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As COVID-19 continues, community needs grow along with programs to help

Three years ago, Greta Randolph’s work to meet the needs of the Richmond community “exploded,” she says, as a novel disease began creating upheaval and disruption.

Marking the milestone of COVID-19 in city

Richmond officials recognized the milestones— good and bad — and ongoing challenges of COVID-19 during a news conference Tuesday afternoon marking two years since the city first began its response to the pandemic.

Mask mandate for public transit extended to April 18

Keep those masks on if you want to fly, ride a train or take a GRTC bus in Richmond.

Dr. Melissa Viray steers local health departments through changing state COVID-19 policy

In the midst of shifts in Virginia’s COVID-19 policies, Dr. Melissa A. Viray is looking to continue the evolution and expansion of Richmond and Henrico County’s public health response as the new acting director of the Richmond and Henrico health …

New studies boost claims that nasal flushing may help protect against COVID-19

New studies support a Richmond man’s claims that flushing your nose daily can protect against COVID-19 and other diseases that develop in the nose and sinuses.

Free COVID testing, vaccines

Free community testing for COVID-19 continues.

Longwood basketball again travels glory road to NCAA Tournament

When the 1979-80 basketball season began, the fan base of Longwood College, as it was known then, didn’t extend much past Perini Pizza directly across from campus on Main Street in Farmville.

City seeks court order authorizing 2nd casino referendum

City Hall is rushing to secure a Richmond Circuit Court order to authorize a second casino referendum in November before the General Assembly can block it through budget language, the Free Press has learned.

Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground to receive historic designation

A long lost Black Richmond cemetery that has an interstate highway and rail- road tracks running through it is about to gain designation as a state and federal historic site.

McCoy loses libel suit

For the past two years, LaSalle J. McCoy Jr. has been seeking payback for what he calls damage to his reputation, but the former president of the Chesterfield County Branch NAACP has come up empty-handed.

Credit union members’ participation in governance hampered by rules

Credit unions are supposed to be owned by the members who have opened accounts.

Mayor’s $836M proposed budget includes major pay hikes for public safety workers

Soaring property values and a continuing boom in new development in Richmond have given City Hall the money to propose major pay increases for police officers, firefighters and other city employees.

Displaced Fox Elementary students to resume in-person classes temporarily at First Baptist Church on Monument Ave

Students from William Fox Elementary School will have classes at First Baptist Church on Monument Avenue and Arthur Ashe Boulevard starting Monday, March 21.

Creation of police oversight panel among 3 critical items City Council to consider

Richmond City Council is heading to decision time on three significant items on its agenda—creation of a civilian review board to oversee police discipline, collective bargaining for employees and redistricting.

Investigation continues into Richmond Police shooting of Henrico man in East End

Two Richmond Police officers have been put on temporary administrative leave after shooting and killing a white man Sunday night in the East End.