Public Safety

Henrico News Minute – March 19, 2024

Henrico News Minute – March 19, 2024

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Why Henrico Police have stopped responding to certain calls for service; Freeman High School students try to "plant the moon;" the Techstars Startup Weekend is happening at UR this weekend;...

Driver remains at scene after fatally striking female pedestrian on Brook Road

Driver remains at scene after fatally striking female pedestrian on Brook Road

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A woman was killed after she was hit by a car along a busy road in Henrico County Saturday night, authorities said. Officers were called for a report of a...

Virginia Memory Project aims to get better Alzheimer’s data, provide resources

Virginia Memory Project aims to get better Alzheimer’s data, provide resources

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Virginia will become one of the few state-backed registries that collects data on patients with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, in order to improve brain health and caregiving....

Business in brief: March 18, 2024

Business in brief: March 18, 2024

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Cushman & Wakefield | Thalhimer recently announced the following lease transaction in Henrico County: Wall Candy Printing LLC – leased 2,560 SF of industrial space at Mayland Court Condos, 3526...

Henrico News Minute – March 18, 2024

Henrico News Minute – March 18, 2024

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Henrico County pushes back on US Census Bureau population estimates; Henrico supervisors approve a mixed-use development in Highland Springs and begin a weeklong budget review today; a popular Henrico restaurant...

Henrico Small Business Spotlight: Ummah Market

Henrico Small Business Spotlight: Ummah Market

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In Glen Allen, Ummah Market is more than just a neighborhood grocery store, but a culmination of culture, passion, and community for customers who come to visit. Established in 2020...

UR to host ‘Techstars Startup Weekend’ March 22-24

UR to host ‘Techstars Startup Weekend’ March 22-24

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Techstars and the University of Richmond will host Techstars Startup Weekend March 22-24 at UR's Robins School of Business. The event is a designed as a creative and collaborative three-day...

Freeman High School science students are determined to ‘Plant the Moon’

Freeman High School science students are determined to ‘Plant the Moon’

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A physics class at Douglas S. Freeman High School may be the first to grow oyster mushrooms in moon dirt for NASA’s international Plant the Moon Challenge. The group of...

Henrico supervisors approve affordable housing plans in Varina, study of possible second Tuckahoe Creek Park boardwalk

Henrico supervisors approve affordable housing plans in Varina, study of possible second Tuckahoe Creek Park boardwalk

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Development proposals took up most of the Henrico Board of Supervisors’ March 12 meeting. First, the board approved a mixed-use complex in Highland Springs that includes a community center/early childhood...

Beloved Henrico restaurant Nick’s Roman Terrace is closing

Beloved Henrico restaurant Nick’s Roman Terrace is closing

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Nick's Roman Terrace in the Westland Shopping Center along West Broad Street in Henrico has fed hungry diners for decades. In addition to great-tasting Greek and Italian dishes, loyal customers...

Obituary – Anne Hutton Cook

Obituary – Anne Hutton Cook

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Cook, Anne Hutton, 74, of Henrico, Virginia, peacefully left this world on February 17, 2024. She was predeceased by her husband of 26 years, William N. Cook; her mother, Margaret...

Obituary – Ann Carol Whitlock Oakley

Obituary – Ann Carol Whitlock Oakley

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Oakley, Ann Whitlock, 78, of Henrico, VA passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2024. She is survived by husband, Robert “Bobby”; daughter, Jill Peck (Clifford); stepsons, Donnie Oakley (Veronica) and...

Obituary – Beth Bowman Anderson

Obituary – Beth Bowman Anderson

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Beth Bowman Anderson went to be with her Lord at the age of 64 on March 7, 2024. Beth was proudly born and raised in Yorktown, VA. A graduate of...

Obituary – Ralph Wogalter

Obituary – Ralph Wogalter

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Dr. Ralph Wogalter died on March 7, 2024. Born on October 22, 1927 in Tel Aviv, Israel but came to the U.S. when he was two years old with his...

Henrico’s Vithoulkas: Census population estimates are wrong

Henrico’s Vithoulkas: Census population estimates are wrong

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Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas pushed back strongly Friday on a U.S. Census Bureau population estimate published Thursday that projected the county had grown by only 207 residents in 2023....

Breezeline Mobile coming to Virginia

Breezeline Mobile coming to Virginia

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Breezeline, a provider of broadband internet, TV, and voice services across 13 states (including Virginia), has announced plans to launch a mobile phone service this spring. Breezeline Mobile will offer...

‘All Henrico Reads’ author Strayed to visit county March 28

‘All Henrico Reads’ author Strayed to visit county March 28

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Henrico County's long-running literary event All Henrico Reads will return Thursday, March 28, with bestselling and award-winning author Cheryl Strayed discussing her 2012 memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on...

Henrico Crime Report: March 8-14, 2024

Henrico Crime Report: March 8-14, 2024

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10400 block of Jordan Drive – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with non-aggravated assault on a police officer and being drunk in a public place at a single-family home...

Virginia’s unemployment rate holds steady at 3%

Virginia’s unemployment rate holds steady at 3%

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Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in January 2024 remained unchanged at 3%, 0.1% below the rate from a year ago, according to data released by the Virginia Department of Workforce...

