Negotiators haven’t met yet as infighting threatens to derail General Assembly budget process
Could the Democratic-controlled Virginia General Assembly need more time to pass a budget for the next two fiscal years?
This Enchanting Restaurant In Virginia Lets You Dine With Fish Swimming All Around You
You know that feeling when you’re eating seafood and you wonder if the fish would approve of your dining choices?. At Islamorada Fish Company in Ashland, Virginia, you can literally make eye contact with them while you decide. Here’s the thing about most seafood restaurants: they try really hard...
Lawyer says Hopewell ex-city manager to refile discrimination claims
The attorney for a former Hopewell official suing the city over her firing last spring says a judge’s decision to dismiss her lawsuit was “a voluntary and joint decision” by all parties involved, and his client plans to refile the claims that have been cleared to continue. In a March 4 order, U.S. District Judge John...
Police identify body found in James River near Rockett’s Landing as missing Richmond man
The body found in the James River near Rockett's Landing in Varina on Friday afternoon has been identified as a missing Richmond man, according to an update from the Henrico Police Division. Tuesday, police identified the man as John Anothony Lopez Joubert, 36, of Richmond. He was reported
Man shot along Hull Street in South Richmond, sources tell Jon Burkett
A portion of Hull Street in South Richmond was shut down Wednesday night after a man was shot, Crime Insider sources tell Jon Burkett.
Witnesses: Drivers did donuts, crowds threw eggs during street takeover near St. Mary’s Hospital
Witnesses say more than 100 people gathered in Richmond's West End early Sunday morning to watch cars race and do donuts in the middle of an intersection and at least one person who tried to leave the scene says she was pelted with eggs and chased by the
‘We are not all criminals’: Richmond vape store owners push back against city shutdown...
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Dozens of Richmond vape and convenience store owners are calling on the city to allow their shuttered businesses to reopen. Many of them say a city enforcement initiative has unfairly targeted the Yemeni-American community. The store owners and their civil rights attorney held a press...
Petersburg police: 6-year-old shot and killed
PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - Police in Petersburg say a 6-year-old girl was shot and killed late Tuesday. Police say the shooting happened in the 2300 block of Navajo Court. Petersburg Police tried to provide aid and rushed the girl to the hospital, but she later died. There’s currently no information...
First Alert Weather Day: Dropping back into the 30s Thursday
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Thursday’s weather will be a shock to the system after Tuesday and Wednesday’s record heat in the 80s. Wednesday will be the last day in an eight-day stretch of much warmer than normal weather. Because we’ve been so used to the summer-like days, we’re...
Henrico Police investigating overnight vehicle vandalism, larceny rampage
Henrico Police officials are investigating a string of overnight incidents in which someone vandalized and/or stole items from nearly 40 vehicles in the West End and Sandston. The incidents occurred between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m. March 11 in the following locations: 400 block International Centre Drive,

















