VCU student loses leg in bus crash during spring break trip
A spring break cruise turned into a nightmare for a group of Virginia Commonwealth University students when a violent crash left a 21-year-old with a life-altering injury.
Richmond’s utility department claims reduced phone wait times while adding new ways to get...
Getting someone on the phone at Richmond’s Department of Public Utilities used to be a coin flip. Back in 2024, the department’s call answer rate sat at just 69%, meaning nearly a third of customers couldn’t get through. Hold times averaged close to a minute. That’s changed...
Richmond hurling club has become one of best in US: ‘That’s a crazy sport’
Richmond's Battery GAA club won a national hurling title and is growing the ancient Irish sport in Central Virginia.
Spanberger names three new members to VCU Board of Visitors
Gov. Abigail Spanberger announced three appointments to the VCU Board of Visitors on Wednesday. The new members will fill the vacancies in the university’s highest governing body created by Democratic lawmakers when they removed three members in February. The new members are Heidi Schlicher Cook, a VCU alum,...
Chesterfield school resumes normal day after someone tried to enter locked doors
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - Chesterfield County Public Schools says someone tried to enter locked doors at L.C. Bird High School on Wednesday morning, causing the school to go into “secure status.”. “After being unable to enter the school, the person ran from the property,” LC Bird officials said in...
Cristo Rey Richmond High School
Cristo Rey Richmond High School on Belmont Avenue came to talk about their offerings at 12 About Town on Tuesday. Cristo Rey Richmond High Schoolthat educates young people of limited economic means to become men and women of faith.
LETTER: VCU should be paying all of you
Jason Brown II, candidate for Virginia’s 4th Congressional District. This letter was submitted by Jason Brown II, a college student, member of the Dinwiddie County School Board and independent candidate for Virginia’s 4th Congressional District. I’m amazed that there aren’t waves of VCU students writing to the...
Avula continues work on Richmond’s audit backlog, but several issues remain unfixed
Richmond Mayor Danny Avula continues to chip away at the city's backlog of overdue audit recommendations -- several of which he inherited upon taking office. However, many vital fixes are still waiting to be implemented.
Charges filed after Franklin Military Academy principal struck by driver
A driver is facing charges after the principal of Franklin Military Academy was struck by a driver last week, according to the Richmond Police Department.
Pawscienda K-9 Ranch opening new doggy daycare and training location in Ashland
A pet resort is expanding in Hanover County, bringing doggy daycare and training services to the town of Ashland.
