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Saturday Evening Forecast: Drying out, clouds decrease.
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Highs in the 80s begin Sunday and continue through next week. Overnight: Clouds should break into the evening hours. Possible shower in our northern counties. Temperatures will fall into the mid to upper 50s. Sunday: Mostly sunny and a touch more humid. Lows in the low...
Glen Allen teen dies in I-295 crash in Hanover
A 19-year-old from Glen Allen died when the car he was driving ran off the road and crashed on I-295 in Hanover County April 23. Ethan Shelton was driving a 2016 Honda Accord southbound on the interstate shortly after noon when he ran off the road to the left at the 40-mile marker and struck an overpass head on, according to Virginia State Police officials.
RACC nearing max capacity, waiving adoption fees this weekend
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -Richmond Animal Care and Control is running out of cage space. The shelter says they won’t be able to keep up with the number of stray animals coming in without more adoptions. At last check, they had about 10 kennels free before they reached max capacity,...
Girl Scout fights back, says Hanover censored project during Gold Award recognition
After being honored on Wednesday, Lindley took to the podium thanking the board for their "censorship" of her Gold Award, the highest award within the Girl Scouts organization. She said the summary of her work commended at the meeting did not match the description she submitted.
Richmond man sentenced to 27 months in prison for possession of firearm as a felon
A Richmond man was sentenced today to two years and three months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, at approximately 10 p.m. on August 3, 2023, Richmond Police observed Walter Lavelle Allen, 25, displaying a firearm in an Instagram story that Allen posted at approximately 8 p.m. At approximately 11:30 p.m., a Richmond Police officer on foot patrol on North 25th Street found Allen asleep in the passenger seat of a parked vehicle, with the firearm, a loaded 9mm semiautomatic pistol, under Allen’s leg. The officer secured the firearm and detained Allen.
Henrico Crime Report: April 19-25, 2024
– Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with possession of heroin, possession of drug paraphernalia, and a warrant service at a train station April 19 at 4:30 p.m. 5200 block of Williamsburg Road – Police arrested and charged a citizen with being drunk in a public place and filing a false police report April 19 at 7:48 p.m.
Walmart tops Richmond grocer list despite losing market share
Data: Chain Store Guide; Note: Stores under the same brand name have been combined, e.g. Walmart and Walmart Supercenter; Chart: Axios VisualsWalmart is once again the most popular grocery chain in the Richmond area, but the megastore saw a notable drop in market share last year.Why it matters: Walmart has held the top spot as Richmond's most shopped at grocery store since 2019.That year it ousted Kroger, which barely and briefly claimed the most popular title in 2018.State of play: Walmart commanded just under 22% of Richmond's grocery spending dollars in 2023, according to data shared with Axios by Chain...
Two Richmond schools receive Virginia Board of Education 2023-2024 Exemplar Performance School Awards
The Virginia Board of Education recognized 64 schools for high achievement and continued improvement in its Exemplar Performance School Recognition Program and two Richmond schools were awarded.
Digging into your roots? Learn some little-known genealogy tips at Library of Virginia workshop
The Library of Virginia will be holding an intermediate genealogy workshop in early May, shining a light on little-known records some might overlook while digging into their roots.
Virginia agrees to spend up to $12 million to attract Pharrell biopic filmed in Richmond, Hampton Roads
A movie musical based on Virginia Beach native Pharrell Williams’ childhood could earn more than $12 million in state incentives to film in Richmond and Hampton Roads, according to state film office documents obtained by The Virginian-Pilot. In return, the film’s production could bring a total estimated statewide economic impact of about $84 million, Virginia Film Office Director Andy Edmunds ...
Race for Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor heats up
Washington (DC News Now) — The race for Virginia’s Lieutenant Governor heats up. Richmond Mayor, Levar Stoney, announced that he will be switching races this week. Stoney says he drop out of the governor’s race to run for lieutenant governor from the commonwealth. Larry Sabato, Director of the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics, talks […]
Home warranty firm that sent convicted felon into local homes hard to reach
GLEN ALLEN, Va. (WAVY) — When you pay for a home warranty and need a contractor to come out and do some work, you wouldn’t expect the warranty company to send out a convicted felon. But that’s what happened with Select Home Warranty when they dispatched Amanda Deese...
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