Government shutdown settlement includes funds for several Henrico, Metro Richmond projects

Government shutdown settlement includes funds for several Henrico, Metro Richmond projects

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Funding for several projects that will impact Henrico County was part of federal legislation that averted a partial government shutdown recently. The $467.5 billion government shutdown settlement will fund federal...

Richmond Raceway to host ‘Track Laps for Charity’

Richmond Raceway to host ‘Track Laps for Charity’

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The Richmond Raceway will host Track Laps for Charity, allowing fans to drive their own vehicles around the track, Wednesday, March 27, from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Drivers can...

Henrico supervisors to hold four-day budget review

Henrico supervisors to hold four-day budget review

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The Henrico County Board of Supervisors will conduct a four-day review of the county's proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2024-25 March 18-21. During the process, the board will hear from...

Weekend Top 5

Weekend Top 5

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Susan Greenbaum will perform at the Henrico Theatre in Highland Springs on Friday, March 15 at 7 p.m. After working as a corporate executive in Fortune 500 companies, Greenbaum traded...

46 Henrico educators earn or renew National Board certification

46 Henrico educators earn or renew National Board certification

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Twenty-two Henrico County educators have earned the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards certification for the first time – the most from any school division in Virginia and the 16th...

Driver remains at scene after fatally striking female pedestrian on Brook Road

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A woman was killed after she was hit by a car along a busy road in Henrico County Saturday night, authorities said. Officers were called for a report of a pedestrian struck at Brook Road at Bentley Street just after 10 p.m., according to Lt. Douglas Galindo with Henrico Police. That is not far from the Food Lion at the […]

Henrico Crime Report: March 8-14, 2024

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10400 block of Jordan Drive – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with non-aggravated assault on a police officer and being drunk in a public place at a single-family home March 8 at 4 a.m. 5200 block of Williamsburg Road – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with possession of cocaine and non-aggravated assault at a hotel March 8 at […]

Henrico Police Chief English reports increase in violent crimes and car thefts

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Violent crime and car theft were up in Henrico County, according to a report Henrico Police Chief Eric English presented to the Henrico County Board of Supervisors. Chief English said he was not available to speak with CBS 6 today to answer questions about his presentation to county leaders. The Board has proposed $107 million in funding for the police […]

Henrico reports first confirmed case of rabies this year

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A raccoon found March 10 in the Three Chopt District tested positive for rabies, and two dogs are being quarantined as a result, according to Henrico Police. It was the first confirmed case of rabies in the county this year. Both dogs may have come in contact with the raccoon, police said, but no other animals or humans were exposed. […]

Henrico man charged after bringing antique revolver to RIC checkpoint

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Richmond International Airport Police arrested a Henrico man who was attempting to board a flight at the airport March 11 with an antique revolver. Transportation Security Administration officials detected the .22-caliber handgun, which was in the man’s carry-on bag, through X-rays at a security checkpoint. The man faces a civil penalty of up to $15,000 for attempting to carry the […]

2 Glen Allen men face charges related to October homicide

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Two Glen Allen men have been indicted on charges related to a fatal Henrico shooting in October. Tauric Lentrell Cobb, 18, and Erving Maurice Barnes, Sr., 37, have been charged in the shooting that killed 27-year-old Aarin Lamaurice Anderson of Henrico Oct. 10 off Brookwood Glen Drive. Cobb faces charges of first-degree murder, use of a firearm in the commission […]

‘It’s a lot more than ‘Stop, drop and roll’’

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Henrico firefighters launch new K-5 program to teach fire safety to the next generation

At Highland Springs Elementary March 7, Gus Tyson, a firefighter with the Henrico County Division of Fire, is suited up in full gear – coat, boots, mask, helmet, and all – to show the young students that under all that heavy equipment is a familiar face. Taking off his mask, Tyson says, “It’s still me! I’m still firefighter Gus.” Just […]

Henrico Crime Report: March 1-7, 2024

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4600 block of Pouncey Tract Road – Police arrested and charged a citizen with non-aggravated assault at an industrial/commercial establishment March 1 at 3:30 p.m. 11200 block of West Broad Street – Police arrested and charged a citizen with shoplifting at a retail store March 1 at 4:12 p.m. Greenwood Road at Mountain Road – Police arrested and charged a […]

Woman charged after bringing loaded gun to Richmond International Airport checkpoint

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Transportation Security Administration officers at Richmond International Airport found a .380-caliber handgun loaded with six bullets in the carry-on bag of a Rockville, Virginia woman March 6. The gun was found at the airport’s security checkpoint when an X-ray unit alerted officials to its presence in the bag. The woman was cited on a weapons charge by Richmond Airport Police […]

Bill to protect inmates who report overdose emergencies heads to governor

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Virginia inmates may now be shielded from arrest or disciplinary actions related to alcohol, controlled substance or marijuana if they seek or report emergency medical attention for an overdose under a bipartisan bill that passed the General Assembly. Del. Holly Seibold (D-Vienna), the patron of HB 161, said in a Courts of Justice Senate committee meeting on Feb. 21 that she wrote this bill […]


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