Richmond VA

Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger will be sworn in Saturday, Jan. 17 at noon as the Commonwealth’s 75th and first female governor. Abigail Anne Davis Spanberger, 46, previously represented Virginia’s 7th congressional district for six years. Her career has also included stints as a postal inspector and as an intelligence...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin made what will likely be his final official visit to Petersburg Friday morning, announcing several major initiatives as part of his Partnership for Petersburg program.

Richmond leaders pledge action after string of pedestrian deaths. Since December 2025, six pedestrians have been killed while walking in various parts of the City of Richmond. Two of the fatalities have occurred since New Year’s Day. City leaders, including Mayor Danny Avula and Police Chief Rick Edwards, addressed...

Dishes piled to the ceiling, body odor from not showering, brushing your teeth with sparkling water rather than tap water. If you lived in Richmond in January 2025, you may have suffered these symptoms of the water crisis. Although the time period was turbulent for many, others saw opportunity.

The dirt bike rider apparently was not injured enough to turn his colossal mistake into a hit-and-run. Downtown Richmond-area driver and Redditor /u/Ebola_Fingers shared shocking dashcam footage from earlier this week (Jan 7, 2026) to the /r/IdiotsInCars subreddit showing the moment a dirt bike rider blew a red...

Central Virginians were among the many Americans who took to the streets on Friday to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after three people were shot by federal agents in two separate incidents just days apart.

The investigations into all six recent pedestrian deaths are ongoing, Police Chief Rick Edwards said Thursday. Why it matters: As the city emphasizes prevention, public frustration is mounting over the lack of charges. The big picture: Edwards said pedestrian death investigations take time because of how much...

Both a housing shortage and rising rents in the greater D.C. region are becoming problems that present a long-term economic risk, a new report indicates. From Baltimore through D.C. and down to Richmond, rising housing costs are deterring job seekers and pushing workers to leave for more affordable areas, according...

Over 40 local vendors will participate in the first-ever Made in Virginia Market that celebrates Gov.-elect Abigail Spanberger's (D) inaugural weekend.

Funds controlled by Tampa-based Loci Capital are breaking ground on a new industrial project in Richmond, Virginia, underscoring the firm’s continued deployment of capital through selective, research-driven development decisions. Loci has acquired a 23-acre site in West Richmond in partnership with Summit Real Estate...