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BLK RVA Community Awards finalists announced
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - The Richmond Region Tourism Foundation has announced the finalists for the BLK RVA Community Awards. Wells Fargo hosts the inaugural event to honor businesses, community members and initiatives that support Black tourism across the Richmond region. Two of the awards up for grabs come Friday, Aug....
Richmond’s East End Lightning ready to strike at Junior Olympics
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) -The games in Paris are not the only Olympics about to begin. The AAU Junior Olympics are gearing up in North Carolina, and one local team is aiming to win big!. “I get nervous sometimes, but then once it’s time to race, I’m race-ready,” said Kaden Brown....
SF Giants promote young infielder prospect to Richmond, release a trio of recent draft picks
The SF Giants promoted top young infield prospect Diego Velasquez to Double-A after a successful stint in Eugene. They also released a trio of recent draft picks, including Dilan Rosario, Garrett Frechette, and Jared Dupere according to the team's transaction log. SF Giants promote young infielder prospect to Richmond, release...
Test Shows Petersburg, VA, Firefighter Nearly Twice over Legal Limit
The breath test registered .145 -- nearly twice the legal limit. That's what a firefighter behind the wheel of a Petersburg fire truck blew Tuesday afternoon after the rig hit a parked vehicle. A person who saw the fire truck stopped in the middle of the street initially thought it...
Attorney General Miyares Files Amicus Brief to Protect Women’s / Girls’ Sports
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has filed an amicus brief in support of the Hanover County School Board’s policy that reaffirmed that, for sports separated by sex, student participation would generally be determined by sex rather than gender identity. The School Board is opposing a legal challenge that would require it to allow a biological […]
Retiring Prince George school superintendent named acting chief for Hanover County schools
A week before her retirement was to become official, the superintendent of the Prince George County school system has taken on a similar position in metro Richmond, albeit interim for now. Tuesday night, the Hanover County School Board announced it had chosen Dr. Lisa Pennycuff as the system’s acting superintendent. She succeeds Dr....
Virginia awards $17 million for broadband to localities in Southwest and Southside
The commonwealth granted $41.6 million total to get broadband fiber to hard-to-reach areas, according to the governor's office. The post Virginia awards $17 million for broadband to localities in Southwest and Southside appeared first on Cardinal News.
Pinpoint Weather: Few storms Friday, drier weekend
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — While the chance of rain is not completely out of the forecast, Southwest and Central Virginia will trend drier into the weekend. A backdoor front will move through the region on Friday. This front will keep skies variably cloudy overhead. A few isolated showers and storms could develop. The severe risk […]
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