June 13, 2009

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
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 SERVICE

The 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
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...

Area farmers markets

Area farmers markets For produce and other products fresh from the farm, visit these area markets.  Ashland Farmers’ Market, 101 Thompson St.,...


June 10, 2009

Monks oust Benedictine headmaster

Benedictine High School’s headmaster has been forced out by senior monks who are reorganizing the administration and have dissolved the board of...

No charges for woman who filmed police in Shockoe Bottom

Richmond’s top prosecutor will not pursue a case against a woman who was arrested after filming police as they performed crowd control in Shockoe...

Woody wins primary for Richmond sheriff

Incumbent Richmond Sheriff C.T. Woody Jr. last night declared victory over his challenger in the Democratic primary contest. Woody captured about 81 percent...

Woody declares victory in Richmond sheriff primary

Incumbent Richmond Sheriff C.T. Woody Jr. last night declared victory over his challenger in the Democratic primary contest. With 64 of 65 precincts reporting,...

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