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Henrico hotel pays workers with free lodging

An aging hotel in Henrico County has found a way to virtually eliminate wages. Instead of money, employees get a room in exchange for working 40 hours a week checking in guests, doing maintenance work, cleaning rooms or filling other needed roles.

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Governor: Texas gunman said he was going to ‘shoot up school’

The gunman who massacred 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas warned in online messages sent minutes before the attack that he had shot his grandmother and was going to shoot up a school, the governor said Wednesday.

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Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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Public school enrollment down 46,000 statewide since pandemic

Richmond Public Schools has reported that 2,700 fewer students were enrolled Sept. 30 as the new school year began than in 2019 before the start of the pandemic.

Drop a dime on a cop

The City of Chicago, situated on the windswept shores of Lake Michigan, is  part of Cook County, Ill. Many of the locals call it “Crook County” because of its long and notorious history of corruption. A report last year by the University of Illinois, Chicago campus, listed about 150 county politicians and employees who had been convicted in recent years for wrongdoing.

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Flying Squirrels honor legacy, history of Richmond 34

The Richmond 34 will not be forgotten, at least not as long as the Richmond Flying Squirrels have anything to say about it.

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Absentee ballots can be requested online through new state portal

Virginians now can go online to apply for an absentee ballot. That’s possible after the Virginia Department of Elections launched its new online “citizens portal” Wednesday, according to a release from Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s office.

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Finally

Bon Secours opens new East End medical facility

A battered Bon Secours Mercy Health is promising increased investments in health care in Richmond’s East End in pushing back against critics claiming the giant health care system has diverted savings on expensive drugs away from the community to wealthier areas.

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JeQuan Lewis brings it for VCU in Weber’s absence

When the credits roll for Virginia Commonwealth University basketball, JeQuan Lewis is no longer among the supporting cast. The Tennessean with the distinctive fade haircut has popped up as a leading man for coach Shaka Smart’s short-handed but still Atlantic 10-leading Rams.

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Dr. Bedden to speak March 26 at church forum

Richmond Public Schools Superintendent Dana T. Bedden is to head a panel discussing the challenges, progress and future of public schools in the city.

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Charges dismissed against Petersburg School Board member

A Petersburg court on Monday dismissed a 15-month-old charge of marijuana possession against Petersburg School Board member Atiba H. Muse.

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Recommit to rid nuclear weapons

On May 27, President Obama became the first sitting president to visit Hiroshima, Japan, where, at the end of World War II, the United States became the first and only country to drop an atomic bomb. The president used the occasion to revive attention on the need to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

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Annual checkup

A year after scathing New York Times article, Bon Secours’ prescription for East End community includes jobs, training, upgraded facilities

Richmond Community Hospital continues to buzz with construction as its owner, Bon Secours, builds up operations at the East End health care center.

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Richmond-Petersburg to become central to U.S. critical drug manufacturing and stockpile

Richmond has just become the national headquarters for a government effort to resolve a long-festering problem — American dependence on overseas supplies of life-saving medications.

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PayPal buys carbon credits from Enrichmond Foundation

PayPal, the well-known electronic payment and money transfer company, agreed to buy carbon credits from the Enrichmond Foundation to support the Richmond-based nonprofit’s ongoing efforts to restore two historic Black cemeteries, Evergreen and East End, it has been announced.

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City Council approves Larus Park water deal

Richmond City Council this week lifted an 18-year-old ban on development in a 106-acre city park in South Side to enable the city Department of Public Utilities to sell more water to Chesterfield County.

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Video shows former NFL player manhandled by Georgia police

A lawyer for Desmond Marrow said this week the charges against the former NFL player should be dropped, as police and prosecutors in Georgia said they are reviewing the arrest in which officers allegedly used excessive force.

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Richmond company to add 66 new jobs

Richmond just got more good news on the job front — the prospect of 66 new jobs.

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Elon Musk trying to figure out Twitter, by Clarence Page

After closing his $44 billion deal to purchase Twitter, Elon Musk still seemed to be trying to figure out what he had bought.

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State backs Dominion Energy plan for electric school buses by 2030

Gov. Ralph S. Northam announced Tuesday that the state would contribute $20 million to help replace diesel-powered school buses with cleaner, but more expensive electric buses in Richmond and across the state.