Richmond High School celebrated a historic milestone Saturday morning as community leaders, alumni, students, and educators gathered to break ground on a long-awaited modernization project that will transform the century-old campus. The $280 million project will unfold in several phases, beginning with the construction of a new two-

Last update: Monday, September 22, 2025, at 7:30 a.m. A man was fatally shot in Richmond on Friday night, marking the city’s second homicide of 2025. The shooting was reported around 8:37 p.m. near 8th Street and Lincoln Avenue, where officers responded after ShotSpotter technology

At its meeting on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, the Richmond City Council is set to consider an agenda that includes a proposal to reduce its regular meeting schedule from three times a month to two, new police accountability measures, a policy aimed at boosting local construction employment, multiple community recognitions,

A Richmond City Council meeting erupted in tension Tuesday night as dozens of police officers and their supporters rallied to protest low staffing and what they described as political attacks, while friends and relatives of a young man fatally shot by police demanded accountability and transparency. The rally, organized by

The Richmond City Council will meet Tuesday to review a sweeping redevelopment plan for the 143-acre Hilltop Mall site, consider new rules for public communication and counseling services after officer-involved shootings, and receive updates on rising property crime. The agenda also includes designating delegates for the League of

Richmond Police Chief Bisa French announced Thursday she will retire next January, ending a 27-year career with the department marked by historic firsts and a focus on community engagement. French, who joined the Richmond Police Department in 1998, made history in 2020 when she became the first woman and

On September 9, 2020, Richmond residents experienced an unforgettable and unsettling sight: the sky turned a deep, fiery orange. This phenomenon, which came to be known as "Orange Skies Day," was caused by smoke from the North Complex Fire and over 20 other wildfires burning more than 2

On Labor Day, Richmond joined dozens of cities across the country where workers and community members rallied under the banner “Workers Over Billionaires.” In Richmond, the crowd gathered not for a barbecue but in front of the Frank Hagel Federal Building on Nevin Avenue, chanting and waving signs that read