash hit about a workingman hero, “Big Bad John,” and as an entrepreneur for his sausage brand. But here, his friends remember how he used to share with them stories and songs like this one in 1996.

Robinson and Brown Face Off For 27th District House Seat

Tomorrow voters in Chesterfield County will decide who will replace State Delegate Sam Nixon to represent the 27th House district. Craig Carper reports.

Congressional Primary Recap

RTD's Jeff Schapiro recaps last week's Congressional primary contests and other state political news.

Historical Society Showing Oddities

A new exhibit, Bizarre Bits: Oddities from the Collection, opens tomorrow at the Virginia Historical Society. It’s a roomful of items you might not expect to see there.

State Supreme Court Rules in Church Dispute

The Virginia Supreme Court has ruled that the decision of a Fairfax Circuit Court in an Episcopal Church property dispute was in error.

Bernanke Speaks at J Sargeant Reynolds Community College

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke was in Virginia yesterday to speak about workforce redevelopment programs and to listen to current and former students benefiting from them. Craig Carper reports.

Tennis, Anyone?

Brooks Smith recalls a big tennis event.

Jeff Schapiro's analysis of the week's Virginia political news.

National attention on Richmond courtroom in first legal test of Virginia's challenge to federal health care legislation.