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Man's body found Monday near former landfill; Petersburg Police investigating
PETERSBURG − Police have launched a death investigation after a man's body was found Monday morning near the former Tri-City Regional Landfill. The body was found in the 300 block of Industrial Drive just off Puddledock Road in Petersburg's East End. He was taken to the state medical examiner's office in Richmond for autopsy and to confirm the cause of death.
Wagner Rd. road work to begin May 5, last through May 10.
Starting on May 5, the city's contractor, Colony Construction, will begin milling and paving work on Wagner Rd. eastbound and westbound from Medical Park Blvd. to the I-95 bridge. The work will take place nightly in 12-hours shifts, from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. It is expected to be completed...
Single mom in the Petersburg area? You may be eligible for a childcare scholarship.
The cost of childcare has skyrocketed in the past few years. For families in Petersburg and surrounding areas, childcare can often be more than $1,000 per child per month. This cost is an increasingly unaffordable financial burden for many parents — and single parents in particular. Local non-profit United Way created the WomenRise program to help mitigate some of this growing financial burden for single moms in the Petersburg and Richmond area.
Crews rescue 2 dogs in Chesterfield house fire
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (WWBT) - Fire officials are looking into what caused a house fire in Chesterfield on Wednesday morning. The fire happened around 10 a.m. in the 2000 block of Rose Family Drive in the Watermill neighborhood. “The first units arrived on scene several minutes later and found heavy smoke...
Community rallies around families impacted by motel fire
PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - The community is rallying around the 29 families impacted by a motel fire last week, but more help is needed. The American Inn was severely damaged in the fire, displacing nearly 100 people. While several residents were moved to other hotels, families lost everything in the blaze.
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