For the week ending on Saturday, Oct. 12, COVID-19 accounted for .7% of all emergency department visits in Virginia, trending down from previous data. No deaths associated with COVID-19 were reported within that timeframe. Data on COVID-19 wastewater showed levels …

Pamela Bingham, a direct descendant of a Richmond former slave-turned-military leader, Gabriel, asked the elders of the crowd for permission to perform a libation at the Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground during the 22nd Annual Gabriel Gathering on last Thursday …

College students from nine Virginia universities spent a recent weekend at the State Capitol to learn about the legislative process through a government simulation.

In Richmond’s East End, Oakwood Arts quietly reshapes the future for young creatives. Now, with a $123,500 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the nonprofit is set to expand its Job and Education Training (JET) program, giving underrepresented …

The presidential election, as well as contests for the U.S. Senate, Congress, Richmond Mayor, City Council and School Board, take place: Tuesday, Nov. 5

Traffic on East Broad Street came to a standstill Monday afternoon, as anti-war, pro-Palestine students at Virginia Commonwealth University walked out of classes to march against the conflict in the Middle East.

Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, leads Republican Donald Trump by 11 points (52% to 41%) among Virginia likely voters, according to a new poll released Monday by the Wason Center for Civic Leadership at Christopher Newport University.

City of Richmond employees are calling on Mayor Levar M. Stoney to come back to the bargaining table and ensure their first union contract can be implemented. Their message rang out throughout the city Tuesday afternoon, as a crowd of …

A Dinwiddie County jury acquitted the first defendant to stand trial in the death of Irvo Otieno, who died in custody at a Virginia mental hospital last year. The verdict raises questions about the fate of others facing charges in …

The Virginia NAACP announced that Melanie Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, will be the keynote speaker for the Freedom Fund Gala at its 89th Annual Convention in Williamsburg.

In observance of the Indigenous Peoples’ Day holiday on Monday, Oct. 14, please note the following:

The Richmond Behavioral Health Authority has been awarded a nearly $5 million grant to expand mental health programs in Richmond Public Schools and its clinic.

Richmond Public Schools announced at Monday evening’s School Board meeting that it is leading the state in the number of accredited schools.

For the week ending on Saturday, Oct. 5, COVID-19 accounted for .9% of all emergency department visits in Virginia, trending down from previous data. No deaths associated with COVID-19 were reported within that timeframe at the time of publication. Data …

Virginia officials will unveil a state historical marker next week honoring Richmond’s first municipal African cemetery, a site that dates back to 1799.