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How you can help Richmond kids 'going through so much’
RICHMOND, Va. -- The founder of Richmond nonprofit JUST C fulfilled a years-long dream when she opened a youth community center to help young people cope with the trauma of gun violence and create safe spaces to decompress. Chenice Brown is no stranger to the damage and trauma that gun...
Richmond International Airport screens most passengers in a single day
Transportation Security (TSA) officers at Richmond International Airport in Henrico County have announced that they screened its highest number of passengers in a single day in the airport's history this week.
U.S. Air Force Airman from Maryland killed by car will be honored during Memorial Day Ceremony
BALTIMORE – U.S. Air Force Airman Makai Cummings was returning to his base in North Carolina from a visit home to Baltimore when his car got a flat tire.He pulled over on I-295 outside Richmond, Virginia, to change the tire in the early morning hours of May 8, 2023, when he was struck and killed in a hit-and-run."I don't know why this had to happen to my son, but I trust God," said Rotina Lacy, Cummings' mother. "I'm commanded to forgive (the driver)."Cummings will be honored Monday at the Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens' 57th annual Memorial Day Ceremony, honoring the...
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues
For the week of Saturday, May 18, confirmed hospital admissions for COVID-19 in Virginia dropped 16.3% from the previous week. No deaths associated with COVID-19 were reported statewide that week. COVID-19 wastewater levels in Central Virginia remain below detection. Free community testing for COVID-19 continues. The Richmond and Henrico County...
The founder of a Richmond secret supper club now feeds thousands of locals in need
When the pandemic hit, Richmonder Micheal Sparks was in the business of traveling across the country, throwing fabulous, $200-a-head dinner parties; today he sticks closer to home, running a nonprofit focused on feeding food insecure locals.Why it matters: In the last four years, Sparks' pandemic pivot — The Underground Kitchen Community First — has served more than 700,000 meals to Richmonders in need.And next week they'll launch a new chapter of the nonprofit: delivering 9,000 meals a month to Central Virginians with disabilities as part of Richmond-based Soar365's summer camp program.The big picture: Sparks, a former fashion designer who...
Richmond high school renaming ceremony highlights student talent
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - There are high hopes that a new name will also bring about a brighter future for one school on Midlothian Turnpike. George Wythe High School officially dropped that name in favor of Richmond High School For The Arts. “This isn’t only hard work… it’s heart work,”...
Add Heluva Good to your spread
RICHMOND, Va. -- Jamie Lee McIntyre MS RDN, Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist joined us to share a bit about how Heluva Good is the perfect addition to your Memorial Day spread. To find Heluva Good Products, visit their website. {*THIS SEGMENT IS SPONSORED BY HELUVA GOOD*}
Richmond man sentenced for possessing pistol with machinegun device bought on ‘the darknet’
A Richmond man with previous firearm convictions has been sentenced to two years in prison for possession of a Glock pistol with a machinegun conversion device, which he reportedly admitted to buying on "the darknet."
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