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November 08, 2009
Neglected cemetery being reclaimed
Evergreen Cemetery, the final resting place for bank founder Maggie L. Walker, newspaper editor John Mitchell Jr. and other prominent blacks of Richmond,...
Police search for bank robbery suspect
Chesterfield County police are looking for a man who is suspected in yesterday’s robbery of a SunTrust bank at 13001 Hull Street Road. The suspect...
Veterans Day schedule
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES—Closed Wednesday. POSTAL SERVICE—Closed Wednesday; no delivery. STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICES—Closed Wednesday. ...
Richmond council to consider towing-fee increase
Parking illegally in Richmond could soon get more expensive. The City Council is set to vote tomorrow on proposals that would increase the rates that towing...
News Near You for Nov. 8
Goochland The Goochland County Board of Supervisors has voted to extend the deadline for payment of business personal property taxes for 90 days without...
Muhammad execution nears, some victims’ families move on
For three weeks in 2002, John Allen Muhammad led a two-man sniper team that struck on his orders, claimed 10 lives and deliberately terrorized Virginia,...
Hanover adjusts to flat growth in students
Hanover County’s school population has flat-lined. Unlike school systems in Chesterfield and Henrico counties, which continue to grow despite the...
Fatal fire in eastern Henrico
Two half brothers who died from injuries suffered in a fire at their eastern Henrico County home Friday night were the only ones home, their sister said...
Powhatan girl is ASPCA’s Kid of the Year
Eleven-year-old Powhatan County resident Monica Plumb is the Kid of the Year. That’s according to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty...
Henrico rents house it will tear down for road
A house that stands in the way of the Gayton Road extension has an unlikely new tenant: Henrico County. By paying $1,400 a month to rent the house at 12520...
Norwood praised as patient, sincere as Richmond police chief
Bryan T. Norwood entered an awkward political environment when he started as Richmond’s police chief just over a year ago. Norwood, the former police...
Street Beat for Nov. 8
Q:My question is about a highway memorial sign. I had the sign made. I believe that the Virginia Department of Transportation has to put it up. I just...
Brunswick Stew Festival draws good crowd
As fast as cooks stirred up cauldrons of Brunswick stew at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market yesterday, Lenny and Jeri Sturm bought it. Walking through...
Loft apartments project to be ready for spring opening in Hopewell
HOPEWELL—After nearly two years of setbacks, the conversion of the historic James E. Mallonee school into 51 residential loft units is on track for...
November 07, 2009
Henrico fire fatal to two half brothers
Two half brothers who died from injuries suffered in a fire at their eastern Henrico County home Friday night were the only ones home, their sister said...
Police looking for bank robbery suspect
Chesterfield County police are looking for a man who is suspected in Saturday’s robbery of a SunTrust bank at 13001 Hull St. The suspect handed a...
Cause of fatal Henrico house fire still being investigated
The cause of an east Henrico County house fire that killed a 16-year-old and critically injured a 9-year-old Friday night remains under investigation....
Olympian urges Richmond students to go for the gold academically
Nine-year-old Marcus Fuller wanted to know just how fast Olympic gold medalist LaShawn Merritt could run. So the third-grader asked Merritt, who was making...
Law-enforcement officers recognized for valor
Police officers and firefighters from around the Richmond region were recognized yesterday for their selfless acts of bravery. They risked their lives...
Former headmaster of Benedictine sues the school
The former headmaster of Benedictine High School is suing his former employer, alleging that the school broke his employment agreement when he was forced...
Corrections
Fort Hood, Texas, is the largest active-duty armored post in the United States. A map on Thursday’s Page A4 incorrectly identified it as the largest...
News Near You for Nov. 7
Prince George Prince George County placed seventh nationally in the medium-sized category of the 2009 Pinnacle Awards program of the National Association...
Richmond day-care driver convicted in child’s death
A driver for a Richmond day-care center faces 15 years in prison after being convicted in the death of a 13-month-old boy who was left in a van used by...
At Va.‘s Fort Lee, shock and sympathy
A day after the worst mass shooting ever to occur on a U.S. military base, the Fort Lee community carried on and in silence honored the victims at Fort...
Chesterfield, others, doing more business with women
Chesterfield County is spending more with women-owned businesses and companies inside the county line. So is Henrico County. The localities are doing so...
WWII group to meet Wednesday in Powhatan
The World War II Round Table of Central Virginia will meet Wednesday at 7 p.m. at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Father Val Hall, 2480 Batterson Road...
John Tyler Community College to hold college fair
John Tyler Community College will host a college-information fair Monday with representatives from more than 90 colleges and universities. College Night...
Richmond-area Muslims say Islam no threat to military
Ali Faruk grew up as a Muslim in an Indian-American military family in Northern Virginia. Soldiers and police officers routinely showed up in uniform for...
Back-to-back mass shootings heighten concerns
Less than 24 hours after the worst mass shooting at a U.S. military base, a gunman yesterday killed one and injured five at an Orlando, Fla., office building....
Fire Wire for Nov. 4
Here’s a snapshot of emergency calls during the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 2, as reported by Metro Richmond fire departments. RICHMOND Fire Calls: 198...
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