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Henrico saw 13% decrease in crime in 2025, fewest homicides in 60 years • Section of Dumbarton Road closed after crash on I-95 damages bridge

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Henrico saw 13% decrease in crime in 2025, fewest homicides in 60 years

Henrico County witnessed only three homicides in 2025, a drop of about 86% from the 22 it recorded the previous year, according to Henrico Police Chief Eric English. Click here to read more

Section of Dumbarton Road closed after crash on I-95 damages bridge
A section of Dumbarton Road will be closed “for an extended period of time” following a crash on I-95 that damaged the bridge carrying Dumbarton over the interstate, according to Henrico Police. Westbound lanes of Dumbarton are closed between Lakeside Avenue and Brook Road (Route 1) in both directions while
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GRTC to host public meeting Feb. 9 to address proposed temporary service changes in region
GRTC officials will host a public meeting Monday, Feb. 9 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Richmond’s main public library, 101 East Franklin Street downtown, to discuss proposed temporary service changes to a number of transit routes in Henrico County and the Richmond region. Pending approval
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Henrico Black History Month Spotlight – Gabriel
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. In the summer of 1800, one of the most ambitious slave uprisings ever attempted in
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Accomplished sculptor Leslie Garland Bolling’s grave uncovered at Henrico cemetery
A decades-long mystery at Woodland Cemetery in Henrico has finally been solved with the discovery of Leslie Garland Bolling’s grave, an artist with Richmond roots whose work graces some of America’s most prestigious museums. Henrico County History Specialist and Woodland volunteer Mark Shubert has been searching for Mr. Bolling across
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State lawmakers want to lift local caps on housing grants for government employees
Bills to eliminate the cap on local housing grants to help government employees live in the communities they serve have been advancing in Virginia’s Senate and House of Delegates — but not without debate. Current law, first implemented about two decades ago, allows up to $25,000 in grants to
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‘My brother was our everything’: Henrico Police search for suspect in Richmond man’s murder
Henrico Police are searching for a man wanted in connection with the murder of 38-year-old Darryl Hines, who was found shot to death on Jan. 8. Kemonde Travis Daily is considered armed and dangerous and remains on the run from the shooting that occurred in the 1400 block of Oakland
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Business in brief: Feb. 9, 2026
Downtown Short Pump, a shopping center home to a Regal Cinemas, Barnes & Noble and other tenants, sold Dec. 18 for $31.5 million, Richmond BizSense recently reported. The buyer, an entity connected with Hackney Real Estate Partners and its principal, Ashby Hackney, bought the approximately 126,000-square-feet center from SITE
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'An Impawsible Predicament' author Lesley O'Brien to appear at Book People Feb. 10

Inaugural session of new nonprofit network 'The Current' to meet Feb. 11 at Libbie Mill Library

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Henrico News Minute – Feb. 9, 2026
Potential good news for those who use Exit 80 off I-95 in the Lakeside area; crime was down in Henrico last year; how a rail project near Washington, D.C. is impacting local Amtrak commuters; our daily weekday Henrico Black History Month Spotlight series.
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