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June 27, 2024

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A CNN report this week ranked our little ol’ River City as the top of their list of “America’s Best Towns to Visit 2024.”

Cardinal Elementary reopens after lightning strike

Flying Squirrels to nest in CarMax Park

Long COVID’s lasting impact on Richmond residents

Virginia War Memorial honors 9/11 victims with Patriot Day event

Congresswomen press FDA on ban for hair-straightening chemicals

Health officials tout updated COVID vaccine

Red Cross faces emergency blood shortage as severe weather disrupts donations

Fannie Lou Hamer rattled Democratic Convention with speech 60 years ago

Total solar eclipse wows North America

Shock, grief and mourning for 3 Georgia-based U.S. soldiers killed in Middle East …

Ruins of ancient Nero’s Theater discovered near Vatican

House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib over her Israel-Hamas rhetoric in a …

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Human cost of restricting abortion access, by David W. Marshall

Dems embrace ‘positive masculinity’, by Clarence Page

Standing firm: Protecting reproductive rights in Richmond, by Harrison Roday

Building memories and literacy with your grandchildren, by Kristen J. Amundson

Preserving Black history over gentrification

Proposed Fall Line Trail in Bryan Park threatens trees and green space

Mayoral candidates should consider reducing government size

Honoring civil rights legacy means embracing new leaders

The Black church has moved from essential to voluntary, says author

NAACP to honor civil rights pioneer with wreath-laying ceremony

‘Exploring Human Origins’ exhibition comes to Union Seminary

Family and church strive to continue mission of pastor

Pioneering VSU Historian Lucious Edwards Jr. dies at 80

Gregg, first Black lieutenant general, remembered for legacy of leadership

Family and church strive to continue mission of pastor

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, trailblazing Texas Democrat, dies at 74

Personality: Jerome Legions Jr.

Personality: Carlehr Swanson

Personality: Troy Mitchell

Personality: Kenneth Lanelle Ragland

EcoFest comes to James A. Buzzard River Education Center

Folk Festival drops performance schedule for 20th anniversary

Local talent takes center stage at RVA East End Festival

Award-winning author Meg Medina to speak at VCU

Mahomes, Chiefs fast forward to season opener

Flying Squirrels’ final homestand against Akron

VUU shatters records in 69-7 rout of Kentucky State

Roadrunners fall to DC Cyclones, but make playoffs

Virginia State stuns Benedict College 23-7

Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, …

'Architect of rock 'n' roll,' Little Richard, dies at 87

Grammy-winning singer Betty Wright succumbs at 66

Andre Harrell, who founded Uptown Records and launched many careers, dies at 5

Louis Gossett Jr., the first Black man to win a supporting actor Oscar, …

Hair care products founder Joe Dudley dies

Big 10 football rivalry creates George Jewett Trophy

Olympian and activist Lee Evans, who took iconic stand at 1968 Mexico City …

Hampton University announces new president

Obamas break ground for $830M presidential library

‘Forgotten First:’ A look at four – and more – NFL trailblazers

Boston’s new mayor marks historic ‘firsts’ leading city

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VMHC hosts history symposium

Virginia State stuns Benedict College 23-7

Roadrunners fall to DC Cyclones, but make playoffs

Flying Squirrels’ final homestand against Akron

Standing firm: Protecting reproductive rights in Richmond, by Harrison Roday