News Near You for Nov. 7

NEWS NEAR YOU

Henrico One juvenile died last night and another was in critical condition at VCU Medical Center after a fire in a single-family home in eastern Henrico County, said fire Capt. Chris Buehren. Firefighters responded at about 8 p.m. to the 1900 block of Johnson Road, near The Showplace on Mechanicsville Turnpike, and found the home engulfed in flames. Two people were rescued and taken to the medical center for treatment, where one of them died, Buehren said. The fire is under investigation.

Hanover The historic Polegreen Church will be the site of a living history event today. Volunteers portraying the Richmond Howitzers artillery unit will camp at the church and provide demonstrations on weaponry, uniforms and equipment. The camp opens at 10 a.m. and demonstrations will be held at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. The site is at 6411 Heatherwood Drive in Mechanicsville.

Richmond Historian Christopher Browning is giving a lecture tomorrow at 7 p.m. at the Virginia Holocaust Museum. He will discuss how Germany moved from war to genocide on a local and national scale. He is the Frank Porter Graham Professor of History at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is the author of seven books on the Third Reich and the Holocaust. He is currently working on a case study of the Jewish labor camps in

Chesterfield The Chesterfield County Board of Supervisors has approved a special 10-year tax district in the Midlothian Towne Center area. Businesses in the area will see an increase of 2 cents per $100 of assessed value in their property-tax rate to fund 1½ miles of landscaping improvements in the median of Midlothian Turnpike from Alverser Drive to Johnston Willis Drive.

Henrico The first Elko Craft Bazaar will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today in the parking lot of Elko Middle School, 5901 Elko Road, Sandston. Offerings from school and community artisans and vendors will include jewelry, photography, handmade scarves, toys, homemade solar lights, picnic tables, wreaths, Elko gear, baked goods and popcorn. Student clubs and sports teams also will have a car wash.

Richmond The Virginia Department of Forestry's online tree seedling store is now open. The department has expanded its annual offerings to include seedlings in bundles of 10 and 25. The smallest quantity previously available was 50. Each year, the state's two tree nurseries grow and sell 24 million bare-root seedlings. The site is http://www.dof.virginia.gov.

AROUND THE STATE

Manassas A judge has ordered a mental-health evaluation for a Manassas woman convicted in her 13-year-old adopted daughter's slaying. Alfreedia Gregg-Glover, 45, pleaded guilty in July to felony murder and other charges in the death of Alexis Agyepong-Glover. A judge delayed Gregg-Glover's sentencing last week after her attorney raised questions about her mental health. Prince William County Circuit Judge Craig D. Johnston ordered Gregg-Glover to undergo a mental-health evaluation to help determine if she should be sent to prison or first sent to a mental-health hospital for treatment.

Marion A Saltville woman pleaded guilty yesterday to charges related to a December 2008 home invasion that left one dead and three injured. A circuit court judge sentenced Mithrellas Curtis, 24, to 77 years in prison for aiding and abetting the capital murder of James Brown, aiding and abetting the malicious wounding of Brown's wife, daughter and daughter's then-boyfriend, grand larceny and concealing evidence. Of that sentence, Curtis will serve 20 years and must pay a $25,000 fine.

Lynchburg An Amherst County man accused of multiple incidents of indecent exposure in Lynchburg was denied bond for the third time in two weeks yesterday. Joel Michael Wooldridge, 31, of Monroe is accused of breaking in to two college dormitories and exposing himself to students. Last week, Virginia Tech police charged Wooldridge with peeping into a dwelling or enclosure and obscene sexual display.