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George Floyd’s family wins $27M settlement in civil suit over his death

The family of George Floyd won a $27 million settlement in a civil lawsuit over his death last year at the hands of a white Minneapolis police officer.

Gov. restores rights of nearly 70,000 felons

Nearly 70,000 formerly incarcerated felons in Virginia can now register to vote, serve on juries and run for public office.

Free COVID-19 testing

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

Councilman Jones: Anxious residents want the vaccine

Across the country, polls continue to find a share of the population continues to be hesitant or outright opposed to getting a COVID-19 vaccine shot.

Area congregations remain cautious as COVID-19 runs its course

This time a year ago, Richmond area houses of worship were loaded most weekends with church members praying, greeting and embracing friends and swapping thoughts about family, neighbors, work, school and retirement.

Questions persist about Richmond Technical Center classes

The debate and search for answers about eliminated vocational classes at the Richmond Technical Center raged on for a second week on “The Gary Flowers Show” on WREJ-990 AM.

Richmond School Board puts off year-round school until 2022-23

After a marathon debate Monday night on Richmond Public Schools’ reopening calendar, the Richmond School Board approved a multiyear plan that does not include immediate year-round school but is designed to address educational gaps caused by the coronavirus shutdown and …

VUU students welcome Hispanic initiative

Current Virginia Union University students appear to support the university’s push for enrollment diversity.

Coalition launches Century of Mass Clemency initiative

A coalition of more than 40 state and local community and religious organizations are looking to make Virginia the beginning of a nationwide campaign for mass clemency.

City to pay $350,000 settlement in employee overtime lawsuit

City Hall has agreed to collectively pay $57,371 to 11 mostly former city Finance Department employees who alleged they were forced to work overtime without being paid.

Fort Lee being assessed as site to house unaccompanied immigrant children

Fort Lee, which sits outside of Petersburg about 20 miles south of Richmond, might become a temporary holding center for unaccompanied minors who cross into the United States without legal status and are detained by the U.S. Border Patrol.

RVA311 system gets upgrade

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Free tax help available to qualifying households

Need help filing your taxes at no cost?

Richmond casino to create jobs, bring $ to city, consultants say

Two thousand new jobs and at least $31 mil- lion in new revenue for City Hall coffers.

Take them down

The University of Richmond is facing accusations of supporting white supremacy as the result of its plan to keep a building named for its slave-holding first president and another named for a newspaperman who championed segregation and Black oppression.