11+ hour, 4+ min ago  (555+ words) A large World Cup gathering outside a Scott's Addition restaurant ended with Richmond Police deploying chemical agents to disperse the crowd after fighting broke out. At 9: 28 p. m. last night, RPD officers responded to a disorderly conduct call at Cochiloco restaurant, where…...

13+ hour, 35+ min ago  (519+ words) Commissioned by Virginia Union to coincide with America's 250th celebration, "Unfinished Declaration" reimagines the Declaration of Independence by replacing its text with Frederick Douglass's 1852 address, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" a landmark speech intentionally delivered on July…...

13+ hour, 42+ min ago  (130+ words) The city of Richmond announced Wednesday afternoon that it has canceled its annual Fourth of July celebration at Dogwood Dell. "While the annual celebration is a cherished Richmond tradition and an important part of the Festival of Arts, as well…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (616+ words) Weather: The heat is coming. 100 looks unlikely today, but is possible starting tomorrow. On this date in 1940, a combination of a new tax to fund World War II operations and the widespread introduction of parking meters into metro areas leads…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1105+ words) A friend recently asked me if I was a roller coaster enthusiast. "Not really," I replied. "Why?" "Because you just spent the last five minutes talking about your strategy for avoiding lines at Kings Dominion," they said. Fair. I guess…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago  (1584+ words) Ronald "Bobby" Hathaway, the former director of facilities for Richmond Public Schools, was accused of enlisting subordinates to help him disable security cameras to return a zero-turn lawn mower to the facilities site undetected, according to an internal investigation a…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (530+ words) Have you ever tasted a fragrant Millhiser peach, or a juicy Lyons? Unless you were alive over a century ago in Richmond, likely not. These peaches were once rising stars in the pomology world, and all originated here in the…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (283+ words) Opponents of the code refresh, an effort to rewrite Richmond's decades-old zoning laws, are taking their battle to the public. Longtime Virginia political figure Paul Goldman filed Monday in Richmond Circuit Court, seeking to change the city's charter to require…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (161+ words) Temperatures across the Richmond area will break 100 degrees on Thursday, Friday and Saturday as part of what the National Weather Service is calling a "potentially historic" heat wave. The temperatures are being caused by a condition called a "heat dome,…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago  (377+ words) Weather: High of 89. Last night's rains caused flooding issues, but also helped alleviate drought conditions. On this date in 1994, Virginia State Police announce they will no longer routinely investigate car crashes involving less than $1, 000 in damage. Today's email sponsored by…...