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Multiple RPS officials facing lawsuits after last year’s deadly graduation shooting
Several former and current Richmond Public Schools (RPS) officials are facing lawsuits filed by the mother and widow of the two Huguenot High School graduation shooting victims.
Petersburg Schools Acting Superintendent unveils 100-day plan
PETERSBURG, Va. (WWBT) - Petersburg City Public Schools’ new acting superintendent, Yolonda Brown, has unveiled a 100-day plan to help the school division have a successful academic year. In a letter, Brown says she has five priorities:. Engage and build relationships and trust. Recommit to teaching, learning and performance.
Environmental groups raise issues about Hopewell plant’s air permit
Last week, the Southern Environmental Law Center filed a petition with federal regulators that raises pollution concerns stemming from Virginia’s issuance of an air permit to an AdvanSix Resins and Chemicals manufacturing plant in the city of Hopewell. On July 19, the SELC filed the petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of […] The post Environmental groups raise issues about Hopewell plant’s air permit appeared first on Virginia Mercury.
Henrico BZA to consider short-term rentals, turkey shoot July 25
The meeting will begin at 9 a.m. in the Board of Supervisors Room at the Henrico Government Center on Parham Road. • a request by Cynthia Leal for a conditional use permit for short-term rental of a dwelling at 8700 Hungary Spring Road in the Brookland District;. • a request...
Vegan Block Party In Richmond To Celebrate The 'Soul In Plant-Based Eating'
Scheduled to return on September 7, Richmond’s Soul Vegan Block Party will warmly welcome all types of foodies for a celebration of plant-based dining. The free vegan food fest aims to challenge the stigma “that there’s no SOUL in plant-based eating.” Its website states that its goal is to make living “a healthy and ethically conscious plant-based lifestyle” more widespread. The block party will have tons of vegan delights to try, live music, cooking demonstrations, and guest speakers.
'Lucky she didn’t leave in a body bag': Local nursing home endangered residents for years.
All the details in our Health Safety stories come from publicly available Final Orders, Consent Orders, Orders of Suspension and other documents from the Virginia Department of Health and other government agencies. For more information, see the Editor’s note below the story. In 2021, an elderly, bedridden resident at the Petersburg-based nursing home Battlefield Park HealthCare Center was panicking. An employee of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) −a federal agency within the United...
I lost $1,000 through a ‘first world’ Walmart problem when I was targeted in store – they wouldn’t answer my complaint
A WALMART customer has recalled the moment her purse was snatched from her cart while she was shopping at the retailer. The horrified shopper called the incident a "first world problem" and has taken total fault for her mistake. Leslie Roman-Williams was recently the victim of a robbery while shopping...
Delta Airlines still struggling with cancellations five days after global IT outage
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond International Airport reported zero flight cancellations before thunderstorms rolled in on Tuesday evening, a vast improvement from the weekend after a global IT outage rocked operations for many airlines. Delta Airlines continues to be the hardest hit by cyber security firm CrowdStrike’s Microsoft Windows update...
Icon for an icon: U.S. House passes resolution for name of Petersburg post office
PETERSBURG – The very recognizable downtown post office is one step closer to being named after the first Black man to represent Virginia in Congress. By voice vote Monday, the House approved a resolution to attach the name of John Mercer Langston to the building at 29 Franklin St. The resolution is sponsored...
Richmond: Contractors, manager named in new baseball stadium project
The new $110 million home of the Richmond Flying Squirrels and VCU Baseball is a big step closer to coming to fruition. The city has selected Providence, R.I.,-based Gilbane Building Co. and North Chesterfield-based Prestige Construction Group to lead the construction of the new 10,000-seat stadium, which is slated to open in 2026.
Students return from summer break at Chesterfield’s only year-round school
For most children in central Virginia, Monday, July 22 was another day spent in the warm glow of summer break -- but for students at Bellwood Elementary School in Chesterfield County, it was the first day spent back under the fluorescent lights of the classroom.
Crozet Thrift Store Relocates After 45 Years
CROZET, VA (CVILLERIGHTNOW) – The Green Olive Tree is on the move. Crozet’s Christian thrift store, which opened the door at its original location back in 1979, faced demolition when the property on which it sat was sold for development. But Music Today, located just across the street, made an offer they couldn’t refuse, and a deal was made.
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