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‘Like every other day’

10 lives lost on a trip to the store

They were caregivers and protectors and helpers, running an errand or doing a favor or finishing out a shift, when their paths crossed with a young man driven by racism and hatred and baseless conspiracy theories.

Many people helped make change possible

As we honor, with a well-deserved commemorative marker, the brave Virginia Union University men and women students who broke down Virginia’s Jim Crow policy of segregated lunch counters, let’s not forget the courageous men and women who picketed with the NAACP on the sidewalks, as well as the Presbyterian theology students from Union Theological Seminary who also joined in the cause.

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Boost the homefront first

America is literally falling apart. In Flint, children were poisoned by the lead contamination of the water. In Washington, the subway system is plagued by fires and delays. Arlington Memorial Bridge, which connects the North to the South, the Capitol to Arlington National Cemetery, may have to be closed soon. President Kennedy’s eternal flame may burn forever, but the bridge is on its last legs.

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Threat of COVID-19 keeping RPS students at home

Richmond Public Schools students will continue learning online this fall when the 2020-21 academic year starts Sept. 8.

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Lynx Ventures agrees to pay $500,000 for former school

The 5-acre site where the decaying and long vacant Oak Grove Elementary School now stands in South Side is on its way to becoming a complex of apartments and townhouses.

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Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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City center vision

NH Foundation looks to new coliseum to spur major redevelopment in Downtown

How do you build a $220 million coliseum for Richmond without putting up any money?

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Refunds, rate reduction expected for Dominion customers

Virginia regulators have approved a settlement that will bring to a close a review of the rates of the state’s largest electric utility and result in modest refunds and a rate reduction for Dominion Energy Virginia customers.

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Woodland, Evergreen cemeteries for sale

A Richmond foundation is pursuing the purchase of two historic, but privately held African-American cemeteries, the Free Press has learned.

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Free COVID-19 testing, vaccines

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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Free community testing for COVID-19 continues

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

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Free community testing for COVID-19 continues

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

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Free community testing for COVID-19 continues

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

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Free community testing for COVID-19 continues

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

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Free community testing for COVID-19 continues

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

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Free community testing for COVID-19 continues

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

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Free community testing for COVID-19 continues

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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Free COVID-19 testing

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

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Free community testing for COVID-19 continues

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

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Free community testing for COVID-19 continues

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