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Virginia legislators ask for change at Riverside Regional Jail
A recent job posting for superintendent at the Riverside Regional Jail, near Petersburg in Prince George County, is attracting the attention of a bipartisan group of legislators. That and a news conference held Monday aimed to highlight a facility linked to multiple jurisdictions that's facing mounting troubles. “Riverside, it's just...
Tuesday Forecast: Sunny and warm after some early fog/low clouds
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Today and tomorrow will be dry with sunshine, then a daily rain chance builds starting Thursday. Tuesday: Low clouds and patchy dense morning fog, then clouds lift by 10am. Mostly sunny. *Verified* Best Weather Day of the Week*. Highs in the low 80s. Wednesday: Mostly to...
With public housing evictions under scrutiny, Richmond leaders talk solutions
A chief concern for some leaders: If families become homeless, it will put pressure on city resources and the Greater Richmond Continuum of Care's shelter system which already faces capacity issues.
'We have to do something with Riverside': Legislators, advocates want immediate improvements
RICHMOND – Kevin Wyatt died earlier this year inside a cell at Riverside Regional Jail. The cause of death was an overdose of cocaine and fentanyl that his mother said came from within the walls of the Prince George County facility. “My son told me, ‘Mom, why do you have me locked up?...
In Petersburg, Virginia: A Five-Part Palladian Villla at Battersea
A recent issue of Virginia Living magazine features a feature article I penned on the restoration of Battersea, one of the few remaining 18th-century Palladian villas in Virginia. Built in 1768, it’s been restored by the Battersea Foundation. Virgina Living’s online edition is also running the feature, and A+A is pleased to repost it here today:
Memorial Day ceremony set for Veterans Cemetery
Public Encouraged To Attend Events In Amelia, Dublin, Richmond, and Suffolk. Memorial Day will again be commemorated at four special ceremonies hosted by the Virginia Department of Veterans Services (DVS) on Monday, May 27, 2024. Memorial Day ceremonies will be held at Virginia’s three state veterans cemeteries. Members of the...
Richmond's first Nordic restaurant and furniture store combo is now open
Txtur, a Roanoke-based furniture maker that boasts a showroom/in-house Nordic and Scandinavian-inspired restaurant, Stock, opened its Richmond location of both last week. Why it matters: People are invited to dine, drink or snack on any of the furniture arrangements in the showroom — that's how confident the company is in their easy-to-clean fabric.
Click It or Ticket Enforcement Begins
RICHMOND – With the Memorial Day holiday on the way and summer just around the corner, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) joins Virginia’s local law enforcement and State Police to remind motorists to buckle up. The national Click It or Ticket enforcement campaign runs now through June 2, 2024 in an effort to keep […] The post Click It or Ticket Enforcement Begins appeared first on The Virginian Review.
Richmond has one of the highest rates of guns stolen from cars in the nation
Richmond has one of the highest rates of gun thefts from cars in the U.S. — and the highest in Virginia — according to a new report by the gun safety group Everytown. Why it matters: Gun thefts from cars are the largest source of stolen guns in the nation, and these guns are often later used in other crimes, including homicides, the report notes.
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