September 03, 2009
Richmond-area post offices taken off closure list
The U.S. Postal Service has narrowed the number of offices facing possible closure to 413, and six Richmond-area branches that had been on the list now...
Son of Henrico prosecutor gets jail term in alcohol case
The son of Henrico County’s chief prosecutor will serve a jail term for underage possession of alcohol but escaped a felony charge yesterday of malicious...
September 02, 2009
New Henrico superintendent urges staff to be leaders
Patrick Russo looked around his first convocation as Henrico County’s school superintendent yesterday morning, and what he saw was a sea of leaders...
Leaders of Henrico-based gang plead guilty
A birthday party, a credit-card purchase and gang rivalry have doomed the leadership of a gang operating in the Richmond area. In brief hearings yesterday...
September 01, 2009
Panhandler ban should be rejected
Roadside fruit and vegetable stands stocked with plump, juicy tomatoes? Check. Cornfields, horse farms and rural vistas? Check. Panhandlers standing in...
Richmond police arrest 31 in prostitution stings
Richmond police arrested 21 women and 10 men in four citywide prostitution stings over eight days. The operations were conducted along Chamberlayne Avenue,...
Pocahontas Parkway looks to growth for a lift
Andi Kuhn is counting on the growth of eastern Henrico County to help pay for a toll road that her Australian-based company runs for Virginia. Right now,...
August 31, 2009
$30 million in vehicles on display at Richmond event
The vehicles were lined up throughout the complex, the early-afternoon sun reflecting off chrome bumpers and gleaming paint jobs. People meandered through...
August 30, 2009
New Henrico restaurant near RIC can stay open until 2 a.m.
If it’s 1 a.m., you’ve just landed at the airport and you’re hungry because your flight didn’t have food, your options in eastern...
Henrico parents seek variances for assigned schools
Leaving one school for another is hard, even if it’s the natural progression from elementary to middle to high school. For 811 students in Henrico...
August 29, 2009
Henrico officials seek ID of body in shed fire
Investigators are trying to identify a body found in a fire yesterday morning inside a shed behind a home in a Henrico County subdivision near Woodman...
In abandoned baby case in Henrico, a lost chance
As Henrico County police continued to investigate the abandonment of a newborn boy in the front yard of a home in the eastern part of the county, they...
August 28, 2009
UPDATE: Person found dead in Henrico shed fire
Henrico County authorities are investigating the death of a person found in a burning shed this morning in the 9500 block of Nandina Drive, in the Hungary...
Tucker High program educates freshmen
Kristen Ellyson knows how hard it is to be a high school freshman. Just three years ago, she was one. Now a senior at J.R. Tucker High School, she’s...
Newborn boy found abandoned in Henrico
A newborn boy was found naked and abandoned on the front lawn of a home in eastern Henrico County last night. Police said the discovery was made around...
Maymont to begin charging for student programs
Richmond-area school districts that send classes to participate in educational programs at Maymont will now have to pay a per-student fee, the organization...
August 27, 2009
Genworth to eliminate 85 jobs in Henrico
About 85 employees at Genworth Financial Inc.‘s corporate offices in Henrico County were told Tuesday that their positions are being eliminated....
Altria revamps marketing in light of new regulations
Every six weeks or so, the guy from Philip Morris, as his customers still think of him, swings by for a chat. But this summer, salespeople like Winfred...
August 26, 2009
Virginia considers changing rules on school buses
With the start of the school year just around the corner, Virginia is considering changes to its pupil-transportation rules to improve school bus safety....
LandAmerica artworks up for auction
LandAmerica Financial Group Inc. is auctioning off photos, artwork, posters, prints, lamps, furniture and other items owned by the bankrupt Henrico County-based...

