A Year in Photos
Communities are defined as a unified body of individuals, people with common interests living in a particular area, a body of persons of common and professional interests scattered through a larger society, or a body of persons or nations having …
Despite defendants’ inability to pay court fees, many still incur costs
“Anyone charged with a crime that can result in jail or prison time is entitled to legal representation. In the familiar line from the Miranda warning, “You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford one, one will …
On probation
Virginia Union University remains optimistic of lifting the dark cloud that hangs over its accreditation – a key requirement for its students to access federal student loans – despite record enrollment, a strengthened academic program and increased donations.
Homeless people who died on U.S. streets are increasingly remembered at winter solstice gatherings
With his gap-tooth smile, hip-hop routines and volunteer work for a food charity, Roosevelt White III was well known in the downtown Phoenix tent city known as “The Zone.”
Richmond church gains $1.25M mental health program grant
A historic East End church has been awarded $1.25 million from the Lilly Endowment to promote mental health and hire psychologists and other professionals to serve congregants and the community.
GRTC to upgrade service on Jan. 14 on four routes
GRTC will ring in the new year with service improvements on four routes, including the Pulse rapid-transit line.
Christmas Holiday Closings
In observance of Christmas, Monday, Dec. 25, please note the following:
9th District School Board seat open
With Nicole Jones moving to City Council, the Richmond School Board Tuesday began seeking applicants interested in filling the 9th District School Board until a new representative is elected in November 2024.
Free community testing for COVID-19 continues
The Richmond and Henrico County health districts are offering testing at the following locations:
VMFA announces free admission to ‘Elegy’ for state employees, preschool, K-12 teachers
Commonwealth of Virginia employees and preschool and K–12 teachers (public and private) will receive free admission to the new exhibition Virginia Museum of Fine Arts “Dawoud Bey: Elegy,” according to the museum. Active duty military and their immediate families also …
His home has become a museum
John W. Bynum Jr. loves Black history so much he’s turned his split-level home in Chesterfield County into a small museum.
A Wilder celebration
Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder will be celebrated for his 70 years of public service and historic achievements next year in “A National Ovation to L. Douglas Wilder.”
RVA Sports Awards finalists announced
The Richmond Region Tourism Foundation and its partners have announced the finalists for the 3rd Annual RVA Sports Awards, an event to honor athletes, coaches and groups working to better the region through sports.
Oklahoma judge rules man who wrongfully spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder is innocent
An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder, the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of a crime.
Henrico to accept Christmas trees for recycling Dec. 26 through Jan. 9
Henrico County will accept Christmas trees for recycling into mulch from Tuesday, Dec. 26, through Tuesday, Jan. 9.
