Petersburg News

A nightclub will open in Petersburg this summer, with the overwhelming approval of city officials.

MAP: Richmond housing with dangerous lead contamination . Lead-poisoned childrenin Richmond region in 2007: City or county; number of children under 6 tested; number of children with elevated blood-lead levels Richmond 4,795 Henrico 3,314 Chesterfield 2,778 Hanover 813 Petersburg 565 Hopewell 331 Goochland 285 Source: Virginia Department of Health ...

Central Virginia is on pace to record more homicides this year than last, a trend largely driven by more killings in Richmond, suburban Henrico County and Petersburg.

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An apparent artillery shell has been found in Petersburg on the perimeter of a landfill behind Top Side Tent Rental at 1605 E. Washington St.

A 12-year-old Maryland girl was killed early yesterday and her mother was critically injured in a wreck that closed the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 south of Petersburg for hours.

More than 40 cars had their windows shot out overnight in Petersburg before police arrested three North Carolina men for the vandalism.

A single-vehicle wreck has closed the northbound lanes of Interstate 95 south of Petersburg.

Two Richmond-area events kick off Virginia's participation in President Obama's "United We Serve" call for increased volunteerism.

A former dormitory for single women working in a Danville cotton mill, a grand Richmond hotel that provided politicians a home away from home, and a hospital that had beds for African American patients during the era of segregation are among the 29 new sites added last week to the Virginia Landmarks Register by the Department of Historic Resources.

Dozens march for justice Sunday in Petersburg. This comes after charges are dropped against three suspects in the murder of a well-known store owner, Robert Braswell.

Jun. 23--The proposed construction of a large lodging facility at Fort Lee has triggered concern among hotel industry leaders and local government officials in the Tri-Cities. The Army is contemplating building a 1,000-room facility at Fort Lee to support a projected student growth at the installation because of the 2005 Base Realignment and ...

Even the economic crisis with its salary cuts and threat of unemployment is incapable of forcing people to change their habits.

A March for Justice rally drew more than 100 people yesterday amid criticism of an acquittal and dropped charges in the shooting death of a popular Petersburg businessman three years ago.

A reported hazing incident at Virginia State University is turning into a learning experience for eight young men.

PETERSBURG, Va. - A reported hazing incident at Virginia State University is turning into a learning experience for eight young men.

Hazing charges against eight current and former Virginia State University students will be dismissed if they help prepare and attend on-campus educational programs on hazing and fraternity pledging, Petersburg's chief prosecutor said today.

The family of slain Petersburg businessman Robert L. Braswell Jr. was optimistic last fall when police announced the arrests of four people in the trusted shopkeeper's 2006 robbery and shooting.

The fourth annual Juneteenth celebration in Petersburg, the first of two Juneteenth events sponsored by the Washington Cultural Foundation and Petersburg National Battlefield, will be June 21 from 3 to 5 p.m. Throughout the United States, Juneteenth events commemorate the ending of slavery in America and celebrate the importance of family, ...

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