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GRTC, Plan RVA investigate long term planning and community support to sustain fare-free transit • Henrico daycare director charged with failing to report child abuse

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GRTC, Plan RVA investigate long term planning and community support to sustain fare-free transit

Two planning efforts are studying the long view for sustainable, fare-free public transit in Henrico County and the region.

GRTC’s next five-year financial outlook looks at projected funding needs and alternative scenarios developed in collaboration with the region's nine jurisdictions and Plan RVA, a regional planning organization. Click here to read more

Henrico daycare director charged with failing to report child abuse
The director of a KinderCare in Henrico County faces two misdemeanor charges for allegedly failing to report suspected child abuse. Laressa Jefferson, 49, made her first court appearance Tuesday in Henrico General District Court. Jefferson is the director of the KinderCare on Cedar Fork Road. Her charges stem from a
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Mom speaks out after Henrico daycare arrest: ‘No telling what she was doing to my son’
LaVesha Ingram said she has trusted the KinderCare on Cedar Fork Road in Henrico to care for her son Vee since he was just six months old. That trust was broken earlier this month when she says someone from Child Protective Services called and told her an employee at her
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Parents, woman charged in death of baby girl found unresponsive at Sandston motel
Three people are charged in connection with the death of a baby girl who was found unresponsive at a motel, Henrico Police announced Tuesday. Crime Insider sources say the infant was found at a Motel 6 in the 5700 block of Williamsburg Road, not far from Richmond International Airport, around
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2 residential fires in Henrico deemed accidental
Investigators with the Henrico Fire Marshal’s Office have determined that two residential fires in the county that occurred within an hour of each other July 15 were accidental, the result of cooking in the homes’ kitchens. The fires were located less than 10 miles apart – one in the Brookland
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Highland Springs sailor supports U.S. Navy fighter jet mission
Every sailor’s story of naval service is unique. For Petty Officer 2nd Class Enrique Lopez, his story has ties to Highland Springs, where the skills and values he learned there have proven foundational to his success in the Navy. “Growing up in Richmond with immigrant parents, I learned early
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Henrico Fur Finder: July 22, 2026
Every Wednesday, the Henrico Fur Finder highlights pets looking for a forever home at the Henrico Police Animal Shelter. Hover over each animal’s picture to see their name, sex, and breed. Animals are sometimes adopted quickly; the shelter cannot guarantee any animal’s availability, and animals cannot be put
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Henrico Property Transactions: July 1-7, 2026
200 Naglee Avenue, Varina District - $207,200, 1,024 SF (built in 1940), from James E. Stanley Jr. and Anne C.S. Ladd et al to Linda Stanley Keith. 4409 Foxfire Lane, Varina District - $244,000, 1,325 SF (built in 1975), from Raymond and Darlene Reeves to Christie L.
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Eastern Henrico Rec Center to host 'Un-Bubble-lieveable Fun!' July 24

ALSO MAKING NEWS

• Amazon returns reseller Wizard Bins & Auctions opening in eastern Henrico (Richmond BizSense)
• Henrico leaders start recovery fund, extend hotel stay for displaced seniors from Darby House (WRIC ABC 8)
• Richmond-area home sales rise as median price reaches $460,000 (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

TRENDING THIS WEEK ON HENRICOCITIZEN.COM

• Henrico’s plan to transform Lakeside into the county’s lively, walkable corridor
• Henrico bookstore raises money to fight book bans with a read-in and a reckoning
• Henricoans among nearly 200 at Capitol Bell Tower rally demanding Virginia leaders rein in data center growth
• Hundreds of community members fight to preserve Longan Elementary’s symbolic oak tree
• Henrico Planning Commission endorses 2045 Comprehensive Plan, zoning rule changes

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