Richmond VA

HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - Police are investigating a fatal crash that claimed the life of a juvenile. The incident occurred on W. Broad Street (Route 250) eastbound. As a result of the ongoing investigation, eastbound traffic in the area has been temporarily closed. Drivers are encouraged to avoid the area...

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Virginia Museum of History and Culture is highlighting the Thalhimer family in its “We the People” exhibit as America approaches its 250th birthday. Elizabeth Smartt, a sixth-generation Thalhimer, shared her family’s influence in Richmond spanning more than a century. “My family’s history...

HOPEWELL, Va. — Virginia American Water Company is asking the State Corporation Commission to increase water rates by nearly 30%, a move that would affect residents and businesses in Hopewell and parts of Prince George County. The average resident would pay an additional $11 on their monthly bill if...

Loved ones are remembering 31-year-old Jazmin Wooten-Mitchell after the mother of two was shot and killed by a Richmond police officer roughly two weeks ago.

Heidi Cunningham was found strangled in her Midlothian apartment in 2008. Investigators are reopening the cold case with new forensic testing.

A Mechanicsville family is sharing their experience with fostering children and encouraging other families to consider opening their homes.

Tribal Nations in Virginia are trying to stop development just outside Richmond at the historical birthplace of Powhatan— the father of Pocahontas and a sacred chief of their ancestors. Tribal leaders met at the Rappahannock Tribal Center this week to explain the site’s importance. "Chief Powhatan ruled over...

Five people were displaced following a house fire on Old Bermuda Hundred Road in Chesterfield early Friday morning.

A fourth grade class at Powhatan Elementary School learned the true meaning of Memorial Day through a remembrance ceremony held Thursday.

After a HVAC system failure caused flooding at Richmond High School of the Arts (RHSA), students will be finishing their school year from home.