Henrico Rewind: Week in Review - Oct. 25-31, 2026

United Airlines will begin offering nonstop flights between Richmond International Airport and San Francisco in March 2027, giving Richmond-area travelers a new direct connection to the West Coast. The airline announced Oct. 30 that the new route will begin March 28, with twice-weekly flights operating on Thursdays and

Earlier this month, Henrico Police announced the division would immediately cancel its contract with Flock Safety, citing residents’ growing concerns about privacy and the potential for misuse. But more than three weeks after that announcement, all 128 Flock cameras throughout the county remain up, said Henrico County Attorney Andrew Newby,

Despite months of HVAC outages at dozens of schools, Henrico Schools’ Chief of Operations Greg Dunaway is not asking Henrico County for additional mechanical funding this year. Dunaway, who joined the division this past summer, presented his Capital Improvement Plan proposal to the Henrico School Board Oct. 22, requesting $20

George H. Moody Middle recently was ranked as Henrico Schools’ top middle school and Tuckahoe Elementary as the division’s best elementary school by U.S. News & World Report. U.S. News, which began ranking elementary and middle schools in 2021, released the 2026-2027 rankings of more than 100,

In an unusually long, closed-door session Oct. 27, the Capital Region Airport Commission discussed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement flights departing from Richmond International Airport. For an hour, RIC General Counsel Warren David Harless addressed the 14-member body made up of elected and non-elected officials representing

A 26-year-old Henrico man has been arrested and charged with two firearms offenses in connection with the shooting death of a five-year-old boy at a home in Henrico County Oct. 24, according to Henrico Police. Steven Renard Blakeney Jr., 26, was taken into custody Oct. 24

Henrico County officials broke ground Oct. 28 on the first section of a $300 million-plus water transmission line designed in part to prevent a repeat of the January 2025 water crisis, while also launching a project to widen a portion of Richmond-Henrico Turnpike. The two projects, which officials

Amtrak trains at Staples Mill Station in Henrico County resumed normal schedules this week, after 10 days of interruption both in and out of Washington Union Station. During a construction period that began after the final trains operated Oct. 16, crews upgraded critical track infrastructure at 'A-Interlocking' in the

A Henrico judge stated there was enough "probable cause" to certify all charges Monday against the parents of a one-month-old baby girl who was found unresponsive inside a motel room near Richmond International Airport this summer. Derrick Dwayne Carter and Ashton Marie Leeper are each charged with second-

Henrico Police have identified a 61-year-old woman who died after being struck by two vehicles Thursday night while attempting to cross Williamsburg Road near South Airport Drive. Renee Brown, of Sumter, South Carolina, was pronounced dead at the scene after officers responded to the intersection at about 8: