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Breaking News   -   Jan 31, 2026 Overnight fire destroys trailer in parking lot near Macdonald Avenue Target
Overnight fire destroys trailer in  parking lot near Macdonald Avenue Target

A trailer was destroyed by an overnight fire in a parking lot near the Macdonald Avenue Target store, sending flames high into the air above an area where several RVs and trailers have recently taken up residence. An unidentified man at the scene said he heard a loud boom and

Breaking News   -   Jan 13, 2026 Richmond police Tase dog during arrest as video spreads online
Richmond police Tase dog during arrest as video spreads online

Richmond police said officers used a Taser on a dog during the arrest of a heavily intoxicated driver suspected in a hit-and-run collision, an encounter later captured on video and widely shared on TikTok, Reddit, and other social media platforms. The incident occurred at about 3:17 p.m. on

Richmond police investigate Monday morning shooting on South 23rd Street
Breaking News   -   Feb 02, 2026 Richmond police investigate Monday morning shooting on South 23rd Street

Richmond Police are actively investigating a shooting near South 23rd Street and Ohio Avenue Monday morning, and are asking residents to avoid the area. Visible at the scene is a dark-colored Honda Civic that was stopped in the roadway with its door open. Yellow police tape cordoned off the area,

by Soren Hemmila
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Breaking News   -   Feb 02, 2026 Richmond police investigate Monday morning shooting on South 23rd Street
Richmond police investigate Monday morning shooting on South 23rd Street

Richmond Police are actively investigating a shooting near South 23rd Street and Ohio Avenue Monday morning, and are asking residents to avoid the area. Visible at the scene is a dark-colored Honda Civic that was stopped in the roadway with its door open. Yellow police tape cordoned off the area,

by Soren Hemmila
Breaking News   -   Jan 31, 2026 Overnight fire destroys trailer in parking lot near Macdonald Avenue Target
Overnight fire destroys trailer in  parking lot near Macdonald Avenue Target

A trailer was destroyed by an overnight fire in a parking lot near the Macdonald Avenue Target store, sending flames high into the air above an area where several RVs and trailers have recently taken up residence. An unidentified man at the scene said he heard a loud boom and

by Soren Hemmila
Breaking News   -   Jan 13, 2026 Richmond police Tase dog during arrest as video spreads online
Richmond police Tase dog during arrest as video spreads online

Richmond police said officers used a Taser on a dog during the arrest of a heavily intoxicated driver suspected in a hit-and-run collision, an encounter later captured on video and widely shared on TikTok, Reddit, and other social media platforms. The incident occurred at about 3:17 p.m. on

by Soren Hemmila
Breaking News   -   Dec 29, 2025 Richmond Police investigate homicide at Hilltop IHOP Restaurant
Richmond Police investigate homicide at Hilltop IHOP Restaurant

Updated: Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. Richmond police are investigating a homicide after a person was found unconscious and later pronounced dead Monday afternoon inside an IHOP restaurant at the Hilltop Plaza, authorities said. Officers responded at about 1:43 p.m. to assist the Richmond

by Soren Hemmila
Breaking News   -   Dec 24, 2025 Richmond firefighters battle blaze at Public Storage facility on Carlson Boulevard
Richmond firefighters battle blaze at Public Storage facility on Carlson Boulevard

Firefighters battled a fire Wednesday morning at a Public Storage facility at 398 Carlson Boulevard, attacking the blaze from two ladder trucks as heavy smoke rose from the building. Smoke from the fire is visible in the surrounding area, including Ohio Avenue and Carlson Boulevard/South 37th Street, city officials

by Soren Hemmila
Breaking News   -   Dec 21, 2025 Betty Reid Soskin, nation's oldest park ranger and civil rights pioneer, dies at 104
Betty Reid Soskin, nation's oldest park ranger and civil rights pioneer, dies at 104

Betty Reid Soskin, who became the nation's oldest active National Park Service ranger and spent more than a decade sharing often-overlooked stories of African American contributions during World War II, died peacefully at her home Sunday morning, according to her family. She was 104. Her family announced her

by Soren Hemmila
Breaking News   -   Dec 17, 2025 Richmond police investigate fatal shooting on Macdonald Avenue
Richmond police investigate fatal shooting on Macdonald Avenue

Richmond police are investigating the city’s fifth homicide of the year after an adult man was found shot late Tuesday night in the 300 block of Macdonald Avenue, authorities said Wednesday. Officers responded to a ShotSpotter activation at 11:23 p.m. December 16  in the area, according to

by Soren Hemmila
Breaking News   -   Nov 19, 2025 Fire breaks out along Greenway, sending smoke into neighborhood
Fire breaks out along Greenway, sending smoke into neighborhood

A small fire broke out along the Richmond Greenway on Wednesday morning, sending clouds of smoke across San Pablo Avenue, into the Target Shopping Center on Macdonald Avenue, and around the neighborhood. Richmond Fire Department was on the scene by 10:15 a.m., working to control the small blaze

by Linda Hemmila
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