Richmond VA

RICHMOND, VA – Jan. 12, 2026 — AARP Virginia volunteer advocates will urge lawmakers to act on the organization’s legislative agenda when the General Assembly convenes Jan. 14, including three priority issues: creating a Prescription Drug Affordability Board, establishing paid family leave and protecting consumers...

Jury selection began Monday for a Richmond man accused of killing two men within five days of each other in 2023.

As the state prepares to inaugurate its next governor and lawmakers return to Richmond for 2026 next General Assembly legislative session this week, energy and environment policies are expected to dominate debates. Advocacy groups are laying out policies they want to see garner lawmakers’ support and the governor’s...

New analysis shows 1 in 3 Americans experience winter depression symptoms, far higher than the 5% with diagnosed seasonal affective disorder

RICHMOND, Va. — Lillie Pearl is on the move. The downtown Richmond restaurant which opened on Grace Street in 2020 will soon takeover the restaurant space at 305 Brook Road, near the Maggie Walker statue, that most recently housed And Dim Sum and Max’s on Broad before that.

A 33-year-old Glen Allen man died when he crashed his car on Woodman Road just before 7 p.m., Jan. 11. According to an initial investigation by Henrico Police officials, Cody Lee Page was tailgating another vehicle heading north on Woodman Road when he attempted to pass it on the

Mourners filled the auditorium of Hopewell High School on a rainy Jan. 10 afternoon to remember Hopewell City Councilor Yolanda Wyche Stokes, whose service to Hopewell took her from homelessness to Hopewell City Council, only to see her longtime goal cut short after one year in office. Several of the speakers at the...

WRIC 8 News reports that over 40 local vendors will participate in the first-ever Made in Virginia Market that celebrates Governor-Elect Abigail Spanberger’s (D) inaugural weekend.

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Hundreds of protesters gathered on West Broad Street Saturday to condemn the death of Renee Good and demand immigration enforcement changes in the “ICE Out of Virginia” rally. Dozens lined the streets chanting and carrying signs that said, “We Are All Renee Good” and...

Dolly Parton likes to say, “If you see someone without a smile, give ’em one of yours.” For retired dentist Kit Sullivan, this philosophy translates to the tulips, peonies, larkspurs, and Virginia bluebells that fill her Richmond garden each spring. “Flowers always make people happy,” she says. “I wish they lasted...