Richmond VA

A woman initially charged with reckless driving after hitting a juvenile last Halloween in Colonial Heights is now facing six charges in the case, including felony child maiming and child endangerment. Halethal Ivyleesha Lashell Walls, 36, of Hopewell, was taken into custody March 12 after a grand jury indicted her,...

Richmond's Department of Public Works (DPW) is kicking off its annual neighborhood cleanup program this weekend.

A veteran firefighter has been named Hopewell's new deputy fire chief. Robert Williams was previously the Hopewell Fire Department's emergency management coordinator, and as emergency management specialist before then. He came to the city after retiring as assistant chief of the Defense Logistics Agency Fire &...

Brunch in Richmond is about to get a lot louder. Harry’s at Hofheimer has rolled out a new Sing-Along Brunch series that turns the typical weekend meal into something closer to a concert than a casual eggs-and-mimosas affair. Held inside the Historic Hofheimer Building in Scott’s Addition, each event pairs a live DJ...

Gary the turkey has taken over a Chesterfield County intersection — and his fan pages have thousands of followers, including some in Denmark.

Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who once lived in Richmond, shaped the sound of rock 'n' roll. Now, more than 50 years after her death, her legacy is finally getting its due.

The principal of Franklin Military Academy was struck by a driver earlier this week, the school's assistant principal confirmed Friday.

As of 6:30 p.m. Friday, at least five colleges in Virginia have investigated bomb threats at on-campus libraries — while a sixth warned people away from its library for an unnamed “active threat.”. Evacuations have occurred at University of Virginia, Bridgewater College, George Mason University, Randolph–Macon...

March 13, 2026 (Richmond, VA) — Governor Abigail Spanberger during the annual Virginia Governor’s Cup Gala at Richmond’s Main Street Station awarded the 2026 Virginia Governor’s Cup® to Valley Road Vineyards in Nelson County for its 2023 Cabernet Franc Reserve. Now in its 44th year, the Virginia Governor’s Cup®...

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -Fatal hit-and-run crashes are hitting record highs across the country, and Richmond has felt the impact with two pedestrian deaths already this year. The latest research from AAA shows 15% of all police-reported crashes involved a driver who left the scene, which comes down to one in seven...