1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1455+ words) U.S. Rep. Lisa McClain staged a U.S. House committee “field hearing” in Richmond last week that promoted heightened roles for military members and veterans in education in light of two local school board members criticizing a local school board member who was…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (479+ words) There had been plenty of warning that a lynching was in the works. The night of Benjamin Thomas’ arrest, Black community leaders alerted the mayor and police of credible threats. Officials and authorities refused to provide protection. The Black community…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (66+ words) A national cyclospora outbreak has sickened nearly 2,000 people across 41 states — but one Richmond restaurant says buying local produce kept them in the clear. Here's their advice for dining out safely. A national cyclospora outbreak has sickened nearly 2,000 people across 41 states…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (537+ words) A “large influx” of youths clashed with police in a Southern California beach town over the holiday weekend, prompting the arrest of 402 people — nearly half of whom were Arizonans. The Fourth of July celebration in Newport Beach devolved into chaos…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (571+ words) A Southern California beach city said it has restored order after social media drew a “large influx” of youth to the area during Fourth of July celebrations in an incident that allegedly involved people blocking roads and throwing fireworks at…...

3+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (835+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH — One of the largest drone delivery companies in the United States is pivoting away from delivery efforts to focus on technology that founders say will allow other commercial drone companies to grow. When Virginia Beach-based DroneUp launched in…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (920+ words) It sounds like an offer that the 143 homeowners in The Regency, a Virginia housing community, couldn't refuse: a roughly $4.4 million payout to sell their houses to a data center developer (1). The ultra-rich use these 5 real estate strategies to build wealth…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (52+ words) The Newport Police Department released body-worn camera footage Thursday that shows officers dispersing a crowd of high schoolers that formed at Second Beach last month. The Newport Police Department released body-worn camera footage Thursday that shows officers dispersing a crowd…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (734+ words) Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s, I worked in the Central Intelligence Agency’s Office of Leadership Analysis. Then housed in the Directorate of Intelligence – the analytical arm of the Agency where papers and assessments long and short were produced – the…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (405+ words) Videos showed massive police presence at the Short Pump Town Center at 11800 W Broad St, Richmond, Virginia on Saturday, sparking fears of a shooting. “Something going down at Short Pump Mall. Looks like cops entering armed,” one person shared on…...