Richmond VA

A family-friendly festival featuring sensory-friendly activities, community exhibitors, live entertainment and a chance to win $10,000 is back.

Welcome to the Heights🧡 A new community providing a place for domestic violence survivors and their children to live, heal, and thrive. This community of housing is name after Richmond’s own Civil Rights Leader, Dr. Dorothy Height. It’s such an honor to collaborate with the YWCA building stronger, safer and flourishing

Urdu, Arabic and Islamic imagery intermingled with red, white and blue branding at the 76 th annual Ahmadiyya Muslim Jalsa Salana convention this weekend at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, coinciding with the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. The ideas of the nation’s founding

Henrico-based Junior League of Richmond recently made a $10,000 grant to Girls on the Run Greater Richmond to support the expansion of its evidence-based youth development program to additional schools in Henrico, Richmond and Chesterfield, serving about 100 more girls across the region. The grant reflects

FARMVILLE—The craft of cultivating beauty is blossoming across the commonwealth. There are around 320 Virginia farms growing cut flowers and florist greens today—a 73% increase from 184 farms in 2017. Floriculture ranked 11th among Virginia’s top farm commodities, generating over $132 million in cash receipts in 2024,

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — On the latest episode of A New Leash on Life, hosts Jessica Kirk and Jessica Wetzler ask Richmond SPCA Director of Communications Dore McGuire about keeping your pets safe during summer heat waves. To watch more livestreams and digital video content, head to the WRIC+...

RICHMOND, Va. -- July 7th is World Chocolate Day! To mark the sweet food holiday, we stopped by For the Love of Chocolate in Richmond’s Carytown neighborhood. With more than 90 vendors, the shop offers locally-made and internationally-made treats. Owner Elizabeth Vranas talked with us about some of their...

Richmond Public Schools is giving middle schoolers an early introduction to the programs at the city's newest high school, set to open in August.

The Virginia Department of Education is investigating SwimRVA following the death of 9-year-old King Overton, who drowned on June 15 while attending a swim camp at SwimRVA-North.

The four suspects charged with killing 18-year-old Jayden McComber are now facing additional charges, including first-degree murder.