6+ hour, 23+ min ago  (151+ words) The Richmonder Today is the inaugural Local News Day. We're proud to join more than 1, 200 newsrooms nationally in taking a moment to stop and recognize the importance of having reliable, unbiased information about what's happening in your community. Like most…...

1+ day, 28+ min ago  (380+ words) Weather: A high of 58 might mark the coolest weather until fall arrives. On this date in 1980, cab drivers block the entrance to Richmond International Airport to protest prime pickup spots being given to drivers from Groome Transportation. Today's newsletter sponsored…...

1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (548+ words) When an alarm went off late one night at Richmond's John Marshall Courts Building downtown, the firefighters and police officers who responded found one door open and another broken. There was a man inside the building around 3 a. m. on March 3, according…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (438+ words) After a more than two-year closure for a roof replacement, water is again running into the Byrd Park Reservoir's west tank." The refilling of the basin, which began Monday, marks the midway point in Richmond's rehabilitation of the reservoir, which…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago  (326+ words) Weather: A rare traditional spring day. Cool in the morning, afternoon high of 65. On this date in 1998, the tobacco industry releases 39, 000 documents formerly kept secret after being ordered to by the U. S. Supreme Court. The mayor's budget proposes a major boost…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (179+ words) A week after hitting $4 a gallon, the price of gasoline in Richmond continues to trend upward, with no immediate signs of abating. AAA, which keeps tabs on local prices, said the average customer paid $4. 136 for gasoline in the Richmond area…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago  (776+ words) The statement-maker came quickly and decisively. It wasn't that the Steward Spartans needed to be reminded, though, that their baseball counterparts from St. Anne's-Belfield were top-to-bottom talented, quite handy with the bat, solid defensively, and on a mission that they…...

6+ day, 2+ hour ago  (354+ words) Weather: Sunny with some clouds, high of 82. On this date in 1981, the city receives $2. 75 million from the federal government to renovate Main Street Station, resulting in a shopping mall being added. Richmonder Rich Griset became, well, a Richmonder for a…...

6+ day, 6+ hour ago  (424+ words) Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards said he remembers being told, "Don't worry, we're getting a new building anytime now," when he began working at the First Precinct in Church Hill 26 years ago. "For decades, the officers have been told the…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (1003+ words) With its friendly people, thriving arts scene and excellent restaurants, the River City has plenty to love. But what of its namesake "across the pond? Richmond, Virginia, was named after Richmond, England, after all. William Byrd II, the planter, lawyer,…...