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‘You just don’t know what's coming'

For Tatanisha Rodriguez, the experience of going to a food bank for help for the first time just a week shy of Christmas produced a multitude of emotions and reactions.

Sculpture honors 1st Black president of U.S. college

The first Black president of an American college is being honored with a sculpture installed in the Vermont city where he was born in 1826.

Mayor heading strongly into his second term

Mayor Levar M. Stoney sees bright prospects ahead for Richmond if COVID-19 can be defeated quickly.

Free COVID-19 testing

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

Coalition pushes Black inclusion in marijuana legalization

Five years ago, after the General Assembly legalized the growing of marijuana’s cousin, industrial hemp, veteran grower Leroy Hardy Jr. sought to be among the people chosen to plant the first test plots to help interested farmers get the most …

Richmond solicits casino plans

City Hall took its biggest step this week toward bringing a state-approved gambling casino and resort hotel to Richmond.

City expands plans for enslaved African memorial site in Shockoe Bottom

City Hall is moving to expand the space designated for a long talked about memorial to slavery in Shockoe Bottom well before development begins on what the city has dubbed the Enslaved African Heritage Campus.

Sister of man killed by police enters governor’s race

The sister of Marcus-David Peters, who was shot and killed by a Richmond Police officer in 2018 during what has been described as a mental health crisis, has formally announced her candidacy for Virginia’s gubernatorial race.

Applications now open for Parker Family Scholarship

Applications are being accepted for the new Parker Family Scholarship, a $1,000 award to be given to a high school senior enrolled in Richmond Public Schools who plans to continue his or her education at a four-year college or university.

Holiday closing schedule

In observance of New Year’s Day, Friday, Jan. 1, please note the following:

Free COVID-19 testing

Free community testing for COVID- 19 continues.

‘Best gift ever’

Thanks to receiving from her oldest son what she calls “the best gift ever,” Tashawn D. Jones, 41, is enjoying an especially bright holiday season.

Biden taps diverse slate for top jobs

Backed by repeated state and U.S. Supreme Court affirmations that a majority of voters in America legally elected Democrat Joe Biden to be the next president of the United States, President-elect Biden and his teammate, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, have …

Latest COVID-19 vaccine ‘a great opportunity’

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine has come to Virginia, with Richmond and Henrico officials marking the arrival with a news conference Wednesday morning following the first vaccinations.

Don’t spend your stimulus check just yet

On hold. That’s the status of the $600 government checks and a host of other aid contained in the $900 billion coronavirus stimulus package Congress overwhelmingly approved Monday.