Police identify 70-year-old pedestrian struck and killed in Henrico
Richmond Mayor Danny Avula has nominated Odie Donald II as the city’s Chief Administrative Officer. Rain chances increase this weekend. Reducing Richmond's "Heat Island Effect" Updated: 6 hours ago. The sidewalks, roadways and few trees-- are the reason Richmond is known as a "heat island". City leaders push for...
Longtime Richmond educator, former RPS superintendent Dr. Lucille M. Brown dies
Dr. Lucille M. Brown, a longtime educator who served Richmond Public Schools for 38 years, has died.
Employee not charged after killing gunman who entered Richmond restaurant
Richmond police identified the deceased as Dominique Epps, who they say entered Sugar's Crab Shack on Chamberlayne Avenue armed with a gun and wearing a mask.
Feeling returns: Procedure transforms woman’s preventative mastectomy experience
Two sisters with the BRCA gene underwent preventative mastectomies together, with one receiving an innovative re-sensation procedure that restored feeling to her breast tissue after reconstruction.
Henrcio Fatal pedestrian crash
Crews urge people to keep river safety top of mind during summer months. The summer months mean a busy time of the year for water rescue calls. First look: RACC seeks suggestion designs for new shelter on Cary Street. Updated: 17 hours ago. Last November, Richmond City Council approved funding...
Allianz Amphitheater opens in Richmond. What you need to know before you go
Located in the heart of downtown, the venue initial lineup includes performers like Dave Matthews, James Taylor, Counting Crows, Boyz II Men, Dwight Yoakam, Brad Paisley, and Widespread Panic.
12-Year-Old Boy Rescues Younger Brothers & Grandmother From House Fire
A 12-year-old boy is being hailed as a hero after he rescued his grandmother and two brothers from a burning home in Virginia.
First look: RACC seeks suggestion designs for new shelter on Cary Street
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Most people see dusty floors, chipped paint and vacant rooms, but for Richmond Animal Care and Control Director Christie Chipps-Peters, she sees a dream come true. “We hope to have cat condos that will be glass or plexiglass so they can see through that will line...
36-year-old arrested after person was allegedly stabbed in Petersburg
A 36-year-old man has been arrested for malicious wounding in Petersburg in connection to an early stabbing Friday morning.
City Leaders Are Again Talking About Relocating Open High
TheRichmonder online news site is reporting that City leaders are (again) discussing relocating Open High School, possibly to the vacant Clark Springs elementary building. No mention of deed restrictions on the Open High (Grace Arents School) building or its future. Because Open High’s model program works so well...
