Virginia has been named No. 5 in the Forbes.com 2017 Best States for Business ranking. The ranking represents a jump from No. 6 in the 2016 survey and No. 7 in 2015. Virginia has placed in the top 10 since the ranking’s inception in 2006 and has ranked among the top two states every year from 2006 through 2013. “The […]
Family dog dies in Eastern Henrico house fire
A dog died but no residents were injured in an Eastern Henrico house fire Tuesday night. The fire began shortly before 6:20 p.m., Nov. 28 at the home in the 7700 block of Harewood Lane, not far from the intersection of Darbytown Road and Charles City Road. Henrico Fire units found heavy smoke coming from the back of the two-story […]
Man who fled police on Staples Mill Road dies
A 57-year-old man who fled Henrico Police officers on Staples Mill Road Nov. 27 and was struck by a vehicle has died. Jeffrey A. Quintard, of Richmond, died at a local hospital following the incident, which took place at about 5:40 a.m. Police had responded to the area of Staples Mill Road and Crocket Street following reports of a disorderly […]
Democrats set date for caucus to reorganize
The Henrico County Democratic Committee will hold its reorganization caucus Dec. 11. The event will form the committee for the biennium of 2018 and 2019. It will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Henrico County Government Center in the Administrative Board Room, 4301 East Parham Road. The committee also will establish its membership pursuant to the state plan. Candidates […]
No one injured in Northside house fire
No injuries were reported during a house fire in Henrico’s Northside Tuesday morning. The fire broke out in a house in the 1900 block of Bridgewater Drive near the Woodman Road-Hungary Road intersection at about 10:40 a.m. Nov. 28. The first Henrico Fire units arrived in four minutes and found smoke throughout the first floor of the two-story home. Firefighters […]
Fox found in Highland Springs tests positive for rabies
A fox that chased a cat in Highland Springs on Thanksgiving day has tested positive for rabies. Henrico Animal Protection Police Officers responded to the 200 block of North Holly Avenue that day after a citizen reported that the fox had chased a cat off the front porch but didn’t injure it. The fox then ran under a shed. Officers […]
Henrico Schools to host job fair Dec. 5
Henrico Schools will hold a job fair Dec. 5 to talk with people interested in working for the school system. HCPS is seeking full-time and substitute registered nurses, instructional assistants, bus drivers and school nutrition workers. Representatives from the HCPS Human Resources Department will attend the event at the Eastern Henrico Government Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Also […]
10 killed in traffic crashes during Thanksgiving weekend
With overall traffic fatalities already on the increase, the 2017 Thanksgiving holiday weekend proved to be a deadly one for 10 individuals traveling on Virginia’s highways. During the holiday statistical counting period, which began Nov. 22, 2017, at 12:01 a.m. and continued through midnight Nov. 26, traffic crashes claimed the lives of eight drivers, one passenger and a pedestrian. As […]