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Virginia’s attorney general looking into wedding venue complaints
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - 12 On Your Side has confirmed the Virginia Attorney General’s Office is now looking into The Farm LLC, a wedding venue management company. Attorney General Jason Miyares’ office confirms it’s in touch with Florida’s attorney general, the state where the company is based and where it filed for bankruptcy.
Pharrell Williams catches bite at Croaker’s Spot restaurant while musical is filmed in Central Virginia
Virginia native and singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams was spotted at a local Richmond-area restaurant as filming for his musical set in Virginia Beach is underway.
Famous Asian grocery chain opens in Richmond area
Richmond, we've got a new Asian grocery store — and it has a food court.Why it matters: Saying the 45,000-square-foot Lotte Plaza Market, a Korean-owned grocery chain, is an experience would be an understatement.The big picture: The Richmond-area location is the only one in the state outside of the six in Northern Virginia. It's the 16th to open in the U.S. since the grocery chain's Maryland debut in 1976.It's also in a part of Henrico, the county in the region with the largest Asian population, where Asian residents account for up to 15% of the population compared to the county's...
3 Virginia cities among nation’s highest rates of gun thefts from vehicles, report finds
A new report by the anti-gun violence nonprofit Everytown details the sharp spike in guns being stolen from vehicles across the United States over the last decade and found that three Virginia cities were in the top 10 for guns being stolen from vehicles in 2022. Using FBI data from 337 cities across 44 states, Everytown found that gun thefts from vehicles rose from an estimated 21 thefts per ...
The latest on the men accused in Dogwood Dell thwarted shooting plot
New records indicate Richmond police did not have any evidence that Dogwood Dell was the target of a thwarted mass shooting plot in 2022, nor did they find a gun belonging to one of the men charged with possessing one, WTVR's Tyler Layne reports.Why it matters: Police publicly accused two men with an alleged planned shooting they were never charged with. One has likely been deported and another is serving 16 months in jail on federal charges stemming from his arrest in connection with a plot it seems never happened.Catch up quick: On July 6, 2022, then-Richmond Police Chief Gerald...
Festivals, Riverrock and baseball: Here’s whats about town this weekend
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - From international tastes to outdoor explorations, there are lots of fun things happening this weekend. All weekend, you can bring your family to experience Lebanese culture by trying some delicious food and checking out some musical performances. The event is at St. Anthony’s Maronite Church in...
Drinking In Terminal A
It’s the second Monday in January and Cross Grain Brewhouse is relatively quiet. Quiet enough that bartender Walter Wolford can clock in a little early and grant one eager journo a quick chat. I’m eager because it feels like this interview has been years in the making. Not that...
Richmond Animal Care and Control facing overcrowding crisis amidst surge in animal intake
The shelter, which maintains the responsibility of taking in the city’s stray animals, is issuing urgent appeals for adoptions to alleviate the strain on resources and prevent difficult decisions.
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