Across the county
Firefighters Battle Van and Brush Fire on Powhite Parkway
Chesterfield firefighters extinguished a van fire that spread to brush along Powhite Parkway near Courthouse Road on Tuesday, with no injuries reported.
Chesterfield Library Encourages Residents to Join Summer Library Game
Chesterfield County Public Library's 2026 Summer Library Game, running through September 1, offers reading challenges, prizes, and community service opportunities across all 10 county branches and via the Beanstack app.
Chesterfield Discusses Cannabis Safety Amid Evolving Drug Landscape
Chesterfield County's Prevention Services is educating residents about modern cannabis safety, highlighting how today's products are far more potent and varied than past decades, posing particular risks to children and adolescents.
Chesterfield County Unemployment Rate: Current Numbers
Chesterfield County's unemployment rate stood at 3.3% in April 2026, up slightly from 2.9% a year earlier, reflecting moderate growth in what remains a strong regional job market.
Chesterfield woman's death ruled homicide; husband charged
A Chesterfield woman's 2021 death, initially treated as suicide, has been ruled a homicide; her husband was arrested in Florida after a five-year investigation and charged with first-degree murder.
Chesterfield Schools Passes on Diwali; Families Keep Fighting
Chesterfield County Schools rejected calls to include Diwali on the 2027-2028 calendar, but Hindu and Sikh families say they're continuing to push the district for recognition of the major holiday.
Midlothian man arrested in Chesterfield vandalism spree
Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office arrested a Midlothian man for vandalizing four public and commercial buildings in a single night, including the county courthouse and central library.
Chesterfield teacher found not guilty of assaulting student
A Chesterfield judge found special education teacher Jennifer Repole, 50, not guilty of assaulting a student on June 16, 2026, after surveillance video showed the boy bit her first; the judge called her conduct a discipline issue for the school rather than a crime.
Court: Chesterfield officer can face lawsuit over deadly shooting
A federal appeals court upheld the denial of qualified immunity to a Chesterfield officer in the fatal shooting of a man experiencing a mental health crisis, allowing the family's $35 million lawsuit to proceed.
Chesterfield accused of destroying public records in lawsuit
Chesterfield County faces sanctions and litigation cost demands after allegedly destroying public records at the center of a nearly four-year-old lawsuit filed by a local woman who criticized police handling of a child abuse report.