Chesterfield school receives threatening calls two days in a row
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - For the second straight day, there is a police presence at Crenshaw Elementary due to a threatening phone call. Police say an unknown person made a threatening phone call on Wednesday morning and then hung up. Police immediately responded to the school and were at the...
Virginia mother fights release of man acquitted in son’s death: ‘Way too soon’
A judge is considering whether to grant conditional release to Derrick Adjei, who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2022 shooting death of Kyle Stoner.
A look inside the Pigeon and Dove exhibit at the Virginia State Fair
Of the more than 300 different types of pigeons, 20 of them are represented at the Virginia State Fair this year.
Lottery ticket found in closet turns out to be $100,000 winner
A Virginia woman doing some cleaning at home found a box of scratch-off lottery tickets in her closet -- and one of them turned out to be a $100,000 winner.
Gun-free zones and the National Guard: Police Chief Rick Edwards on ‘Untold’
In the latest episode of “Untold – A WTVR Podcast,” host Catie Beck talks with Rick Edwards, the chief of the Richmond Police Department.
‘The end of an era’: Richmond’s Fan Tastic Thrift Store permanently closes
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Fan Tastic Thrift Store on Richmond’s Main Street has permanently closed, and the property is now on sale. The store, located at 1914 W. Main Street in Richmond’s Fan District, sold used clothing, shoes, and home goods for years. On Tuesday, Sept. 30,...
VA Firefighter Says His Gear Gave Him Cancer. Now He’s Taking Companies to Court.
LUCA POWELL – Richmond Times-Dispatch, Va. A Richmond firefighter is suing some of America’s biggest chemical companies, alleging their negligence contributed to his leukemia diagnosis. Jonathan Clarke, a veteran master firefighter, is suing numerous companies involved in the making of firefighter “turnout” gear,...
ICE detains lawfully present Richmond father as son waits for school bus
It was a Wednesday morning like any other for 17-year-old Guillermo — his mother was downstairs fixing breakfast, while his dad was outside their Richmond home doing yard work. As he got ready for school, Guillermo remembers his father teasing him, saying "Bolas, bolas. Te va a dejar el...
Richmond officials outline safety improvements for Hull Street
Richmond officials are detailing major improvements coming to Hull Street, one of the city’s busiest and most crash-prone corridors.
‘It’s not fair’: Local contractors still out thousands more than a year after Richmond...
More than two years after construction began for an affordable housing project in the Southside of Richmond, the site remains unfinished and unused.
