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Protest appears to mix with mayoral campaign

The race to become Richmond’s next mayor appears be bleeding into the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests.

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Judge steps down

Richmond Circuit Court Judge Bradley B. Cavedo recuses himself from Confederate statue cases as formal complaint filed against him with judicial commission

Richmond Circuit Court Judge Bradley B. Cavedo has given up his fight to preserve the statues of racist Confederate gener- als in the city, potentially opening the door to removal of the biggest statue of all — the one to Robert E. Lee at Monument and Allen avenues.

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City prosecutor to review Marcus-David Peters case

The Marcus-David Peters case is getting another look.

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3 inmates, 2 staffers at city jail test positive for COVID-19, numbers higher in Henrico

At least three inmates and two staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus at the Richmond Justice Center, Richmond Sheriff Antionette V. Irving disclosed Tuesday.

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VSU may have to repay up to $12M for alleged misuse of federal grant

Virginia State University may have to ante up for a financial problem that appears to be growing.

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Census estimate shows city growth, but lag in people returning forms

The U.S. Census Bureau estimates Rich- mond’s population surged past 230,000 on July 1, 2019, for the first time in at least 45 years.

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Chief Smith embraces police reform, but wants to control it from the catbird seat

New Richmond Police Chief Gerald M. Smith is raising a yellow caution flag for those pushing to reform the department and support budget cuts to “defund the police.”

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Questions swirl around judge

Lawyers representing Mayor Levar M. Stoney and the city have rushed to the Virginia Supreme Court, requesting the state’s highest court overturn a Richmond Circuit Court judge’s 60-day injunction barring the mayor from using emergency authority to take down Confederate statues.

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Low-key efforts waged to remove statue of segregationist Harry F. Byrd Sr. from Capitol Square

In the midst of widespread efforts to remove Confederate memorials, a similar change may be on the way for Richmond’s Capitol Square.

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Dr. Oliver W. ‘Duke’ Hill Jr., retired VSU professor, administrator and researcher, dies at 70

While his celebrated attorney father devoted his life to using the law to break down racial barriers, Dr. Oliver White Hill Jr. focused his attention on eliminating racial disparities in education.

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Help for women in addiction to expand with new CARITAS center in South Side

In a bit more than two months, Richmond will have a new shelter and treatment center for women struggling with addiction and homelessness.

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Federal report condemns state failure to intervene in special education compliance

For more than four years, former schoolteacher Kandise Lucas has repeatedly condemned the Virginia Department of Education for its alleged failure to intervene against schools in the Richmond area and across the state that are denying special needs children a free and appropriate public education — most notably African-American children.

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Remnants of the Confederacy

The statue of Gen. J.E.B. Stuart, the last of the four city-owned Confederate statues on Monument Avenue, was taken down and moved to storage Tuesday

The former capital of the Confederacy has largely been wiped clean of the racist statuary that has long dominated the landscape.

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Child care a major issue as RPS officials grapple with reopening plan

A 3-foot change could help working parents — most notably single mothers — keep their jobs or avoid the cost of expensive day care.

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Utility giants abandon natural gas pipeline plans

The rural tranquility of Union Hill — a community that newly freed slaves built in Buckingham County after the Civil War — is no longer facing disturbance from a giant, noisy natural gas compressor.

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New law gives teeth to Richmond’s gun ban

Remember when a group of gun toters invaded City Hall to protest gun controls and jangled nerves at a City Council meeting as they filled the seats?

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IRS filing shows Monroe Park Conservancy running deficit

Does a nonprofit group authorized by City Hall to manage Monroe Park need a bailout?

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New Police Chief Gerald Smith greeted with eventful first day

For Gerald M. Smith, the first day as Richmond’s new police chief was anything but routine.

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Gone!

After more than 100 years, the statue of Confederate ‘Stonewall’ Jackson on Monument Avenue comes down

Goodbye, “Stonewall” Jackson.

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Legal efforts continue against use of tear gas on peaceful protesters

From marches to nighttime clashes and courtroom battles, the demand for racial justice and an end to police violence continues in Richmond — now the epicenter of Virginia protests and police actions to control the situation more than a month after they began.