Henrico County News

Richmond and Henrico Police are combining forces to help stamp out crime in one of the most violent areas in the Metro area.

Blasting at a construction site in western Henrico County prompted panic and several calls to 9-1-1 dispatchers Tuesday afternoon.

It's the question that has Middlesex investigators working around the clock and neighbors buzzing about the death of their friend Edwin Barry Hughes.

Police are investigating a rash of residential burglaries in Isle of Wight and Southampton counties, where 14 homes have been robbed recently.

Police are looking for the woman they say stole hundreds of dollars' worth of perfume and cologne from a Henrico County business.

Henrico County students and the school board voted unanimously tonight to move forward with a multi-million-dollar contract with Dell.

Southampton Co., Va. - A Richmond man is now behind bars in Southampton County, after officials say he is a person of interest in a string of burglaries.

The Richmond-based "#Help Tucker Breathe" social media campaign has raised nearly $40,000 from around the world in six days for a Henrico County man with cystic fibrosis who likely needs a double-lung transplant to keep living.

"It's great to have a whole neighborhood back you up," Paul Hubbard says of his experience as co-owner of Alamo BBQ in Church Hill, and new hot spot Deep Run Roadhouse in western Henrico.

Six Henrico high schools were named among the top 2,000 high schools in the nation by Newsweek and The Daily Beast.

The projects are part of a total $68 million investment in road repair by the Virginia Department of Transportation as it prepares to resurface 984 lane miles of state-maintained routes in the Richmond region between April and November.

Nehemiah's world is all about toys and sports. His favorites are football and baseball.

Nehemiah's world is all about toys and sports. His favorites are football and baseball.

Imagine a world where you could borrow "50 Shades of Grey" without anyone seeing you, a world where any book could be at your fingertips for free, 24 hours a day, with no library fines.

An Arlington County Grand Jury will convene on May 20 and hear the case of a man accused of killing his own father last year in Arlington.

The Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday that Virginia did not have to grant access to public records in the state to non-residents of Virginia under the state's freedom of information law.

A faulty dishwasher is being blamed for a house fire in Henrico County. Crews were called to a home along the 2900 block of Magnus Lane on Monday morning.

The Richmond Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau will announce that it is changing its name to Richmond Region Tourism -- the first major name change since the mid-1980s. Along with the streamlined name comes a new logo, designed by local agency JHI, and the launch of an incentive program to encourage recruitment of conventions.

A Highland Springs man who printed "inappropriate pictures" at an in-store photo kiosk will spend more than 10 years in prison.

The Henrico County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution Tuesday evening asking the county's Circuit Court to order a referendum on a meals tax during the November 5th election.