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Kings Dominion changes name of roller coaster
Kings Dominion amusement park is changing the name of a roller coaster named after the war whoop of a Confederate soldier.
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Ready to work
New RPS Superintendent Jason Kamras rolls out ambitious 100-day plan just days after being sworn into office
The new Richmond Public Schools chief wasted no time getting to work. Just four days after being sworn in, Superintendent Jason Kamras on Monday night rolled out his plan to get RPS moving.
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Private contractors costing city big $ for snow removal
When snow falls in Richmond, City Hall is forced to pay big bucks to private contractors to clear the streets. The reason: Up to half of the aging fleet of city dump trucks that double as snowplows are usually parked, awaiting repairs, according to a new report from the Department of Public Works.
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New report: Reforms to help drivers with suspended licenses not working
When Shaniqua Wyatt Jackson needs to go somewhere, she has to catch a ride with a friend or catch a bus. She knows how to drive, but the 37-year-old would court arrest because her driver’s license is suspended. It has been since 2015 because she could not pay the fines a Richmond judge imposed after finding her guilty of several traffic infractions.
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CHIP program extended for 6 years
The Children’s Health Insurance Program, which benefits nearly 70,000 Virginia children and about 9 million youths across the country, has gained six years of new life and funding.
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Minor re-elected chairman of Richmond Democratic Committee
James E. “J.J.” Minor III will continue to lead the Richmond Democratic Committee.
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Stolen private account information discovered by UR security
During a security sweep, the University of Richmond’s information security staff discovered a website containing a list of stolen account credentials — a list with approximately 1.4 billion pieces of private account information such as email addresses and passwords.
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Cityscape // Joshua Lambert unveils a new honorary street sign at 1st and Baker streets that pays tribute to his late grandfather, Dr. Benjamin J. …
Published on February 2, 2018
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Democratic response to President Trump’s State of the Union address
Good evening ladies and gentlemen. It is a privilege to join you tonight. We are here in Fall River, Mass., a proud American city built by immigrants.
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Mars has star power winning 6 Grammys
R&B artist Bruno Mars won the top prize at the Grammy Awards on Sunday in another victory for pop-driven music over rap, now the most popular genre in the nation.
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Super Bowl trivia for Sunday’s big game
Cheese steak or clam chowder? “American Bandstand” or “Cheers”?
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Injuries contribute to VSU’s loss to Bowie State University
Cyonte Melvin is a bundle of basketball talent, but he’s not fully healthy. In a nutshell, that sums up the Virginia State University Trojans who took a rare stumble last Saturday in a 65-55 loss to Bowie State University at the VSU Multi-Purpose Center.
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Jada Boyd packs a wallop in VHSL record book
You don’t judge a book by its cover. Nor is it wise to judge an athlete by the size of their school. As it turns out, one of Virginia’s elite basketball prospects attends one of Virginia’s smallest public high schools. Meet Jada Boyd, a junior technology major at the Appomattox Regional Governor’s School in Petersburg, enrollment 359 for grades 9 through 12.
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Photo of then-Sen. Obama and Minister Farrakhan may have tanked presidential chances
It was during a mid-2005 Congressional Black Caucus meeting on Capitol Hill when award-winning journalist Askia Muhammad captured one of the most significant photos of his career.
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VUU president accused of fraud
Dr. Hakim J. Lucas was supposed to be the ideal fit when Virginia Union University’s board named the 40-year-old as the historic institution’s 13th president in August.
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Chief Durham touts city’s 2017 crime drop; asks for public’s help
Richmond residents can breathe a little easier as overall crime in the city dropped by 1 percent in 2017. During a media presentation on Jan. 24 at police headquarters, Richmond Police Chief Alfred Durham said violent crime — homicide, rape, robbery and aggravated assault — dropped by 2 percent in 2017, while property crimes — arson, burglary, larceny and auto theft — rose by 1 percent.
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City report offers grim view of future revenue, expenses
Richmond appears to be booming. Construction is underway on new apartments, commercial space and government buildings.
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City, schools officials struggle over how to fund school building improvement plan
Richmond officials continue to struggle over a funding plan for the public school system’s facilities. In a two-hour meeting Monday night of the Education Compact, Mayor Levar M. Stoney, and members of the Richmond School Board and Richmond City Council exchanged ideas and concerns on the best way to move forward to replace or improve the city’s aging and decrepit school buildings.
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Va. Legislative Black Caucus pushes bipartisan measures to end school-to-prison pipeline
Capital News Service The Virginia Legislative Black Caucus was joined Monday by a bipartisan group of state legislators supporting bills to combat the school-to-prison pipeline.
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‘I was handed a death sentence’
Advocates help NAACP stalwart Ora Lomax receive life-saving dialysis after a Henrico center moves to terminate her treatment
Getting kicked out of a dialysis clinic is the worst thing that can happen to a patient with failing kidneys. But that is what 86-year-old Ora M. Lomax has been facing.
