Henrico Rewind: Week in Review – Aug. 9-15, 2026

Two 17-year-old boys died and a third was injured in a one-car crash that happened at about 11 p.m., Aug. 10 in Glen Allen. The crash happened at the intersection of Fords Country Lane and Nuckols Road near I-295. Arriving Henrico Police officers found a

The Henrico Planning Commission will consider three rezoning requests at its Aug. 13 meeting, including two industrial proposals in the Varina District that county planning staffers do not support and a Fairfield District commercial proposal that has won staff support after its developer revised the plan. Despite the county’s

Henrico Police Chief Eric English has cited Flock cameras as “one of the best investigative tools” for the department, but pushback continues from both Henrico residents and officials. HPD has partnered with security company Flock Safety since 2022, and in April of 2026, the department renewed its annual Flock contract

A 17-year-old Glen Allen High School student has been identified as one of two teenagers killed in a crash Monday night. Principal Cara Jean O’Neal identified the student as Soham Desai in a message to the school community shared Wednesday. “It is with a heavy heart that

With former NICU nurse Erin Strotman behind bars for breaking babies’ bones at Henrico Doctors’ Hospital, and a special grand jury investigation into allegations of criminal conduct at the hospital now concluded, CBS 6 investigative reporter Melissa Hipolit sat down with Henrico Commonwealth’s Attorney Shannon Taylor to ask the

Union-represented workers at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden have rejected a pay raise proposal that garden officials described earlier this month as their “last, best and final offer,” setting the stage for a possible strike. LGBG Workers United – the unionized group of garden employees that is represented by the International

JULY 13 Lucky AF, 11800 West Broad Street – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: hand sink in back of facility doesn’t have hand soap; raw minced chicken is stored over ready-to-eat soup in lowboy on prep line; temperatures of miso soup on service line

Several residents at Tuesday’s Henrico Board of Supervisors meeting spoke out on a number of issues within the county ranging from data centers to Flock and speed cameras. Henrico County has a total of 37 data centers, with some being hyperscale data centers and others being smaller facilities. The

Henrico County’s Department of Public Works and Department of Public Utilities staffers are on the road implementing dozens of infrastructure projects this August in an attempt to modernize utilities, ease traffic congestion and enhance safety across every magisterial district. Crews are actively tackling road detours, bridge repairs and major

The Henrico Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a rezoning case July 28 that will allow 74 new condos to be built in Short Pump, although nearby residents say they still have concerns about overcrowding in the area. The 10-acre development, located right across the street from the Pouncey Tract