Richmond VA

Sometime in the early 1900s, if you turned off 2nd Street onto East Leigh in Richmond's Jackson Ward, you would have left the bustle of the neighborhood's Black Wall Street and entered the quieter residential block known as Quality Row. A block or so in, sat a two-story brick rowhouse...

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond’s Zoning Advisory Council met Wednesday to discuss the city’s ongoing effort to overhaul its zoning code for the first time since the 1970s — and not everyone is satisfied with who is at the table. The advisory council is a non-voting subcommittee...

St. Patrick's Day was so good the first time that Richmond is celebrating yet again this weekend. The best part: It's happening as spring is officially starting. 🌌 GalaxyCon is back at the Greater Richmond Convention Center through Sunday. Times vary per day. Single tickets start at $45 and 3-day passes at $150.

Leaders outlined new safety measures for Shockoe Bottom, including increased police patrols, new surveillance cameras and a safety ambassador program, following a mass shooting that left two dead.

The Richmond Police Department has extended its contract with Flock Safety Automatic License Plate Readers (ALPRs), according to their public information officer Phon Hoonson. Some Richmonders are demanding the city remove AI-powered video cameras from the streets as the city defends their utility in responding to...

A sixth-grade student at Albert Hill Middle School won the school's annual Pi Bee, and set a new record for the most digits of Pi recited.

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond Police are investigating after an 18-year-old was shot Tuesday night. According to police, officers were called to the 1200 block of St. Peter Street for reports of a person shot just before 9:45 p.m. March 17. Once on scene, officers found Markese Callahan-Davis, 18, of...

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -Virginia State Police are investigating a crash involving a tractor-trailer crash on I-95 in Richmond. VSP says the driver of the tractor-trailer swerved for an unknown reason and hit the left Jersey wall near exit 69/Bells Road. The tractor-trailer driver then overcorrected and collided with a...

The Richmond-area community is mourning after the death of Dr. Jennifer Domer, a pediatrician at Commonwealth Pediatrics, who has been described as "the soul" of the practice.

The advanced statistics say UNC's first-round matchup with VCU is closer than anyone wants to admit — here's what the numbers actually say about the upset watch.