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Mayor, City Council step up effort to help families in trauma
For the past eight years, City Hall has left it to volunteers to organize vigils and comfort grieving families after the slaying of a relative, an all-too-common occurrence in Richmond.
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Answers to COVID-19 questions
With eligibility for the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine expanded to children ages 12 to 15, and updates to mask mandates nationally and statewide, the Free Press has gathered answers from experts to common questions about these new developments:
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Northam orders speed up of unemployment cases
Following months of complaints from laid-off workers, Gov. Ralph S. Northam said Tuesday he is taking steps to expand the Virginia Employment Commission’s ability to process complex unemployment claims.
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Linwood D. Ross, scoutmaster and deacon, dies at 91
Linwood Dixon Ross taught hundreds of Richmond boys to be prepared while building their confidence and helping to shaping their character.
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Fidelity launches teen accounts
Looking to draw in the next generation of investors, Fidelity Investments is launching a new type of account for teenagers to save, spend and invest their money.
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Personality: Tina Slaughter
Spotlight on president of the LPGA Amateur Golf Association Richmond Chapter
From a young age, Tina Slaughter has been an avid golfer.
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Diverse slate of candidates vie for lieutenant governor and attorney general in Democratic primary
Virginia government relies on an effective leadership team at the top — governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general.
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5 candidates seeking Democratic nomination for governor
This year’s statewide political competition is in gear with a pack of candidates raising and spending millions of dollars during the pandemic to blend proven techniques with new ideas to win every eligible voter by and on Election Day.
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Richmond Flying Squirrels to host job fair May 13
The Richmond Flying Squirrels are hosting a job fair from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, May 13, at The Diamond, 3001 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd.
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$2.1M federal grant to help acquire new riverfront parkland
City Hall and a regional conservancy group are on track to receive a $2.1 million grant to support the expansion of park space along the James River.
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A danger still
Just because Donald Trump no longer occupies the Oval Office doesn’t mean he’s not a threat to America. He is.
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False GOP mantra, by Jesse L. Jackson Sr.
“America is not a racist country.” This is quickly becoming a Republican mantra.
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Rejected casino group threats legal challenge to city selection process
Dennis Cotto has spent much of his adult life fighting legal battles.
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Shirley Rasberry, local seamstress, dies at 80
Shirley Mae Rasberry was a popular Richmond seamstress, her family said.
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Actor Hill Harper to launch Black-owned digital wallet
Richmond will be a stop on a national tour seeking to pump up interest in a new Black-owned financial app for cell phones that is to go live June 1.
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Biden-Harris at 100 days, by Marc H. Morial
One hundred days into their administration, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have made surprisingly bold inroads in confronting racial injustice and the COVID-19 pandemic, but significant challenges remain.
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Families want answers in latest police shootings in Va. and N.C.
Families in North Carolina and Virginia are still demanding answers from law enforcement authorities fol- lowing separate shootings by sheriff’s departments that left one man dead and another fighting for his life in intensive care.
