Richmond International Airport has set an all-time annual traffic record, after four million passengers flew in and out of the airport in 2018. With each month in 2018 setting a record along the way, the total of 4.077 million passengers represents an 11.5 percent increase over the previous standard (3,65 million) set just a year ago. In December, passenger traffic […]
Senate passes voter mapping bill
A key Senate committee passed a bill proposed by a Midlothian senator to provide mapping technology to all localities to ensure voters are assigned to the right district for the coming general elections. The Senate Finance Committee voted 16-0 Wednesday to pass the bill, SB 1018, sponsored by Sen. Amanda Chase, R-Midlothian, to the full Senate. Chase’s bill would require […]
Legislators shift gears to test drive ‘green’ vehicles
Midway through this bustling General Assembly session, legislators shifted gears from cruising through bills to testing out electric vehicles on Conservation Lobby Day. Drive Electric RVA and the Sierra Club Virginia Chapter hosted the second annual Electric Vehicle Ride & Drive event at the Capitol, where the fleet featured EVs like the Nissan LEAF, Chevrolet Volt and Tesla Model X. […]
Bill to save dangerous dogs tabled by House
The House tabled a bill by Del. Michael Webert that supporters said could have saved dogs ruled dangerous by a court. Webert, a Republican who represents parts of Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock and Warren counties, introduced bill HB 1894. The bill would have directed a court, after it had ruled a dog to be dangerous, to be given to another owner […]
4 displaced by Glen Allen house fire
Four adults were displaced by a fire in their Glen Allen home Jan. 31. Just after 11:30 a.m., the Henrico 911 center began receiving multiple calls from drivers who saw the blaze at the home, in the 1800 block of Mountain Road. Firefighters arrived shortly thereafter to find heavy smoke pouring from the home. The occupants all exited the house […]
Weekend Top 10
FEB 1 The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen will present “An Evening of Love Songs from Broadway & Opera” featuring Cathy Motley-Fitch and Jason Marks at 7 p.m. Soprano Motley-Fitch is one-third of RVA’s beloved Richmond Divas. Marks is a singer, actor and composer who has performed solo and oratorio works with the Richmond Symphony and the Washington Chorus […]