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The presidential election, as well as contests for the U.S. Senate, Congress, Richmond Mayor, City Council and School Board, take place: Tuesday, Nov. 5

RPS trip traces African American experience in the South

It was a summer to remember for the Armstrong Leadership Program and its student leaders. Leaders road-tripped around the South in exploring and contemplating the African American experience during slavery, Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Movement.

Spanberger and Earle-Sears tied in first 2025 gubernatorial poll

A little over one year before the 2025 gubernatorial election, Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears and U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Prince William, the two leading declared candidates for governor, are tied at 39% support each, according to a new statewide …

NAACP forum addresses Project 2025’s impact on Black communities

Local NAACP leaders and pastors gathered for a forum at St. Paul’s Baptist Church last Thursday evening to inform voters about Project 2025 and its potential impact on local Black communities.

GRTC ridership continues to increase: ‘Zero fare is paying for itself’

Greater Richmond Transit Company continues to report increased ridership along most routes and attributes the success to the zero fare program implemented in spring 2020, near the start of the pandemic.

Report details Irvo Otieno’s poor treatment before death, calls for reforms

At least 11 hours restrained in a chair. That’s one of the details from an investigative report into the killing of Irvo Otieno, and the conditions that led to his death while in the custody of Henrico County sheriff’s deputies …

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs will stay in jail after 2nd judge denies bail

Sean “Diddy” Combs is staying locked up after a judge Wednesday rejected the hip-hop mogul’s proposal that he await his sex trafficking trial in the luxury of his Florida mansion instead of a grim Brooklyn federal jail.

Former Gov. Wilder and experts discuss people-first governance

With election season in full swing, former Virginia Gov. L. Douglas Wilder joined political analysts for a discussion on the importance of a people-first government during a symposium at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Singleton Performing Arts Center on Tuesday evening.

Cristo Rey Richmond High School names new president and CEO

Cristo Rey Richmond High School appointed Charleita M. Richardson as its new president and CEO, effective Nov. 4, the school’s board of directors announced last week.

Health districts promote Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week

The Richmond and Henrico health districts are joining the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in observing Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week through Sept. 21.

Candidates focus on student safety, leadership at 3rd District forum

Another round of a very important job interviews for Richmond School Board candidates happened in Linwood Holton Elementary School’s gymnasium Tuesday evening.

Council hopefuls meet in packed community forum

Three candidates vying for Richmond’s 3rd District City Council seat made their case Tuesday evening at Linwood Holton Elementary School, presenting their visions for the North Side’s future.

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues

For the week ending Saturday, Sept. 14, hospital admissions in Virginia associated with COVID-19 dropped 9.3% from the previous week, and new admissions remain low. Five deaths associated with COVID-19 were reported within the same timeframe. Updated data on COVID-19 …

Voting Information

The presidential election, as well as contests for the U.S. Senate, Congress, Richmond Mayor, City Council and School Board, take place: Tuesday, Nov. 5

Haitians in Ohio find solidarity at church after chaotic week of false pet-eating claims

For many Haitian immigrants, Sunday mornings in Springfield, Ohio, are spent joyfully worshiping God as they sing and pray in their native Creole. Last Sunday, they needed that uplifting balm more than ever.