March 18, 2010

Public access to crime information in Virginia has improved

Public access to crime information in Virginia has improved in recent years as more records have been placed online. Although criminal offense and arrest...

Richmond appoints sustainability manager

Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones announced the appointment of Alicia Zatcoff as the city’s first sustainability manager. Zatcoff is an attorney accredited...

‘We’re going to heal,‘ says new Richmond Crusade for Voters president

A controversy surrounding Richmond’s fledgling charter school has elevated Roderyck Bullock to president of the Richmond Crusade for Voters. Bullock,...

Woman charged with robbing her children’s father

Richmond police say a woman gave the father of her children a ride to lure him into being robbed at gunpoint. Danielle McLaurin, 26, was being held yesterday...

Screenwriter Bill Borchert in Richmond

Eye of the hurricane: Screenwriter tells story of AA founder’s wife

When screenwriter Bill Borchert was in Richmond to film “My Name is Bill W.,“ about the founding of Alcoholics Anonymous, he wanted to tell...

Hong Kong a big market for Virginia, official says

Virginians can connect to Asia in ways it is hard to guess. Take wine, for instance, said Donald C.K. Tong, Hong Kong’s top official in the U.S.,...

Sun, warmth will welcome spring to Richmond region

The unofficial weather forecast: spring fever. Richmond should enjoy lots of sun and temperatures in the 70s through Sunday, including a high in the mid-70s...


March 17, 2010

Reward doubled for missing VCU student
Reward doubled for missing VCU student

The reward for location of a missing Virginia Commonwealth University exchange student has doubled to $10,000, officials said yesterday. Jonathan S. Dorey’s...

Crusade for Voters president resigns after charter schools testimony

The president of the Richmond Crusade for Voters resigned last night after members of the group expressed outrage over his testimony to the House of Delegates...

Scriptwriter to speak here as part of Alcohol Awareness Month

William Borchert, who was nominated for an Emmy in 1989 for writing the filmed-in-Richmond movie “My Name Is Bill W.,“ will be the keynote...

Free clinics serving growing number of uninsured
Free clinics serving growing number of uninsured

Free clinics such as CrossOver continue to see demand for services grow — some even resorting to lotteries to accept new patients, says one advocate. ...

Henrico data center to expand
By JOHN REID BLACKWELL TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

A Charlotte, N.C.-based managed-services company that operates secure IT facilities is expanding its northern Henrico County data center. Peak 10 Inc....

Richmond appoints sustainability manager

Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones announced yesterday the appointment of Alicia Zatcoff as the city’s first sustainability manager. Zatcoff is an attorney...

Body found in Richmond is identified
Body found in Richmond is identified

Richmond police have identified the body of a man found last week north of the James River in Northbank Park. The body of Bahriddin Nasibboyev, an Uzbek...


March 16, 2010

Circuit City’s ex-CEO to get $350,000 in bonuses
Circuit City’s ex-CEO to get $350,000 in bonuses

While Circuit City’s creditors wait to get paid, James A. Marcum, the company’s former acting president and CEO, will collect $350,000 in bonuses...

Missing VCU student’s family plans search by bicycle
Missing VCU student’s family plans search by bicycle

Family members of missing Virginia Commonwealth University foreign-exchange student Jonathan S. Dorey bought bicycles in Richmond yesterday as they continued...

Hanover man pleads guilty in real estate investment scheme
By JOHN REID BLACKWELL TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

A Hanover County man who ran a real estate investment firm in the Richmond area was convicted yesterday of two felony counts in a scheme that defrauded...

Drier weather headed for Richmond region
Drier weather headed for Richmond region

Showers should end and skies should gradually clear today, after five consecutive days of rain brought the Richmond region nearly 2½ inches of precipitation,...

Virginia’s war on potholes continues
Virginia’s war on potholes continues By CHRIS I. YOUNG TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITER

Despite recent rains that have caused more potholes across the Richmond region, road crews have been out in force to combat the hazards.

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