June 19, 2009
Police focusing on robberies at convenience stores, fast-food restaurants
Police are pooling their information and developing what they describe as good leads as the number of violent robberies of small businesses grows across...
Central Virginia partnership to collaborate on education
More than a dozen of the area’s top educators and business and civic leaders met yesterday to begin work on a new approach to education in central...
CAO finalist set for more meetings with Richmond City Council
Byron C. Marshall, the lone finalist to be chief administrative officer of Richmond, is being brought back to town for another round of meetings with the...
June 18, 2009
Lone finalist for Richmond chief administrator returning to town
Byron C. Marshall, the lone finalist to be chief administrative officer of Richmond, is coming back to town. Marshall, president and chief executive officer...
Ukrop’s loses No. 1 spot to Food Lion in sales survey
For the first time in more than 20 years, Ukrop’s Super Markets Inc. no longer commands the dominant spot for local grocery sales as increasing competition...
Prosecutors make parole pitch for Brileys accomplice
The two prosecutors who won convictions of the Briley brothers spoke on behalf of the killers’ accomplice yesterday in a closed meeting with a member...
Richmond man gets 12 years for plan to kill ex, unborn child
By WESLEY P. HESTER TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITERA Richmond man’s failed attempt to have a hitman kill his pregnant ex-girlfriend and their then-unborn child for $1,300 will leave him behind bars...
Jones may soon fill several top jobs in Richmond
Richmond Mayor Dwight C. Jones is showing signs that he’ll soon fill several top positions in his administration. The city has pulled its recent...
Historic designation sought for Woodland Heights
The streetcars are long gone, but reminders of yesteryear are still prominent throughout Woodland Heights. The Virginia Department of Historic Resources...
Report: Richmond school employee was overpaid
A Richmond school employee was overpaid by about $2,000 based on records falsified by his supervisor, with whom he had a personal relationship and later...
June 17, 2009
Tonight’s “Jeopardy!“ will feature Richmond questions
Check your knowledge about Edgar Allan Poe and Richmond tonight on the “Jeopardy!“ game show. A category called “Celebrating Poe’s...
Richmond opens pools this afternoon
Richmond officials this afternoon are opening the city’s swimming pools for the summer.
Ex-Wilder aide assists RRHA in pursuing stimulus funds
The Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority is pursuing federal stimulus funds with the help of a Washington-based consulting firm and former Richmond...
Richmond man surrenders in Westover Hills Blvd. homicide
The man wanted by Richmond police in connection with a homicide Friday on Westover Hills Boulevard has turned himself in. Devin Davon Edmonds, 28, of the...
Directions to see purple martins
To see the purple martins: Drive east on East Main Street to Shockoe Bottom. Turn left on North 17th Street. Cross East Franklin Street and see the birds’...
Chesterfield starts growth-plan process
By WESLEY P. HESTER TIMES-DISPATCH STAFF WRITERCreating Chesterfield County’s future will take 18 months, 32 citizen leaders, plenty of public input and a little short of $1 million. Last night,...
Police seek three males in Carver carjacking
Richmond police were searching for three males in a carjacking yesterday that injured a man in the Carver neighborhood. Police said the victim was assaulted...
June 16, 2009
Richmond man turns himself in after Westover Hills Blvd. homicide
The man wanted by Richmond police in connection with a homicide Friday on Westover Hills Boulevard has turned himself in. Devin Davon Edmonds, 28, of the...
Richmond police investigate shooting
Authorities are looking for three men in a shooting this afternoon in Richmond. Officers were summoned shortly before 4 p.m. to the 1700 block of West...
Ex-councilman opposes baseball in Shockoe
Former Richmond City Councilman and federal prisoner Sa’ad El-Amin has resurfaced to oppose baseball in Shockoe Bottom and to help save black-heritage...
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