Eli Lilly announced it will build a $5 billion facility in Goochland, on a property once planned to be a Motorola chip plant. Va's phama industry is growing, and it all started with one $5m grant to VCU 10 years ago. richmond.com/news/local/b...

For now, Virginia residents will need a prescription to get a COVID vaccine. It could get easier to get a shot later this month, after the CDC meets. richmond.com/news/local/b...

Six Flags plans to sell the vacant land around Kings Dominion. richmond.com/news/local/b...

Virginia's State Board of Health intends to write a new regulation banning transgender women from women's sports teams. The move came after a Roanoke College swimmer and 2 former swimmers petitioned the state. richmond.com/news/local/g...

The apartment boom in Scott's Addition has stopped. No new apartment complex has started construction in 2 years. There aren't many big open properties left to buy, and finding investors has gotten hard. richmond.com/news/local/b...

A federal investigation found repeated safety problems with organ transplantation, including patients showing signs of life as they were prepped to have their organs taken. The RVA-based UNOS has been the transplantation network's contractor for 40 years. richmond.com/news/local/b...

Former VCU basketball coach Ryan Odom has sold his Windsor Farms house for $2 million. richmond.com/news/local/b...

The effort to eliminate DEI played out very different at VCU and UVA. At VCU, the school eliminated jobs and hired a consultant to check its work. At UVA, the university was accused of slow-walking change, and its president ultimately resigned. richmond.com/news/local/e...

Federal prosecutors say a Richmond pain-medicine doctor who treated patients with ozone gas illegally billed Medicare and Medicaid for $5.2 million. The doctor says he is innocent and will fight the charges in court. richmond.com/news/local/b...

VCU still hasn't come to agreements for its baseball team to play in CarMax Park. If that doesn't happen soon, the school risks not selling Sports Backers Stadium or building its athletics village on schedule. "It's 100% crunch time." richmond.com/news/local/e...

In today's RTD, how the city of Richmond cost Levar Stoney the race for lieutenant governor. It was "almost unprecedented" how badly Stoney performed in his hometown. He got 21% of Richmond votes and lost the primary by less than 1 percentage point.

Richmond-area apartment buildings now have podcast studios, golf simulators, pizza ovens and Pilates classes. As new residents -- many with money -- move into town, apartments look for ways to lure them. Richmond has joined the "amenities arms race." richmond.com/news/local/b...

For more than a year, the city of Richmond and VCU Health have been divided over a $56 million payment the health system pledged to the city. Though VCU Health hasn't paid in over a year, the city doesn't plan to sue for the money. richmond.com/news/local/b...

The RTD's crack team of restaurant writers chose the 100 best restaurants in town. It's an audacious project, and it's perfect for RVA. richmond.com/life-enterta...

Featured in the latest Virginia News Reader: Inside the 50-year battle between Kings Dominion and Busch Gardens - By @ekolenich.bsky.social for @richmond.com Read the full article at Richmond Times-Dispatch. ➡ tinyurl.com/fv2xtjam

VCU will rent out the Siegel Center to raise money for NIL. richmond.com/news/local/e...

Kings Dominion and Busch Gardens opened 13 days apart 50 years ago. Each park knew the other company was building an attraction. But neither side knew just how big their competition would be. 50 years later, they're still competing for business. ...

VCU has begun reassigning DEI staffers and rewritings policies and scholarships to follow Trump's exec order on discrimination. richmond.com/news/local/e...

VCU is withholding the degrees of three pro-Palestine student protesters while it investigates claims they broke the student code of conduct. richmond.com/news/local/e...

VCU has started reassigning DEI staffers, rewriting scholarship rules and revising hiring policies in order to comply with Trump's executive order to eliminate racial discrimination. richmond.com/news/local/e...

The median price of a single-family home has reached $415,000 in greater Richmond, and housing experts expect that number to keep going up. Even though the local population is rising, home builders are constructing fewer new homes now than before the pandemic. richmond.com/news/local/b...

Prosecutors now say there are 9 victims dating back to 2022 in the child abuse case at the Henrico Doctors' Hospital neonatal intensive care unit. Erin Strotman, a former nurse there, has been charged in connection to 5 of the 9 babies. richmond.com/news/local/b...

Meet the Richmond-area businesses now taking cryptocurrency. Marshall Hays of Henrico owns vacation houses. To stay on the cutting edge of technology, he started taking crypto payments in February. He's still waiting for his first one. richmond.com/news/local/b...

