The Virginia governor's race may be the first political test of President Donald Trump's slashing of the federal workforce through DOGE. Virginia was hit hard by the cuts, with an estimated 23,000 people losing their jobs. The issue is getting extra attention as a Trump ally campaigns with Republican candidate Winsome Earle-Sears in suburban Richmond on Friday. Vivek Ramaswamy is a former Republican presidential contender who is now a candidate for Ohio governor. But it is Ramaswamy’s short-lived tenure as co-leader of Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency that has Democrats fired up. Democrat Abigail Spanberger called on Earle-Sears to cancel the event in light of Ramaswamy’s role as “one of the chief architects of the DOGE effort.”

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) announces that Virginia’s Imported Fire Ant Quarantine was expanded today to include the counties of Chesterfield, Lee, Nottoway, Pittsylvania, Prince George, and Surry, and the independent cities of Colonial Heights, Danville, Hopewell, and Petersburg.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) has confirmed that a horse stabled at a private residence in Chesterfield, Virginia, has recently tested positive for Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA). The horse is currently quarantined on the property and does not pose a risk to other horses in the area.

VSP Med-Flight 1 rescued an injured mountain biker in Amherst County Sunday.

Funeral arrangements have been set for Lieutenant Robert Talbott, a veteran of multiple fire stations around the state.

Matoaca defeated William Fleming in the Region 5C finals on Friday night.

A program in central Virginia is aimed at getting people struggling with drug addiction into treatment by giving them support from recovering addicts who have turned their lives around.

Chesterfield Police are investigating the “accidental death of a child and subsequent suicide of an adult,” NBC 12 reported.

A 41-year-old Chesterfield firefighter died in an apparent swift water rescue incident while off-duty over the weekend.

The Chesterfield County Police Department says one person is dead, and multiple others are injured after a shooting at a party Friday night.

A Virginia man who stopped by a convenience store to buy his kids chocolate milk also bought $1 million scratch-off lottery ticket.

Arrests on marijuana-related charges have fallen dramatically this summer in and around Virginia's capital since a new law legalized possession of small amounts of pot and residents keeping a few cannabis plants, according to a newspaper report.

Tens of thousands of Virginians are casting ballots to choose GOP nominees for governor and other statewide offices this weekend.

UPDATEVirginia State Police said the senior alert has been canceled for 78-year-old Joseph Max Losee and said he has been located safely. ORIGINAL STORYState police have issued a senior alert Sunday for a missing man who was last seen in Chesterfield. Virginia State Police are looking for 78-year-old Joseph Max Losee who is about 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs about 153 pounds. He suffers from cognitive impairment and his disappearance poses a credible threat to his health and safety, according to police. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to contact the Chesterfield Police Department at 804-748-1251.

Virginia State Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Chesterfield, listens to debate during the Senate session at the Capitol Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020, in Richmond, Va. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)UPDATESen. Amanda Chase issued an official statement regarding Facebook suspending her account on Friday morning. ORIGINAL STORYFacebook has suspended the official account of Virginia State Senator and Republican candidate for Virginia Governor, Amanda Chase, for posting false theories and other disputed claims. “We no longer have free speech here in America.”Facebook continues to restrict free speech. Because what I have to say does not fit their narrative my Senator Amanda Chase page has been silenced for 60 days.

CHESTERFIELD, Va. – A Virginia man has been convicted of leaving a loaded firearm near his young son, who accidentally shot himself in the hand. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Monday that the case is one of the first to be prosecuted under a new Virginia law that boosts the penalty for “recklessly” leaving guns near children. Radell J. Bolden of Chesterfield was sentenced to a year in jail with all 12 months suspended. He must forfeit his gun and complete a firearm safety class. The new law makes it a Class 1 misdemeanor to leave a loaded, unsecured firearm around children under 14 in a manner that endangers their life or safety.

CHESTERFIELD, Va. – A Virginia elementary school clinic aide convicted of stealing students' prescription medications and replacing them with other drugs was sentenced Monday to five years in prison. The nurse noticed pill bottles were out when they shouldn't have been, medications were missing from their normal locations and pill count logs showed unexplained changes and revisions, prosecutors alleged. Later that month, a parent reported to police that her child's Adderall pills were missing and had been replaced with Benadryl. A school investigation found that an Adderall prescription for another student had been replaced with a sedative, and a prescription for a third child had been replaced with Aleve, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. A Chesterfield Circuit Judge sentenced her to 18 years in prison with 13 suspended.

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. – Police in Chesterfield said the missing 13-year-old boy has been found safe. Police are asking for help searching for a missing 13-year-old boy in Chesterfield County. Javon Harrison was last seen by his family on Thursday at their home on Deerwater Court. Javon is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs about 140 pounds. Anyone with information was asked to call Chesterfield County Police at 804-748-1251 or Crime Solvers at 804-748-0660.

- The first day of kindergarten is always a special time, but it was made extra special for one Missouri family. On Monday, the community of Chesterfield came together to provide an emotional sendoff for a kindergartner with a very sick dad. More than 20 police officers from at least ten departments gathered outside a chesterfield home to walk five-year-old Carmine Matteline to school. The cops are all friends of Carmine's dad Andy, who's a Woodson Terrace police officer. Dad, friends, and family accompanied carmine to school.