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These tiny patients are all set for Halloween thanks to the kindness of Richmond neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) nurses.

Fit-X, a new party-style fitness bootcamp, has arrived in Richmond, and its founder gave 8News Anchors the opportunity to try out some exercises on Friday.

The Richmond SPCA will host its 27th Annual Fur Ball on Saturday, November 1st, at The Jefferson Hotel, beginning at 5:30 p.m. The black-tie, pet-friendly gala serves as the organization’s largest annual fundraiser, supporting the Cinderella Fund, which provides lifesaving veterinary treatment for thousands of...

Workers at Tri Cities Airport remain on the job. Federal workers trudging through a government shutdown that pays their salary. They’re going without to keep passengers safe, according to airport executives who are calling on local residents to make donations to keep these workers going and able to live without a...

Have you been contemplating pet adoption, or simply love perusing adorable pets? A myriad of delightful pets are available for adoption at various animal shelters in the vicinity of midlothian..

Searching for fun fall festivals to attend or Halloween-themed happenings? The Progress-Index has you covered. There are plenty going on in our readership area and beyond. Check out the long list below. Businesses, churches, restaurants, nonprofit organizations and others would love your attendance. Grab family...

The Richmond Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), in partnership with more than fourteen Richmond-area civic and social justice organizations, proudly announces the “United We Stand” March and Rally to be held on Sunday, November 2, 2025, in Richmond, Virginia. The march will begin at 3:00...

Henrico County, Virginia, home to the Richmond metro area and an epicenter for new data centers, is using the growth of data centers to fund affordable housing. As Christina Plerhoples Stacy explains in a piece for the Urban Institute’s Urban Wire, “Using tax revenue from data centers, Henrico County seeded a new...

Patches — once called "the largest cat anyone has ever seen" when surrendered to Richmond's animal control — has lost more than half his body weight. Why it matters: The lovable chunkster kitty weighed in at 18.94 pounds last week, surpassing his original goal weight by more than a pound.

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) — Governor Glenn Youngkin will be holding a press conference alongside Secretary of Health and Human Resources Janet Kelly to discuss the delivery of emergency food benefits to Virginia’s SNAP beneficiaries. According to a release, the press conference is set to take place starting at 12:15 p.m....