He is the first Virginian to hold the post in either party. As whip, he will work to coordinate the votes and messages of GOP House members.

Lawmakers say they'll target those programs if it would help balance the state budget.

Panelists at last night's Richmond Times-Dispatch Public Square say area's ability to shrug off recessions won't hold true this time.

A year ago today, Texas consultant James A. Crupi said the Richmond area was underachieving and lacked vision. But his plan for the region's future has not materialized.

A statue of Confederate President Jefferson Davis apparently won't stand -- or be stored -- at the American Civil War Center, after all.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- In the first five minutes of the second half, the University of Richmond let a seven-point halftime lead quickly get away and never recovered.

Xavier Henry, a chiseled, 6-6 Adonis from Oklahoma City, announced yesterday that he will play basketball at the University of Memphis next year. Henry seems to be a nice young man from a solid family.

Freshly re-elected Richmond Councilwoman Delores L. McQuinn is emerging as the favorite to succeed Del. Dwight Clinton Jones in the House of Delegates, a shift that would give mayor-elect Jones allies in City Hall and the state house.

House prices in four out of five metropolitan areas in the nation -- including the Richmond area -- fell in the third quarter from the same period a year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors.

The owner of Latin America's largest chain of consumer-electronics stores could be in line to buy Circuit City Stores Inc. out of bankruptcy.

There are very simple, tasty ways to skip the tin can at Thanksgiving.