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JUSTIN SAVOY Chesterfield Recovery Academy – a partnership between Chesterfield County Public Schools, the county’s Community Services Board and the state Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services – opened for classes Aug. 22 with a capacity of 25 students and authorization from the Virginia Board of Education to teach all 81 courses offered in

In Arlington and across the state, hospital emergency rooms are filling up with people in mental health crises, often handcuffed to gurneys and attended by law enforcement officers.

When folks show up to Thursday’s free community meal at the Perla Building in Tamaqua they’ll be asked this question: “Where did you sleep on the night of Wednesday, Jan. 25?” The question is part of ...

The proposals range from a life at conception measure to bans on most abortions at 15 weeks or 24 weeks.

The proposals range from a life at conception measure to bans on most abortions at 15 weeks or 24 weeks.

Virginia’s Youth in Action (YAYA) stood with a bipartisan group of lawmakers from both the House and Senate for a press conference on students’ mental health on Tuesday.

A major renovation of the facility remains a decision to be made by the state legislature.

Virginia’s Youth in Action (YAYA) stood with a bipartisan group of lawmakers from both the House and Senate for a press conference on students’ mental health on Tuesday.

“When I saw her headstone, I was so thrilled and I thought, I’ve got to clean this place up,” Olivia J. Garland said.

Answers to what's happening with the boy who shot his Richneck Elementary School teacher are murky, in part because he's a juvenile.