University of Virginia President John T. Casteen III announced Friday afternoon that he will step down Aug. 1, 2010.

The headline in our newspaper Friday morning — the very top headline, no less — told the world: “LU pulls plug on Democratic club.”

In terms of shock value, this was the equivalent of “VMI freshmen forced to do pushups” or “Taliban leaders oppose plans for new disco.” The mystery here is not that Liberty University decided to disassociate itself from the college’s Democratic club, but that the club was ever allowed to exist in the first place.

The Center for Advanced Engineering and Research hopes to chase down federal stimulus money with a loan from the Region 2000 Local Government Council.

Move a longtime city resident out to the country, and every raccoon or possum might seem like a wildlife infestation.

Randa Samaha’s life abruptly changed on April 16, 2007, when her younger sister, Reema, was killed in the Virginia Tech shootings that left 32 student and faculty victims dead.

RICHMOND — The state GOP’s central committee elected Louisa County Republican Chairman Pat Mullins on Saturday to serve as party chairman until Republicans statewide vote on a new leader later this month.

As Central Virginia’s first college, it was only appropriate that Virginia University of Lynchburg was also the first area school to hold its 2009 commencement ceremony.

The recent Virginia Supreme Court ruling against the city of Lynchburg could have immediate and long-term impacts on local government budgets statewide.

Newly built streets must connect directly to other neighborhoods, or else state government won’t maintain them, Virginia transportation officials told land developers and planning officials Monday.

The University of Virginia’s endowment pool continued its retreat in February, giving up nearly $100 million.

For the first time in nearly three years, a University of Virginia student has come down with bacterial meningitis.

A group of University of Virginia second-year students will serve jail time in April for what their attorney said is a fraternity prank gone wrong.

The University of Virginia has received a $10.7 million pledge from a longtime patron for the construction of a rehearsal hall for band and music programs.

The Central Virginia Area Agency on Aging will receive about $100,000 in federal stimulus funds to provide meals for low-income seniors.

JARRATT — Virginia has executed a purported drug dealer who gunned down a police officer during a foot chase a decade ago.