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Richmond police provide Monroe Park shooting update

It’s been three weeks since the shooting in Monroe Park after Huguenot High Schools graduation that killed a graduate, Shawn D. Jackson, his stepfather Renzo Smith and injured five others. Since then, official information about the investigation has been scarce, …

VMHC hosts new citizens swearing-in ceremonies July 4

Approximately 75 candidates will be sworn in as newly naturalized citizens during a July 4 ceremony in partnership with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Hanover residents hopeful after Virginia Supreme Court’s Wegmans ruling

A recent decision by the Virginia Supreme Court means residents are being given a second chance to make their case against a Wegmans distribution center — even though construction on the 1.7 million-square-foot facility located in Ashland is nearing completion.

‘As a parent, I’m scared’

Emotions ran high during Monday’s Richmond School Board meeting, as members discussed and argued over the proper path to improve school safety, following multiple security failures, shootings and deaths this year.

Approval looms for city’s revamped budget

Thousands of City Hall retirees will receive a one-time 5 percent bonus. And the city is setting up a fund to buy property for development.

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues

The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following locations:

Political newcomer Rae Cousins upsets opponents for House bid

Rae Cousins, a lawyer and fourth-generation Richmonder, handily won Tuesday’s primary in Richmond to become the Democratic nominee for the 79th House of Delegates District. Ms. Cousins, 43, bested 3rd District City Councilwoman Ann-Frances Lambert, 47, and criminal justice crusader …

Charles Willis, the ‘first responder to first responders’, continues decades of community advocacy

On Tuesday, June 6, Charles Willis was on Cowardin Avenue going to get dinner when he saw police cars racing across the Lee Bridge toward Virginia Commonwealth University’s campus. He knew something was wrong.

New General Assembly building to open later in 2023

Anticipating a possible special session, the Virginia General Assembly announced it won’t be moving into its new building until later this year.

Second gun buyback program for city targeted

City Hall plans to continue to invest in gun buyback programs despite clear evidence that the program has not worked, which studies have shown is the case in virtually every locality offering to pay people to turn in their guns.

Sacred burial site to be marked by mural

A mural with a message embedded in large red, black and green stripes will soon mark an historic but largely unknown Black cemetery in North Side.

Dominion, Library of Virginia honor ‘extraordinary people during challenging times’

A Roanoke pastor and civil rights leader, the first Black woman nuclear engineer at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard, and the first Black NASCAR race winner were among the six African-Americans honored during the 11th annual “Strong Men & Women in …

Swansboro Elementary names auditorium for music teacher

For Wallesa Diane Coleman Jones, teaching elementary schoolchildren to appreciate music has been a labor of love.

Richmond Free Press founders receive City Hall honor and recognition

Jean P. Boone and the late Raymond H. Boone, founders and publishers of the Richmond Free Press newspaper, received recognition from City Council on Monday night to honor their journalistic contributions to the city.

13th Senate District primary candidates discuss their platforms

The issue of abortion and a woman’s right to choose has been front and center in the Virginia primary race in which Sen. Joseph D. “Joe” Morrissey and Lashrecse Aird are vying to become the Democratic candidate for the state …