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Judge dismisses effort to remove state Sen. Louise Lucas

A Chesapeake judge swiftly rebuked a conservative group’s effort July 2 to remove a Black state senator from office over her role in a protest that ended with heavy damage to a Confederate monument in Portsmouth.

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Is 3D printing the next big thing in home building?

Free Press honored with top awards in NNPA contest

The Richmond Free Press has received national recognition for its commitment to the local community with the Carl Murphy Award for community service presented by the National Newspaper Publishers Association.

RPS offers plan to boost student literacy

Nearly half of all Richmond students cannot read proficiently when they enter high school, leading to high dropout rates and a host of other ills, Richmond Public Schools acknowledges.

Free COVID-19 testing and vaccines

COVID-19 testing is available at various drug stores, clinics and urgent care centers throughout the area for people with and without health insurance. Several offer tests with no out-of-pocket costs.

Fulton family receives unexpected blessing of mortgage payoff

It began as a casual conversation. Then it quickly turned into what Travis L. and Latarsha F. Woods can only call “a blessing from God.”

Area Independence Day celebrations to feature fireworks

Want fireworks with your Independence Day celebration?

Fourth of July closing schedule

In observance of the Fourth of July holiday on Sunday, July 4, please note the following:

Medicaid adds dental coverage

Adults with Medicaid just became eligible for teeth cleaning and other dental services.

Black Voters Matter brings ‘Freedom Ride for Voting Rights’ to Richmond

Black Voters Matter brought its “Freedom Ride for Voting Rights” bus caravan to Monroe Park last week, continuing the civil rights efforts of the first Freedom Riders 60 years ago and to push voting access and equity locally and nationally.

Slot machine-style ‘skill games’ end July 1, taking away some people’s ‘joy’

James E. Henson is not going to wear black. But he will join in mourning the loss of the so- called “gray machines” that are on the way out of convenience stores, truck stops and a host of other retail …

Unbridled joy

Huguenot High School’s graduation Monday was a day to remember — the first Richmond Public Schools gradu- ates to walk across a stage and receive their diplomas in a traditional, big group ceremony since the pandemic hit in March 2020.

Virginia hopes to remove time capsule along with Lee statue

If a court clears the way, the state of Virginia expects to remove not just a soaring statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Richmond’s historic Monument Avenue, but also a little-known piece of history tucked inside the massive …

Free COVID-19 testing and vaccines

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

Community members call for School Board to work with city on new George Wythe

The George Wythe High School community has a clear and strong message for the Richmond School Board: George Wythe can’t wait; build a new high school now.