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Published on August 10, 2023
Seventy-three years ago, 10 men made history as the first Black firefighters in Richmond. In 2021 artists Sir James Thornhill, Jason Ford and Kevin Orlosky paid tribute to the firefighters with a mural painted on the wall of Mocha Temple on North 2nd Street in Jackson Ward. Charles L. Belle, William E. Brown, Douglas P. Evans, Harvey S. Hicks II, Warren W. Kersey, Bernard C. Lewis, Farrar Lucas, Arthur L. Page, Arthur C. St. John and Linwood M. Wooldridge manned Engine Company No. 9 in September in 1950, according to published reports.

Seventy-three years ago, 10 men made history as the first Black firefighters in Richmond. In 2021 artists Sir James Thornhill, Jason Ford and Kevin Orlosky …

Published on August 10, 2023

Published on August 10, 2023
Dr. Simpson

Dr. Simpson

Published on August 10, 2023
Simone Biles soars in her return to competition on Saturday, Aug. 5, following a two-year layoff. The gymnastics star easily won the U.S. Classic, posting a score of 59.100, a full five points ahead of Leanne Wong.

Simone Biles soars in her return to competition on Saturday, Aug. 5, following a two-year layoff. The gymnastics star easily won the U.S. Classic, posting …

Published on August 10, 2023
Closing out this year’s event will be, Be’la Dona, an all-female band out of Washington, D.C., that mixes “sensual crank” with rock, R&B, gospel, pop, jazz and D.C.’s go-go.

Closing out this year’s event will be, Be’la Dona, an all-female band out of Washington, D.C., that mixes “sensual crank” with rock, R&B, gospel, pop, …

Published on August 10, 2023

Published on August 10, 2023

Published on August 10, 2023
Mr. Coles

Mr. Coles

Published on August 10, 2023
Teenora Thurston, 46, of North Side, attended the workshop to learn about her options to have her records expunged.

Teenora Thurston, 46, of North Side, attended the workshop to learn about her options to have her records expunged.

Published on August 10, 2023
In this file photo, students return to Richneck Elementary in Newport News on Jan. 30, 2023. In the moments after a 6-year-old shot his teacher on Jan. 6 in a classroom at the school, the child made statements to a reading specialist like, “I shot that (expletive) dead,” according to police search warrants that were unsealed in July.

In this file photo, students return to Richneck Elementary in Newport News on Jan. 30, 2023. In the moments after a 6-year-old shot his teacher …

Published on August 10, 2023
Jamisha Seward says she was held in the emergency room of a Henrico County hospital for more than three days last September. A new state law allows a person to be released sooner than three days if an evaluation shows the individual is no longer a threat, suicidal and no longer needs hospitalization.

Jamisha Seward says she was held in the emergency room of a Henrico County hospital for more than three days last September. A new state …

Published on August 10, 2023
Ms. Woodruff

Ms. Woodruff

Published on August 10, 2023
City of Richmond Chief of Police Rick Edwards speaks to the audience after his July 24 swearing-in ceremony at Richmond City Hall.

City of Richmond Chief of Police Rick Edwards speaks to the audience after his July 24 swearing-in ceremony at Richmond City Hall.

Published on August 10, 2023

Published on August 3, 2023

Published on August 3, 2023
Gov. DeSantis

Gov. DeSantis

Published on August 3, 2023
Responding to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ challenge to debate the merits of the his state’s new curriculum on African-American history, Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday told a cheering audience at a convention of Black women missionaries in Orlando: “I’m here in Florida. And I will tell you there is no roundtable, no lecture, no invitation we will accept to debate an undeniable fact: There were no redeeming qualities of slavery.”

Responding to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ challenge to debate the merits of the his state’s new curriculum on African-American history, Vice President Kamala Harris on …

Published on August 3, 2023
Work is underway on a new central forensics laboratory on Studley Road in Hanover County. The $189 million project is scheduled for completion in 2025. The project includes construction of a four-story, state-of-the-art forensic facility, of about 89,000 square meters, according to a news release from the builder, Skanska USA. When finished, the facility will house the Virginia Department of Forensic Science and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, alongside space for analysis laboratories, autopsies, evidence storage, training, state administrative needs, among other functions.

Work is underway on a new central forensics laboratory on Studley Road in Hanover County. The $189 million project is scheduled for completion in 2025. …

Published on August 3, 2023
Butterflies roam North Side

Butterflies roam North Side

Published on August 3, 2023