The Chesterfield County School Board hopes to appoint an interim representative to fill Dot Heffron’s spot by the end of the year. The interim school board member will represent the Clover Hill district until a special election is held some time in 2026. richmond.com/news/local/e...

Abigail Spanberger and John Reid were among Virginia’s statewide candidates who cast their ballots on the first day of early voting Friday. That evening, Reid joined Winsome Earle-Sears at a GOP rally that included guest speaker Vivek Ramaswamy. richmond.com/news/state-r...

The Chesterfield Board of Supervisors approved the zoning ordinance modernization project, which will produce a more user-friendly zoning document for property owners. richmond.com/news/local/g...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin criticized plans for Chesterfield school board member Dot Heffron to resign effective Dec. 31, saying that the resignation should instead happen immediately. richmond.com/news/local/g...

Republican leaders want action taken against two Chesterfield County Public Schools employees over social media posts about the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk.

Around 8:30 a.m., Virginia State University and VSU Police posted urgent alerts to their social media accounts announcing that campus was closed Thursday.

Around 80 people spoke at the DEQ’s public hearing about Dominion Energy’s planned natural gas plant in Chesterfield. richmond.com/news/local/g...

Google, which announced plans for a data center complex in Chesterfield, said it’s connected to two other sites in the county zoned for future data center developments. richmond.com/news/local/b...

Google Inc. will spend $9 billion to expand its data center operations in Virginia, including a new data center complex at Chesterfield County’s Meadowville Technology Park.

In the first eight months of 2025 the cameras, now in 13 school zones, have issued 58,834 tickets — and generated nearly $2.2 million in revenue.

More than 9,000 tickets have been mailed to people speeding through Chesterfield school zones this year. richmond.com/news/local/e...

The Colbrook Motel in Chesterfield County was featured in “The Negro Motorist Green Book” from 1956 to 1967 as a safe space for African American travelers. The site is currently being developed into affordable housing. richmond.com/news/local/b...

Al Michaels of Mechanicsville served as a Dustoff medical evacuation pilot in Vietnam from February 1968 through February 1969. richmond.com/news/local/a...

According to the Virginia Department of Health, 13 drownings involved children in that age group, compared to seven all of last year.

Chesterfield County is another step closer to changing its decades-old zoning ordinance. richmond.com/news/local/g...

More than 20 years after its final section was completed, State Route 288 has become one of the most well-traveled roads in the Richmond region. richmond.com/news/local/g...

Under a new agreement, Richmond Public Schools bus drivers will have six-hour per day contracts (formerly eight), as well as a new pay system for after-school activity runs. richmond.com/news/local/e...

Richmond Public Schools and the Laborer’s International Union of North America reached terms on a collective bargaining agreement that includes reinstating five bus drivers who were fired on April 25.

Update: It is now said that the fire began at Daily Menu Restaurant on Main Street. Adjacent businesses were also affected and three residents were displaced. Richmond Interim Fire Chief Jeffrey Segal said it will take until the late evening to put the fire completely out.

Much of the smoke has cleared at street level, but some is still coming out the top of a building.

A spokesperson for Richmond Fire said the Shockoe Bottom fire started at Miyabi Sushi.

Richmond firefighters are tending to a fire off Main Street in the Shockoe Bottom area.

Chesterfield County leaders and advocates spoke against the arrests ICE made at the Chesterfield courthouse. richmond.com/news/local/c...

The “No Kings” protest brought thousands to downtown Richmond on Saturday. richmond.com/news/local/a...

Weidmuller USA held a grand opening ceremony for its new, 24,000-square-foot engineering and production facility at 821 Southlake Blvd on Wednesday.

More data centers are set to come to Chesterfield County with the approval of two rezoning cases. richmond.com/news/local/g...

The latest boil water advisory in Richmond is affecting business at local restaurants. richmond.com/news/local/g...

At the Virginia State Police memorial service Wednesday, 67 law enforcement professionals who died in the line of duty were remembered. richmond.com/news/state-r...

Chesterfield will become the latest school district in the Richmond region to install weapons scanners at schools. richmond.com/news/local/e...

“Anything is possible.” How a Virginia Union student persevered after being paralyzed in order to walk at graduation. richmond.com/news/local/e...

Richmond was among the cities hosting 50501 anti-Trump protests on May Day. richmond.com/news/local/g...

Virginia has had 200 bird flu cases affecting wild birds this year, including six in the Richmond region. richmond.com/news/local/g...

The Library of Virginia is among numerous arts and culture organizations across the U.S. losing National Endowment for the Humanities grants. richmond.com/news/state-r...

WRIC Chief Meteorologist John Bernier is retiring in late April. richmond.com/news/local/b...

Harper Cox, an eighth-grader from Robious Middle School in Chesterfield, won the 51st Richmond regional spelling bee Wednesday after correctly spelling Taurus.

Racing fans in Chesterfield are geared up for the return of Southside Speedway. richmond.com/news/local/b...

The Chesterfield EDA entered into a lease agreement with Competitive Racing Investments LLC to bring racing back to Southside Speedway. richmond.com/news/local/b...

Meanwhile, Virginia Beach checked in with the highest total at 13 inches. On Wednesday evening, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said Hampton Roads was seeing up to 2 inches of snow per

The James River reached the moderate flood stage Tuesday, a day before more snow is set to hit the Richmond region. richmond.com/news/local/w...

The overnight winter storm left more than 94,000 Dominion customers in the Richmond and Tri-Cities areas without power as of Wednesday morning. richmond.com/news/local/w...

Richmond could see up to 4 inches of snow Tuesday, while parts of Virginia north of Richmond could see up to 8. richmond.com/news/local/w...

Chesterfield County is looking to develop more data centers, which would continue the Richmond region’s recent growth in that industry. richmond.com/news/local/b...

The bird flu is continuing to affect the farming, food and restaurant industries in Virginia. richmond.com/news/local/b...

Virginia figure skaters, parents and coaches were among the victims of the plane crash near Reagan National Airport. richmond.com/news/state-r...

Violent crime incidents decreased in Richmond from 2023 to 2024. richmond.com/news/local/c...

Geline Bowman Williams, who became the second woman to serve as Richmond's mayor and also sat on Richmond City Council for a decade, died Sunday at age 100.

The Richmond area is expected to get a few inches of snow this weekend, according to the National Weather Service. richmond.com/news/local/w...

The New Year’s attack in New Orleans hit home with some Richmonders. richmond.com/news/local/n...

The Inclement Weather Shelter in Richmond is available for people in need of a place to stay during the colder months. richmond.com/news/local/r...

Richmond-area police departments do not have formal agreements with ICE, but will continue to enforce immigration laws outlined in Virginia code. richmond.com/news/local/c...