The state of criminal justice in Virginia is poor, according to a panel of local, state and national officials, educators and experts who discussed the topic during a summit last Saturday at the Richmond Justice Center.

Forget being hit with a fine for the late return of a book, recording or other item borrowed from the Richmond Public Library.

It will take a few months, but Dominion Energy expects to begin cutting electricity bills because of lower fuel costs for generating power.

Parents can begin registering their children for Richmond Public Schools’ 2020-21 preschool program on Monday, March 9.

A regional curbside recycling program that serves Richmond, Henrico County and seven other localities is no longer in danger of collapsing.

Developer interest in the vacant Richmond Coliseum and Downtown real estate near it appears to be alive and well.

Voters in Virginia are getting their chance to help select the Democratic contender to face President Trump in the fall election.

Richmond Public Schools is calling on City Hall and taxpayers to boost spending on public education by $21 million during the next school year in a bid to advance its strategic plan for educational improvement.

Richmond City Councilwoman Kim B. Gray plans to formally announce her challenge to Mayor Levar M. Stoney this weekend.

The historic 117-year-old office building in which Richmond business great Maggie L. Walker launched a bank and led a crusade for African-American economic independence has been renovated into an apartment building that is ready to welcome its first tenants.

A judge has thrown out a Richmond woman’s $30 million lawsuit claiming civil rights violations by a Richmond Police officer and the city government after she was handcuffed during a traffic stop.

The University of Richmond is set to grapple with its history with race next week with two panels that will coincide with the institution’s 180th Founders Day on Wednesday, March 4.

Two African-American architects are among five Virginians who have been named to receive the top honor of the American Institute of Architects — induction into the AIA’s College of Fellows, the equivalent of its hall of fame.

For months, City Councilwoman Kim B. Gray, 2nd District, has been the only person mentioned as a possible opponent to Mayor Levar M. Stoney in his November re-election bid.

It was an Obama love fest last Friday as students, teachers, officials and special guests dedicated Barack Obama Elementary School, the North Side school built in 1922 and previously named for a Confederate general that was renamed in September 2018 …