The family of Morgan D. Harrington is seeking volunteers to redouble the efforts to locate the Virginia Tech student who disappeared Oct. 17 after leaving the John Paul Jones Arena.

More than 150 Republican activists braved an early-morning drizzle Friday in Lynchburg to hear gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell and Michael Steele, the party’s national chairman, urge them to work for a big voter turnout Tuesday.

A day after President Barack Obama rallied Democrats in Norfolk for gubernatorial nominee R. Creigh Deeds, national Republican headliners hopscotched Virginia for front-runner Bob McDonnell.

Have a look at photos and videos from last Friday’s high school action.

The new black hornbills surprised zoo workers by making their debut Wednesday morning. Another new addition at the zoo is Takeo the red panda.

Sen. Edward Kennedy died Tuesday night. He was 77.

An accident with a hay baler left Roy Johnson with no hands. Now, he relies on his border collies - which have earned him a reputation as a top trainer.

Three companies are vying for the chance to run Virginia’s ports. Marlboro country takes up an even bigger presence in Richmond.

The Cash for Clunkers program began last month, offering cash rebates for consumers who trade in their older cars for more energy-efficient ones. Now, the Obama administration says the program will be suspended unless the Senate approves an additional $2 billion. Secretary of Transportation, Ray Lahood, says he expects the $1 billion in funding to run out by the time the work week starts.

A Bedford County woman started a blog about an undercover police force and is now behind bars.

It’s been a couple of weeks since the Lynchburg Public Library began playing music outside to deter loiterers. While opinions on it are mixed, most appear to support the effort - though not everyone prefers the library’s selection of tunes.

For more than 100 years, the history and heritage of millions of former slaves sat in a dusty warehouse of federal archives. Thursday, modern technology breathed new life into the history of Virginia’s freedmen.

Step by step, lap by lap, dollar by dollar, they worked to find a cure for cancer.