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Historic Black Woodland Cemetery to celebrate 107th anniversary with restored foundation, new historical marker
Woodland Cemetery, a historic Black cemetery where the likes of Arthur Ashe, Jr. and Zenobia Gilpin are interred, is celebrating its 107th anniversary this June with the unveiling of its restored foundation and a new historical marker.
Kings Dominion offering free admission to U.S. Military members for Memorial Day, discounted tickets for family and friends
Kings Dominion is offering free admission on Memorial Day to all active duty and retired military members, which includes National Guards, reserves and veterans.
ECU baseball 16-seed, hosts Evansville, VCU and Wake Forest in NCAA Regional
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WITN) - the ECU Baseball team found out on Monday. They are the 16th seed for the NCAA baseball tournament. The Pirates will host Evansville, VCU, and Wake Forest in their regional. The Pirates are set to face Evansville at 1 PM on Friday according to Wake Forest. Wake Forest is set to VCU at 6 PM in Greenville on Friday night.
Sunday Overnight Forecast: Humid & mostly cloudy
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Two more hot and humid days, with Pop-up showers and storms today, another rain chance tonight, then strong storms possible on a First Alert Weather Day tomorrow. Overnight: Mostly cloud cloudy. Still humid. Any rain moves off to the east. Lows in the mid-60s, . (Rain...
Henrico Crime Report: May 17-23, 2024
– Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with possession of methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin and a traffic violation May 17 at 1 p.m. Glenside Drive at Forest Avenue – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with driving under the influence of drugs, selling cocaine, possession of methamphetamine and synthetic drugs, identity theft, a warrant service, and other criminal violations during a traffic stop May 17 at 3:27 p.m.
Richmond man pleads guilty to Henrico robbery
A Richmond man has pleaded guilty to robbing a Henrico convenience store at gunpoint July 3, 2023. Darryl Nathaniel Cole, 59, entered a plea earlier this month for an incident that took place in a 7-Eleven store on Mechanicsville Turnpike. Cole was attempting to purchase tobacco products at the store...
Youngkin: Honor the fallen with a strong military and love of country
(The Center Square) — A small crowd of veterans and their families gathered at Richmond’s Virginia War Memorial for the annual commonwealth’s Memorial Day Ceremony, which included remarks from Gov. Glenn Youngkin and other proceedings. The governor spoke on the value of the fallen’s sacrifice but also on what ordinary Americans can do to honor the lives of Virginians lost in the line of duty. It is Virginians’ duty –...
In memoriam: UR basketball Hall of Famer, beloved commentator Greg Beckwith
Greg Beckwith, the starting point guard on the Richmond team that upset Charles Barkley and Auburn in 1984, who would go on to serve as a radio and TV analyst on UR games for more than 20 years, died on Friday, the school announced. Beckwith, 60, was inducted into the...
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