The Virginia Department of Historic Resources just announced that nine historic sites have officially been designated as Virginia Landmarks.

POWHATAN, Va. A white Virginia woman has been charged with filing a false assault report against a Black couple, authorities said. Powhatan County Chief Deputy Jeff Searfoss said the department received an assault report from Townsend Tuesday. Searfoss said an investigation determined an assault didn't occur and Townsend later confessed to lying about the incident. Deputy Commonwealth's Attorney Robert Cerullo said his department takes false reports seriously because of wasted resources, The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. Cerullo said false reports also cause harm to citizens who are "wrongly accused and or arrested."