Brian Birkner of Varina receives the Trail Ambassador Newcomer of the Year Award during the Virginia Capital Trail Foundation's end-of-year volunteer party. Dec. 11. (Courtesy VCTF)
The day before Thanksgiving, Lt. Governor-Elect Ghazala Hashmi donned a bright yellow reflective vest and held out a bright green shopping bag filled with produce at the door of a busy food pantry in the Lakeside neighborhood of Henrico.
As the groups of people lined up outside the Islamic Center
Airport officials were expecting 180,000 travelers to stream through Richmond International Airport for the Thanksgiving holiday, with passengers embarking on their journeys starting last Thursday and continuing through this coming Monday.
The busy travel season comes after data showed that RIC, during the FAA-mandated "capacity reductions on aviation&
National musicians and bands will return to the Innsbrook Pavilion in 2026, as part of an expanded After Hours Concerts season at the site, organizers announced Nov. 26.
EventMakers USA, which brought live music back to the pavilion this year through a Tribute Thursdays series featuring tribute bands, heard from
The Henrico Division of Police has had a “phenomenal year” in 2025, according to Chief Eric English, with the county seeing a 90.4% decline in homicides and a 12% reduction in total crime since 2024.
As of Nov. 20, Henrico has only seen two homicides this year, a significant