The city of Richmond wants to ban new tobacco, nicotine and vape stores in most of the city. If VA ever legalizes recreational cannabis, the city would have a mechanism for restricting them, too. richmond.com/news/local/b...

On 57 acres, developers plan to build apartments, affordable housing, a hotel, a park and commercial space that they say will transform the city.

Virginia's health department is set to lose more than $200 million and 500 employees after the CDC said it would cut federal COVID funding to state health departments. richmond.com/news/local/g...

3 international students at VCU had their visas revoked, the university said. At VT, 9 students lost theirs. At GMU, 10. richmond.com/news/state-r...

More than 1,000 people came to Capitol Square and Monroe Park in downtown Richmond to protest Trump’s policies.

CarMax Park is still under construction, but it's already getting upgrades. The Flying Squirrels plan to expand the video board, enhance the event space and add a premium seating section. richmond.com/news/local/b...

I got to ride Kings Dominion's new roller coaster, Rapterra, last week. (At 7 a.m.) It gets my full endorsement. Glad to see Volcano replaced with a high-quality attraction.

VCU disbands its DEI office. "Being out of compliance with federal law is not something I want to be a part of," the head of the board said. The office's VP said, in 27 yrs, she's never seen a minority applicant hired over a more qualified competitor. richmond.com/news/local/e...

Squirrels owner Lou DiBella says CarMax Park is on schedule to be ready for opening day 2026. Last beam will go up next month. Today he presented a jersey to Mayor Danny Avula.

A nonprofit drugmaker in Petersburg, Civica, planned to have low-cost insulin on drugstore shelves by 2024. Now it's 2025 and Civica can't say when insulin will be available to patients. richmond.com/news/local/b...

The GreenCity arena plan in Henrico is dead, as the county plans to reclaim the property. richmond.com/news/local/b...

The RTD editorial board says Mayor Avula isn't sufficiently stepping up to defend the city. The state has proposed budget language that would effectively cancel VCU Health's $56 million PILOT payment to the city following the failed real estate deal. richmond.com/opinion/edit...

The COVID lockdown began in Virginia five years ago this week. On the lessons Virginia learned and didn't learn. I agree with Dr. Forlano when she said, "It feels like a very long time ago and a blink of an eye all at the same time." richmond.com/news/state-r...

The developer for Henrico's GreenCity arena project plans to make a $5 million payment this week, right before deadline, potentially saving the project. But Henrico's manager is ready to go in a different direction. richmond.com/news/local/b...

In December, Police arrested 18 staffers at a Colonial Heights nursing home as part of an elder-abuse investigation. This week, the health dept said that nursing home was understaffed, infested with roaches and unable to provide for residents' needs. richmond.com/news/local/b...

VCU has appealed the federal govt's decision to cut $8 million in funding to the university's teacher residency program, called RTR, which puts teachers in hard-to-staff schools. richmond.com/news/local/e...

Virginia's secretary of education has told the state's public colleges to root out all forms of racial discrimination on their campuses. richmond.com/news/local/e...

The Richmond area's three health systems are all planning expansions -- at VCU Medical Center, St. Francis and Chippenham. richmond.com/news/local/b...

Southside Speedway is on its way to making a comeback after more than four years following a lease-purchase agreement between the Chesterfield Economic Development Authority and Competitive Racing Investments LLC.

Today is the our last day on Franklin St, where the RTD newsroom has been based for decades, and where I’ve worked for 16 years. Next week, the newsroom moves to Hanover County, and a new chapter begins.

CoStar Group, owner of Homes.com and many other real estate sites, laid off about 120 Richmond workers Thursday. The company also said it plans to hire 1,000 new employees this year, mostly in Richmond. richmond.com/news/local/b...

The 150-year-old church could be leased to Virginia Union University as a museum and academic building.

VCU is losing $9 million in federal funding for a program that trains future teachers and places them in hard-to-staff schools. richmond.com/news/local/e...

International drug makers, like Pfizer and Eli Lilly, spent $450,000 lobbying in Virginia last year. The thrust of their efforts: protecting their control over the price of prescription medicine.

The nurse charged with abusing a premature baby at Henrico Doctors' Hospital was released from jail Wednesday, almost six weeks after she was arrested. richmond.com/news/local/c...

Virginia's research colleges - mainly VCU, UVA and VT -are bracing as the National Institutes of Health plan to significantly cut funding for health research following a directive from the Trump admin. Colleges in Virginia stand to lose $72 million. richmond.com/news/state-r...