All results / Stories
Sort By
Date
Authors
- Everyone
- Fred Jeter (747)
- Jeremy M. Lazarus (643)
- Free Press wire reports (145)
- Joey Matthews (86)
- Associated Press (65)
- Ronald E. Carrington (61)
- Free Press staff report (59)
- Free Press staff, wire reports (55)
- George Copeland Jr. (54)
- Religion News Service (23)
Virginia Ready launches new job training program with community colleges, bonuses
Get trained for a high-paying job, network with companies that are seeking to fill thousands of vacant positions and earn a $1,000 bonus. That’s the promise of a new Virginia Ready, that launched Monday.
Longtime educator, Girl Scout leader Gloria W. Hawkins dies at 92
Obituaries
Gloria Wheeler Hawkins was an unforgettable instructor for many of the students during her 40-year career as a schoolteacher in Richmond and other communities.
Beauty and brains
Miss America shows Carver students how royalty and science mix
Wearing a white lab coat adorned with sequins, goggles and a sparkling crown, newly crowned Miss America Camille Schrier demonstrated mad science as she mesmerized an excited and cheering group of Carver Elementary School fourth-graders Wednesday at the Science Museum of Virginia.
VSU loses homecoming game 24-14
Virginia State University’s football Trojans are going from one extreme to another. Coach Reggie Barlow’s squad is licking its wounds from a disheartening 24-14 homecoming loss last Saturday to Bowie State University that has a 7-0 record.
School Board backs resolution to protect school funding in Coliseum financing plan
The Richmond School Board approved a resolution Monday requesting that City Council allow them to opt out of the funding plan for the controversial Coliseum replacement and Downtown redevelopment proposal.
School Board member seeks to protect school funding in costly Coliseum plan
The Richmond School Board could weigh in on the debate over the controversial $1.5 billion Coliseum replacement and Downtown redevelopment plan.
Assemblies of God elects first woman executive in more than a century
The top U.S. board of the Assemblies of God has unanimously elected its first woman general secretary in the Pentecostal denomination’s more than 100-year history.
104-year-old city real estate firm sold
Brothers Jeffrey Finn and John S. Finn Jr. are breathing new life into the oldest African-American-owned real estate company in continuous operation in Richmond.
Mayor uses ‘fake news’ moniker for media reports on Coliseum project
Is Richmond’s mayor adopting President Trump’s habit of labeling media reports he dislikes as “fake news”?
Rev. Frank Lomax Jr., minister of stewardship at Quioccasin Baptist Church, dies at 89
The Rev. Frank Lomax Jr. spent his working life as an auditor for the Internal Revenue Service. But after retiring, he found his way into the ministry.
Coronavirus Closings
In light of local and state precautions underway to prevent the spread of COVID-19, please take note of the following closings, cancellations and scheduling changes:
Richmonders write headlines in MLB
Richmond native Jackie Bradley Jr. is in the front seat of what promises to be a record ride by the Boston Red Sox.
Several RPS athletic facilities slated for upgrades
Some long overdue improvements to athletic facilities are coming soon to Richmond Public Schools. “We’re making a dent; it’s called progress,” said Dr. Stefanie Ramsey, RPS Instructional Specialist. “Like they say, slow and steady wins the race.”
Ryan McAdams seeks repeal or defunding of Affordable Care Act
Ryan McAdams has always liked a challenge, especially, he said, when it comes from God. That explains his decision to run on the Republican Party ticket to challenge 4th District Congressman A. Donald McEachin, a veteran Democratic lawmaker and seasoned attorney.
VCU cuts university-wide commencement ceremony in 2019
Virginia Commonwealth University is the latest customer to be affected by a still largely undisclosed plan to replace the Richmond Coliseum. VCU officials announced Tuesday that the university-wide spring graduation ceremony held in early May at the 13,000-seat Coliseum since 1972 is off for 2019.
Former Richmonder helps propel D.C. Little League team to spotlight
A native Richmonder was front and center in one of the feel-good stories of the summer. Keith Barnes, a former baseball player at John Marshall High School and Virginia State University, is president and founder of Mamie “Peanut” Johnson Little League in Washington.
Nuns rock like no others
Eleven nuns take the stage wearing traditional black-and-white habits but are anything but old school as they belt out songs to the ringing of an electric guitar and a rock ‘n’ roll beat.
Stop enabling white supremacy
Most black folk might get offended if it is suggested that they are enablers to white supremacists. Yet, this enabling takes place every day.
Gospel star Edwin Hawkins dies at 74
Edwin Hawkins, the gospel star best known for the crossover hit “Oh Happy Day” and as a major force for contemporary inspirational music, died Monday, Jan. 15, 2018, at age 74.
New links close family story for Richmond teacher
LaTonia Tandalet Dean was reunited with her birth mother a few weeks ago, and now she finally has made contact with her biological father.
