June 13, 2009
Richmond police make arrest in N. Richmond homicide
Richmond police made an arrest yesterday in Thursday night’s fatal shooting in North Richmond. Authorities charged Rodney L. Wright, 24, with conspiracy...
Shockoe developers to defer third phase
The developers of the Shockoe Center ballpark plan say they’ll forgo indefinitely their project’s third phase to ease concerns about construction...
Friends and family mourn woman found dead
Hundreds of friends and family members gathered last night to say goodbye to Jessica Pascual, a young woman whose body was found this week in a parking...
Children’s summer program accepting applications
The Friends Association for Children is accepting applications for its 10-week program of summer activities for children ages 5 to 12. Activities include...
Former interim police chief takes St. Catherine’s post
Teresa P. Gooch, who twice served as Richmond’s interim police chief, has been named director of security at St. Catherine’s School. Gooch...
Final leg of relay kicks off Special Olympics games
With a smile on her face and pumps on her feet, Virginia first lady Anne Holton accepted the Flame of Hope from Virginia Beach swimmer Max Everton. “This...
New chief of VCU’s Brandcenter is praised as an innovator
The advertising industry is a fastmoving world of evolving technologies and wildly fluctuating consumer demands. Its practitioners must be prepared for...
Richmond store clerk hurt in Jefferson Davis shooting
Richmond police are investigating the shooting of a convenience store clerk last night on Jefferson Davis highway only about three blocks from where a...
June 12, 2009
Male fatally shot in North Richmond
A male shooting victim was pronounced dead last night at VCU Medical Center less than two hours after he was found lying on a grassy area off Bellevue...
Car break-in suspect in Church Hill was shot at six times
The man charged with killing a car break-in suspect in Church Hill fired two shots, then chased him and fired four more times, according to courtroom testimony...
Richmond police ID woman found dead in Museum District
Richmond police yesterday identified a woman whose body was found Wednesday morning outside an apartment complex in the city’s Museum District. The...
Confederacy museum deal in limbo
By SARAH WATSON MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICEThe real estate deal that ultimately would provide land for the Museum of the Confederacy in Appomattox still hangs in limbo, nearly nine months after...
Richmond City Jail inmate died of asthma, sheriff says
A Richmond City Jail inmate died last fall naturally of acute asthma and not as a result of a beating by several deputies, Sheriff C.T. Woody said yesterday....
Richmond seeking to hire deputy chief administrative officer
Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones is restructuring the city administration to consolidate oversight of efforts to recruit development and to determine whether...
Area farmers’ markets
Ashland Farmers’ Market, 101 Thompson St., Ashland, 798-9219. 9 a.m.-noon Saturdays through November. Byrd House Market, behind William Byrd...
June 11, 2009
Swine flu update: Cases confirmed at 5 Henrico schools
Cases of H1N1 “swine” flu were confirmed today at three Henrico County schools: Deep Run High School, Laburnum Elementary School and Jackson...
2 students in Richmond, Hanover have swine flu
A student in Richmond and one in Hanover County are infected with the H1N1 swine flu, while a flu outbreak at a juvenile correctional facility in Chesterfield...
Friends mourn slain owner of South Richmond market
A co-owner of a South Richmond convenience store was found shot to death after a robbery, again underscoring the potential dangers of working in such small...
Woman’s body found in Richmond’s Museum District
Richmond police are trying to determine how a woman died in the city’s Museum District. The woman’s body was found yesterday about 6:14 a.m....
Retired JSRCC teacher dies at 73
The 1960s weren’t particularly hospitable to the law-enforcement community, but that didn’t dampen the drive or the enthusiasm of Patrick Michael...
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