Richmond VA

We’re back! All RPS schools and offices will open tomorrow, February 4, on a 2-hour delay. Care and Safety, Facilities, Maintenance, and Transportation staff (excluding drivers and monitors) should report at their normally scheduled time to prepare buildings for students and staff. All other staff (including drivers...

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - An apartment fire at Ashley Oaks Apartments displaced 8 adults and 17 children today. The fire started around 12 p.m. on Monday. Reports say there were several fire trucks at the scene battling the fire. The Red Cross is now helping multiple families displaced by the...

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond is yearning for community more than ever, and it’s very apparent thanks to two TikTok influencers who are bringing people in the city together in unique ways. One influencer fosters community through a love of sweet treats, while the other brings people together through...

The Richmond School Board appointed Anne Holton, Virginia's former secretary of education, to fill the vacant 6th District seat this week. Why it matters: She told Axios in an interview that the opportunity feels like a chance "to come full circle" — her father, former Gov. Linwood Holton, helped integrate RPS in the...

Parents of students at Central Virginia schools are frustrated as inclement weather conditions keep some schools closed for a second week.

A shooting during an attempted robbery at a Dollar General in South Richmond Tuesday night has renewed calls from advocates for people to use safe exchange zones when buying or selling items online.

VIRGINIA — A missing 11-year-old Henrico County boy is considered endangered, according to police. The Henrico County Police Division issued a missing and endangered runaway juvenile alert on Wednesday, Feb. 4, for Cameron Na-dir Failson of Henrico. Police said Failson was reported missing after officers were called...

February 3, 1962 — It was a big thrill to Sammy Price recently when he was named a page for the 1962 General Assembly. Sammy is now hard at work in Richmond. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Hudson Price of Luray, and was presented to Speaker Blackburn Moore by his great uncle, Delegate Charles D. Price of Stanley,...

Think your local grocery store has it all? Think again. Virginia’s food markets are where the magic happens, where farmers shake your hand and bakers still knead dough before sunrise. These aren’t your average produce aisles. They’re bustling hubs of flavor, community, and tradition that turn a simple...

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WWBT) - Ice conditions continue to disrupt mail delivery and trash pickup services across the Richmond area, with some residents reporting nearly two weeks without service. Henrico County paused trash services for several days because trucks couldn’t navigate icy roads. County officials said they...