Why a California family adopted kitty in Virginia will touch your heart
Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment RICHMOND, Va. – A family traveled across the country to adopt a special cat from the Richmond Animal League (RAL) on Saturday. Sherrie and Jake...
View ArticleSenate panel votes to ban ‘lunch shaming’ in Virginia
RICHMOND – A Senate committee Thursday unanimously approved a bill to prohibit “lunch shaming” – the practice of singling out students who owe the school cafeteria money or cannot pay for their lunch....
View ArticleSuffolk delegate attacked in Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. – Del. Chris Jones was attacked outside of a condo building last Friday in downtown Richmond, according to the Richmond Times Dispatch. Jones is chairman of the House Appropriations...
View ArticleHistoric Triangle Bill passes Virginia Senate
RICHMOND, Va. – Senate Bill 942, better known as the Historic Triangle Bill, was passed by the Virginia State Senate on Wednesday. The bill will allow for the creation of a one percent state sales and...
View ArticleConstruction may start soon on Richmond monument honoring women
Missing Attachment Missing Attachment RICHMOND – Construction likely will begin this summer on the state Capitol grounds for a monument honoring Virginia women. The executive committee of the Women of...
View ArticleVirginia Firefighters revive lifeless dog pulled from burning home
HOPEWELL, Va. -- Firefighters revived a dog found lifeless inside a burning home in Hopewell Saturday morning. When firefighters were called to a home in the 2900 block of Bluefield Street at 6:30...
View ArticleDog that fell down 30-foot well ‘very happy’ to see firefighter
RICHMOND, Va. -- Firefighters pulled a dog from an abandoned well in the woods near Richmond's Mosby Court public housing neighborhood Saturday evening, according to CBS News 6. According to a post...
View ArticleMonument honoring Virginia native tribes awaits ceremony
Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment Missing Attachment RICHMOND – After years of planning and several months of...
View ArticleWork crew finds body hidden under Richmond brush
RICHMOND, Va. - A work crew clearing brush found a man's body early Tuesday morning, according to Richmond Police. The body was taken to the Medical Examiner's Office where an exact cause and manner...
View ArticleRichmond named one of nation’s coolest cities
RICHMOND, Va. – According to an article by Forbes, Richmond is one of the coolest cities in the U.S. The story about the top ten coolest cities in the U.S. ranked the Commonwealth’s capital as one, and...
View ArticleVirginia makes play time a priority in elementary schools
RICHMOND, Va. – On Friday, the Virginia Senate approved legislation that will make play time a priority in elementary schools across the Commonwealth. “Our children need unstructured play time,...
View ArticleVirginia lawmakers fail to set budget, 2018 session ends
RICHMOND, Va. – As the regular session adjourned, the Virginia General Assembly had not set a budget for the Commonwealth of Virginia. A big issue in keeping the budget from being set was a...
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Lake Taylor boys win Class 4 state title for first time in school history
RICHMOND, Va. – Though it took more time than they wanted, the Titans of Lake Taylor valiantly fought to victory in the Class 4 state championship game. John Handley took Lake Taylor to double overtime...
View ArticleIn walkout over guns, Richmond-area students say ‘enough’
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View ArticleRichmond woman uses couponing to help feed the homeless
RICHMOND, Va. -- Lauren Puryear loves a bargain. She goes to great lengths to find one. “I go to the grocery store a lot,” Lauren told WTVR. “I’m on a mission. I know how much I need and how much I...
View ArticleCouncil members want change before Redskins training camp deal renewal
RICHMOND, Va. — Some Richmond City Council members said they are opposed to renewing the Washington Redskins training camp deal unless the team covers the cost of the facility and then some, according...
View ArticleEx-Gov. Wilder sues VCU over assistant’s harassment claims
RICHMOND – Former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder is suing Virginia Commonwealth University and its government school, which bears his name, claiming his administrative assistant was the subject of verbal...
View ArticleNew law would lower GED age requirement in Virginia
RICHMOND — It will be easier for Virginians who drop out of high school at 16 or 17 to earn their high school equivalency diploma if Gov. Ralph Northam signs a bill approved by the General Assembly....
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Census data shows growth in Northern Virginia, decline in the south
Courtesy of VCU Capital News Service RICHMOND – Population is booming in Northern Virginia and shrinking in many rural localities in the southern and southwestern parts of the state, according to data...
View ArticleRichmond students, community rally in the thousands for gun control
RICHMOND – Chanting “enough is enough” and “never again,” more than 5,000 students and other demonstrators marched through Richmond on Saturday as part of a nationwide protest against mass shootings...
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