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Mother questions Henrico school protocols after daughter allegedly strangled by employee • Police looking for Henrico man wanted in connection with 2025 sexual battery case involving a child

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Mother questions Henrico school protocols after daughter allegedly strangled by employee

A Henrico County mother is demanding accountability from school officials after her daughter with a disability was allegedly strangled by a school employee at the Advanced Career Education (ACE) Center on the Campus of Virginia Randolph in January. Click here to read more

Police looking for Henrico man wanted in connection with 2025 sexual battery case involving a child
Police are asking for the public’s help to find a Henrico County man, who is considered armed and dangerous, wanted in connection to a sexual battery incident. Tywone Shaleek Smith, 48, is wanted on charges of aggravated sexual battery and indecent liberties with a minor in connection to an April
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Henrico Black History Month Spotlight – Mary Frances Warden Lambert
In honor of February as Black History Month, the Henrico Citizen will spotlight (on each weekday during the month) an important current or former Black resident of Henrico whose life has helped shape the county. Mary Frances Warden Lambert, a nationally recognized caterer whose culinary talents helped shape Richmond’s
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Missing 11-year-old Henrico boy found safe
An 11-year-old boy who had been reported missing yesterday was found safe, according to Henrico Police. Cameron Na-dir Failson had left his home on Chamberlayne Road to go to a friend’s house at about 9 p.m. Feb. 3 but did not make it there. He was considered endangered because
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Police search for ‘armed and dangerous’ man wanted for Henrico homicide
Henrico Police are searching for a 29-year-old man wanted in connection with a January homicide in Varina. Detectives have identified Kemonde Travis Daily as the suspect in the Jan. 8 killing of Darryl Timothy Hines, 38, of Richmond. Officers were called to the 1400 block of Oakland Road around 4:
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Virginia Democrats choose congressional redistricting map: ‘Trump started it, Virginia is going to finish it’
Virginia Democrats said they have reached an agreement within their party on how to redraw the state’s congressional map in time for the 2026 midterm elections, as a court battle over the legality of the entire process continues. “Donald Trump started it, Virginia is going to finish it,” House Speaker
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Restaurant Watch
JAN. 12 Golden Corral Restaurant, 4050 Gaskins Road – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: handwash signage is missing from several hand sinks throughout the facility; raw chicken found on blade and stand of meat slicer that hasn’t been used today; several containers of food (beans, collard
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Weekend Top 5
The Henrico Theatre Company will present “The Friendship and Music of Loretta Lynn and Patsy Cline” at The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen Feb. 6-7 at 7 p.m. (the 3 p.m. shows on Feb. 7-8 are sold out). Starring HTC favorites Shannon Gibson Brown and Jenny Fralin,
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In the Garden: A plant for every room in your home
Add a bit of greenery to your home’s décor with a few new plants. Match the plants to your style and the growing conditions in each room to create the desired results. Consider the time you have and want to invest in caring for plants when selecting and placing
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Friendship Circle of Virginia to host Silent Disco Feb. 8 at Weinstein JCC

Henrico Recreation and Parks to present 'The Beaux & the Brash' program at Meadow Farm Feb. 8

ALSO MAKING NEWS

• Henrico County OKs development plan for two warehouses near Best Products site (Richmond BizSense)
• ‘It’s so much damage’: Thieves steal Henrico man’s Corvette, leaving $20K in damages (ABC 8)
• Community meeting draws critics of proposed Hanover data center complex just across Henrico line (NBC 12)
• Working Together: How the region’s two-year colleges elevate job training, RVA’s economy (Richmond Magazine)

TRENDING THIS WEEK ON HENRICOCITIZEN.COM

• 'Walk for Peace' brings a quiet moment of connection to thousands in Henrico
• 'Walk for Peace' leader shares mindfulness mindset, insights at Virginia Randolph Education Center
• Canadian company cancels sale of Hanover County warehouse to ICE
• Deep Run HS graduate Jada Samitt dies when Lily Jean sunk off Massachusetts coast
• Henrico Police seek missing juvenile

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