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Henrico to place speed cameras at certain schools by 2027 • VDOT to close ramps at I-295/I-64 interchange in Eastern Henrico for multiple overnight periods

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Henrico to place speed cameras at certain schools by 2027

By the end of 2026, Henrico Police will have installed speed cameras at every high school and two middle schools in the county in an effort to increase pedestrian safety in school zones. Click here to read more

VDOT to close ramps at I-295/I-64 interchange in Eastern Henrico for multiple overnight periods
The Virginia Department of Transportation and its contractor will be closing ramps multiple nights at the Interstate 64 and Interstate 295 interchange in Eastern Henrico County Aug. 2-4, to allow for paving. Motorists should follow posted detours or seek alternate routes. Weather permitting, closures will occur as follows: • Sunday,
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Family of boy that drowned calls on state to reject SwimRVA’s attempt to remain unlicensed
Lawyers for the family of King Overton toured the SwimRVA North facility in Henrico on Thursday with their experts, weeks after the nine-year-old drowned during a summer camp at the facility on June 15. Following Overton’s death, questions arose about whether SwimRVA’s summer camps were licensed
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Glen Allen 12U all-stars finish as Southeast Regional semifinalists
The 12U Glen Allen Youth Athletic Association Cal Ripken/Babe Ruth League all-star baseball team won the District 3 tournament in Lakeside in June, finished third in the state tournament in Crozet later that month and finished fourth at the Southeast Regional tournament in Jacksonville, Florida earlier this month.
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Virginia senators request special session to act on ‘deeply alarming’ groundwater report
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality released its 117-page legislative report on the state’s groundwater supply east of Interstate 95 this week, which revealed significant levels of strain on the eastern aquifers that could put clean drinking water at risk. “Groundwater supply east of I-95 is constrained,
Henrico CitizenShannon Heckt, Virginia Mercury
Virginia voters could gain a bigger voice in choosing the 2028 presidential nominees
An earlier primary would bring candidates, campaign spending and national attention to the commonwealth while giving both Democrats and Republicans greater influence before Super Tuesday.
Henrico CitizenMarkus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury
Henrico Crime Report: July 24-30, 2026
1800 block of Elkridge Lane, Fairfield District – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with non-aggravated assault, vandalism, and trespassing at a single-family home July 24 at 12:19 a.m. 4900 block of Amberwell Place, Three Chopt District – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with burn/
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