In observance of Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 28, please note the following closings:

With Thanksgiving approaching, health officials from the Richmond and Henrico health districts are urging residents to take precautions against respiratory illnesses, including COVID-19, flu, and RSV, to ensure a safe holiday season.

For the week ending Saturday, Nov. 23, COVID-19 accounted for .4% of all emergency department visits in Virginia, with overall respiratory illness low but trending up from previous data. No deaths associated with COVID-19 were reported within that period at …

Eleven community members were sworn in Nov. 20 as the newest Court Appointed Special Advocates in Henrico County, joining a critical mission to support children who have experienced abuse or neglect.

Richmond Public Schools will receive nearly $245,000 in state grant funding to enhance security equipment across its schools.

Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden workers voted 37-13 in favor of unionization on Nov. 21.

Richmond’s efforts to ensure a sustainable future came into greater focus last Friday as city leaders and officials shared the initial results of their work to ensure environmental sustainability and new standards for city construction.

This Thursday, The Giving Heart will host its annual Community Thanksgiving Feast at the Greater Richmond Convention Center, offering Richmond area residents free meals, clothing and other essential assistance.

The Federation of Virginia Food Banks, in collaboration with the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, is distributing thousands of pounds of fresh, locally grown apples to families across the Commonwealth this holiday season. With funding from the Federal …

Chesterfield County swore in its first African American police chief Tuesday, as Edward F. “Frank” Carpenter Jr. was sworn in during a ceremony at the Beulah Recreation Center.

The workers at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden filed for union representation last month amid employee-voiced workplace concerns, which range from lack of equipment to safety policies.

City officials are pushing for mediation with the Virginia Commonwealth University Health System over the fallout from a failed multimillion-dollar redevelopment project at 500 N. 10th Street, with a two-week deadline looming for the two sides to reach a resolution.

Floyd County Circuit Court Judge Randall Lowe determined Wednesday that Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin acted unlawfully by withdrawing Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a program to reduce climate changing emissions that has funneled hundreds of millions to the …

For the week ending Saturday, Nov. 16, COVID-19 accounted for 0.4% of all emergency department visits in Virginia, with overall respiratory illness levels remaining stable compared to previous data. No deaths related to COVID-19 were reported during that period at …

For Najiyyah Abdullah, a child development services specialist and mother of five, owning a home has always been a dream.