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November 20, 2009
Richmond police investigating gunfire exchange
Richmond police today are continuing to investigate an exchange of gunfire while serving a search warrant in the city’s East End last night.
Man shot, wounded in Richmond armed robbery
Richmond police are investigating the armed robbery of a man who was shot and wounded last night in the 2000 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike.
Sentencing delayed in Ryan Matko slaying
Next week’s scheduled sentencing of former gang member Detavis J. King for the 2007 slaying of Chesterfield County teenager Ryan Matko will be delayed...
Hundreds get help at service fair for the homeless
Joey Monroe calls himself a survivor. The U.S. Marine Corps veteran has survived since August without a permanent roof over his head, and he understands...
Henrico ZIP code changes cause revenue losses for Richmond
Richmond’s budget woes extend beyond the national recession and are being compounded by permanent revenue losses from Henrico County’s decision...
Richmond sheriff accused of sexual battery
A special prosecutor has been assigned to investigate an allegation of sexual battery made against Richmond Sheriff C.T. Woody, a law-enforcement official...
Audit questions higher fees for Richmond construction permits
A 15.5 percent increase in Richmond’s construction permit fees may have been unnecessary, and it has failed to produce the promised improvements...
News Near You for Nov. 20
Chesterfield A hunter was found dead early yesterday in a wooded area off River Road in Chesterfield County after he had been reported missing by his family,...
Spirit of Giving for Nov. 20
Your donations to the Richmond Christmas Mother Fund help provide a brighter holiday to families struggling to make ends meet. The fund provides toys,...
Waynesboro man pleads guilty in mushrooms case
The man charged in Waynesboro’s largest bust for illegal mushrooms pleaded guilty this week in Circuit Court to possessing and distributing the psychedelic...
How seek holiday assistance or make donations
People seeking aid must include their addresses and phone numbers in their written requests. Requests must be made by a custodial parent or guardian of...
Salvation Army adds two credit-card machines for holidays
The Salvation Army’s Red Kettle Campaign will be more than a drop in the bucket this year. Two hand-held credit-card machines will take donations...
November 19, 2009
Hanover planners back denial of rezoning for Providence Creek
The Hanover County Planning Commission tonight unanimously opposed a revised plan for the Providence Creek development, which it originally approved in...
Richmond Sheriff Woody accused of sexual battery
A special prosecutor has been assigned to investigate an allegation of sexual battery made against Richmond Sheriff C.T. Woody, a law-enforcement official...
Police exchange gunfire in Richmond
Police exchanged gunfire while serving a search warrant in Richmond’s East End tonight. At 8:43 p.m., narcotics officers were serving the warrant...
Richmond says it’s lost revenue because of Henrico ZIP code change
Richmond’s budget woes extend beyond the national recession and are being compounded by permanent revenue losses from Henrico County’s decision...
H1N1 flu claims Richmond man, 2 others
Three Virginians, including a Richmond man and a woman in each the Norfolk and West Piedment health districts, are the latest deaths in the state from...
National Guard soldier wounded at Fort Pickett expected to make complete recovery
A Virginia National Guard soldier wounded in an accidental blast at Fort Pickett is in stable condition at VCU Medical Center and is expected to make a...
For homeless, ‘a lot of friendly people’ a welcome sight
Hundreds of the Richmond area’s homeless population turned out today for Homeward’s third annual Project Homeless Connect at the Greater Richmond...
Search warrant: Suspect admitted taking Shaniya Davis
A search warrant says a man charged with kidnapping a 5-year-old North Carolina girl who was later found dead told police he took the girl to the hotel...
Searchers find body of hunter in Chesterfield
A hunter was found dead early today in a wooded area off River Road in Chesterfield County after he had been reported missing by his family, police said. ...
Richmond projects $10 million revenue shortfall
The city of Richmond is projecting a $10 million revenue shortfall in the current budget year because of sagging sales-tax collections and cuts in state...
Chesterfield ordinance on bow and arrows deferred
Chesterfield County supervisors last night unanimously agreed to wait three months before voting on an ordinance prohibiting the use of a bow and arrow...
All juveniles in Hopewell face new 11 p.m. curfew
All juveniles in Hopewell are now facing an 11 p.m. curfew. City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to require that anyone 17 or younger be accompanied...
Correctional officers won’t be prosecuted for alleged dog fondling
The five correctional officers charged in October with animal cruelty for fondling a K-9 dog and videotaping the incidents will not be prosecuted. Powhatan...
News Near You for Nov. 19
Chesterfield No injuries were reported in a two-alarm fire yesterday morning at a plant that makes printing inks and pigments in the Walthall area of Chesterfield...
Henrico beatings traced to gang initiations
Henrico County authorities revealed yesterday that a series of beatings earlier this year in the western part of the county were linked to gang initiation...
Jury awards $8 million to state librarian injured by GRTC bus in 2007
A Richmond jury awarded a research librarian at the Library of Virginia $8 million in damages yesterday, the full amount sought by her lawyers after the...
Army searching Afghanistan river for Chesterfield soldier
A soldier from Chesterfield County has been missing since a resupply mission in Afghanistan that claimed the life of a unit member from Massachusetts,...
Spirit of Giving for Nov. 19
The Richmond Christmas Mother program was launched 75 years ago when The Times-Dispatch Goodfellows Club and The News Leader Neediest Family fund joined...
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