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Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club becomes temporary shelter for homeless

The Salvation Army this week turned its recently renovated Boys and Girls Club in Church Hill into a temporary 75-bed shelter for homeless people.

Monthly food stamp benefit amounts increased

More money for groceries is being rushed to families hard-pressed by job losses and other challenges.

ChildSavers offers 24-hour Immediate Response Hotline

As the COVID-19 shutdown continues, there may be unintended consequences of domestic violence.

VCU researcher asks: Could AR-12 help combat COVID-19?

Dr. Paul Dent is frustrated that a virus-killing compound he spent years investigating is not being used as a treatment in the current coronavirus pandemic.

Pharmacist produces hand sanitizer to help people stay healthy

Dr. Shantelle L. Brown, the pharmacist, owner and operator of HOPE Pharmacy inside The Market@25th, is making hand sanitizer to combat coronavirus.

Attention paid to psychological changes, impact of COVID-19

As the number of cases and deaths from COVID-19 continues to rise in Virginia and across the nation, more attention is being paid to the mental and psychological impact of both the virus and the measures being taken to stop …

Social distancing has mixed practice around Richmond

Walk into any retail store, and it’s clear that the messages about social distancing and personal protection have penetrated only so far.

Before and after coronavirus

Life as we know it has changed since the coronavirus pandemic.

Cathy’s Camp razed, but people keep coming during pandemic

Homeless people keep coming despite the destruction last week of Cathy’s Camp, the tent community in Shockoe Valley, and the relocation of its residents to area motels and hotels.

VCU leads clinical trials on drug to treat COVID-19

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University are participating in a trial of an experimental treatment for patients with moderate to severe symptoms of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that has spread around the world.

Richmond high school seniors will graduate, Kamras says

Richmond Schools Superintendent Jason Kamras wants to assure families than high school seniors will graduate and other students will advance to the next grade despite the closure of city schools being extended through the end of the school year.

Faces of leadership: Virginia Health Commissioner M. Norman Oliver is on front line of fight

“The health of our residents and the community is our top priority.”

Businesses adjust to social distancing, governor's executive order on COVID-19

Anita Hill-Moses, an entrepreneur and natural hair stylist, is among the thousands of small businesses in the Richmond area feeling the effects of the coronavirus outbreak and lockdown.

City Council setting up procedures for public meetings online

The Richmond City Council is moving to set up processes and procedures for holding online public meetings, including ways to gain resident comments on legislation, it was announced Tuesday.

GRTC officials seek to limit ridership to essential trips

Teens and younger children might have a harder time taking advantage of free rides on GRTC. On Tuesday, the bus company announced that unaccompanied minors no longer can ride the public transit buses unless they are dressed in work uniforms …