PURCELLVILLE, Va. — The Virginia State Police has opened a criminal investigation into the actions of the vice mayor of Purcellville, who also happened to work as a police officer.

In his recent State of the City address, Mayor Robert Blythe shared an optimistic outlook for Richmond, providing a detailed update on the city’s achievements and future plans across several ...

FILE - Sen. Henry L. Marsh, III, D-Richmond, smiles in Richmond, Va. Marsh is resigning from the state Senate, ending a 22-year career in the upper chamber, April 23, 2014. (Bob Brown/Richmond ...

Marsh was elected to the Richmond City Council in 1966. Four years later, he became vice mayor. In 1977, the city council made him the city’s first Black mayor.

Hundreds of people attended Saturday’s funeral at a Richmond-area church for Henry L. Marsh III, who died Jan. 23 at age 91, according to the Manning Funeral Home.

Hundreds of people attended Saturday’s funeral at a Richmond-area church for Henry L. Marsh III, who died Jan. 23 at age 91, according to the Manning Funeral Home.

Current and former Virginia elected leaders speaking at this weekend’s service for the first Black mayor of Richmond recalled Henry L. Marsh III’s trailblazing career and his lifetime ...

Henry Marsh III, the first Black mayor of Richmond, Virginia, died on Jan. 23 at 91 years of age, after a lifetime of serving his city.

Marsh, a civil rights lawyer, represented Richmond in the state Senate for 22 years, from 1992 to 2014.

When Richmond voters elected Danny Avula as the city's next mayor, he became the first non-African American candidate to win that seat since Richmonders began electing a strong mayor in 2004.

Trump’s 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum imports take effect, Europe retaliates Yellowstone to Yosemite: Kevin Costner speculates the reason behind Teddy Roosevelt's 'disappearing act' RFK Jr ...

On the latest edition of Kentucky Newsmakers, WKYT’s Bill Bryant talks with Congressman Andy Barr and Richmond Mayor Robert Blythe.