October 08, 2009
Italian Street Festival sets up shop at raceway
By BY ZACHARY REID TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITERThere’s more to Richmond’s Original Italian Street Festival than the street itself. That’s a good thing, since this year’s festival...
Tuckahoe students celebrate feet during Walk to School Day
School buses were pulling up empty yesterday at Tuckahoe Elementary School, and people couldn’t have been prouder. To celebrate International Walk...
RIC’s on-time arrivals rank among worst in the nation
Time to spare? Go by air. Richmond International Airport ranked the 13th worst among the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan-area airports for on-time...
Man enters voluntary-manslaughter plea in Henrico slaying
Corey Bowman died at VCU Medical Center on Sept. 11, 2007, of a gunshot wound to the stomach that he had suffered the night before. On the ambulance ride...
October 07, 2009
Ukrop’s may be awaiting a better suitor
Ukrop’s Super Markets Inc. could be holding off on consummating a deal to sell the family-owned grocer to find a buyer that shares its values, an...
Henrico faces $20 million real estate shortfall next year
By TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITERHenrico County is facing a projected shortfall in real estate tax revenue of more than $20 million next year, but the county’s top finance official...
Henrico man gets nearly 15 years in mother’s stabbing death
Gilbert L. “Duke” Thomas stabbed and cut his mother so viciously that the blade of the kitchen knife he used broke off at the handle and protruded...
Henrico man gets nearly 15 years in mother’s stabbing death
Gilbert L. “Duke” Thomas stabbed and cut his mother so viciously that the blade of the kitchen knife he used broke off at the handle and protruded...
Henrico faces $20 million real estate shortfall next year
Henrico County is facing a projected shortfall in real estate tax revenue of more than $20 million next year, but the county’s top finance official...
October 06, 2009
Alert issued for motorcycle gang after Dinwiddie man killed by officers
Area law enforcement agencies began issuing alerts this evening that a motorcycle gang may be organizing to exact retribution for the shooting death of...
Henrico man pleads guilty to stabbing death of mother
Gilbert L. Thomas pleaded guilty today to second-degree murder in Henrico County Circuit Court for stabbing his mother to death in the apartment they shared....
Pursuit ends in crash near Henrico school
A Richmond police pursuit that extended into Henrico County ended in a two-vehicle crash in front of a school yesterday evening. At least two people were...
hhgregg begins 2-week job fair to fill seasonal slots at two stores
Appliance and electronics retailer hhgregg Inc. has tapped some former Circuit City managers to run the two Richmond-area stores the Indianapolis-based...
October 05, 2009
Police chase ends in crash, injuries
A city police pursuit that extended into Henrico County ended in a two-vehicle crash in front of a school this evening. At least two people were taken...
Homicides up slightly in central Virginia
Central Virginia has seen a slight increase in homicides so far this year, with higher numbers in Richmond and Petersburg offsetting improved numbers elsewhere....
October 04, 2009
Richmond area center helps children deal with grief
When Allyson Drake worked as a school counselor in Henrico County, she sometimes tried to refer children dealing with grief to outside programs, but she...
October 02, 2009
Solar startup considering Henrico County
By EMILY C. DOOLEY TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITERGreen jobs for a solar-manufacturing company may be coming to Henrico County. Newly formed United States Green Energy is searching for a place to start...
Educational Credit Management to close Chesterfield office
Educational Credit Management Corp. plans to close its office in Chesterfield County and lay off all 60 employees, the nonprofit agency said yesterday....
October 01, 2009
Dispose of old medications at events Saturday
The Central Virginia University of Kentucky Alumni Club will partner with Ukrop’s Super Markets on Saturday to collect outdated, expired and unused...
Retailers, commercial realty firms exchange ideas
Problems facing the retail industry were a secondary subject yesterday as retailers and local commercial real estate firms talked about possible partnerships...

