Henrico Rewind: Week in Review – June 28-July 4, 2026
A look at the most-read articles on HenricoCitizen.com during the past week.
Henrico’s electric bill is going up by $5M; the county is asking employees to help
On the eve of a new fiscal year, Henrico County Manager John Vithoulkas sent a message to every county employee: turn off your lights, unplug your chargers, and think twice before using a space heater. The reason, spelled out in a June 26 all-staff email, is a nearly 25%
Suzanne Boothby, Special to the Citizen
Lakeside auto shop partially collapsed by crash to remain open through repairs
GoFundMe campaign established to help replace technicians’ personal tools after crash at Hilliard Automotive
Tom Lappas, Citizen Publisher
Lewis Ginter workers hold one-day strike, accuse management of ‘regressive bargaining’
Dozens of Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden workers gathered outside of the garden’s front gates June 25, battling the heat with drums, tambourines, and group chants after striking earlier that day. The workers’ union, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, held the one-day strike and picket in
Liana Hardy, Government and Education Reporter
Driver crashes into Rivers Edge ES, damages wall
A woman ran through a stop sign and crashed her car into the side of Rivers Edge Elementary School shortly before 10:40 p.m. June 26, causing damage to an exterior wall of the school and leaving tire tracks and vehicle parts on the school grounds. The woman, whose
Tom Lappas, Citizen Publisher
Baby dies after being found unresponsive at Sandston motel
Henrico Police are investigating the death of a baby found unresponsive at a Motel 6 in Sandston near Richmond International Airport. Officers responded to a medical emergency in the 5700 block of Williamsburg Road around 1 p.m. Monday. Police found the baby girl unconscious and not breathing upon arrival.
WTVR CBS 6
Restaurant Watch
MAY 28 Carini Italian Restaurant, 3718 Williamsburg Road – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: raw salmon stored over cooked pasta; cooked chicken stored with raw steak; raw eggs stored over ready-to-eat desserts; buildup found on slicer; temperatures of several foods in refrigeration units are elevated
Citizen Staff Reports
2 charged after pickup truck driver killed in alleged murder-for-hire along I-295
Two men have been charged in an alleged murder-for-hire plot after another man was killed in an Interstate 295 shooting and crash in September, according to an update from the Virginia State Police. On Sept. 23, 2025, a pickup truck ran off the road, crashed and caught fire
WTVR CBS 6
At RIC board meeting, passenger-facing changes take shape; modifications on the tarmac and beyond approved
A new look for Richmond International Airport should have a sense of Richmond’s nature, contrasts and local specialties, according to a select group of local residents and business leaders who gathered this spring. That was the message from design firm 3North presenter Andrea Almond at this month’s Capital
Dina Weinstein, Community Vitality Reporter
Here are 10 notable new Virginia laws that will take effect July 1
New rules on guns, schools, housing, wages and criminal justice begin rolling out across the commonwealth this week
Markus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury
Venezuelans in Henrico gather donations and funds to help earthquake victims
When a double earthquake struck Venezuela late Wednesday, Isabel Carruyo and Carlos Machado, the Venezuela-born owners of Sicilian Bakery, located at 9052 West Broad Street, took in the shocking images of destruction from online news sources to learn what they could about the impact of the 7.2 and
Dina Weinstein, Community Vitality Reporter