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Supervisors approve new St. Mary's Hospital lot • Man shot and killed by federal agent outside Henrico motel

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Henrico supervisors approve new St. Mary’s Hospital parking lot, defer Short Pump townhouses again

Henrico’s Board of Supervisors approved a rezoning case that will allow St. Mary’s Hospital to build a 362-space parking lot on formerly residential land in the Near West End. The board also voted to defer a vote on a rezoning case that would allow a 74-unit townhouse complex to be built on 10 acres of agriculturally-zoned land north of Short Pump. Click here to read more

Man shot and killed by federal agent outside Henrico motel
A man was shot and killed by a federal agent in Henrico County on Thursday, Crime Insider sources tell Jon Burkett. Those sources say the shooting happened around noon at a motel in the 5200 block of Brook Road after FBI agents arrived to serve a search warrant. The suspect
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Henrico School Board expected to vote on phone use, homework policy regulations
At their 6:30 p.m. monthly meeting Thursday, Henrico School Board members are scheduled to vote to adopt stricter regulations on student cell phone use and new limits about how much homework can be assigned. The 2026-2027 Code of Student Conduct, which is up for a vote Thursday,
Henrico CitizenLiana Hardy, Government and Education Reporter
Henrico names Clevert its new fire chief
Douglas W. Clevert Jr. has been appointed to serve as chief of the Henrico County Division of Fire, effective June 13. He joined the division in 2020 as an assistant fire chief and was promoted to deputy chief in 2023. He succeeds Jackson P.F. Baynard, who was announced in
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Restaurant Watch
MAY 8 Mission BBQ, 5440 Glenside Drive – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: dried food debris found on clean utensils over prep table; temperature of potato salad on ice is elevated; observed grime and dust on monitors and wires, shelves, drawers and around cookline equipment; observed water
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Weekend Top 5
Youth theater program CharacterWorks will perform Tarzan, a musical based on Disney’s 1999 animated film, June 12-14 at the Lora M. Robins Theatre at Steward School, 11600 Gayton Road. An infant boy is raised by gorillas in the jungles of West Africa. A human expedition enters the tribe’
Henrico CitizenSarah Story, Citizen Online Editor
In the Garden: Grow, prepare and enjoy hot peppers
Some like it hot and that includes the spicy heat of hot peppers added to entrees, beverages and desserts. Others value hot peppers for their help with pain relief and other health benefits. For those who can’t stand the heat, proper pepper selection, care and preparation can help turn
Henrico CitizenMelinda Myers, Special to the Citizen

Henrico to host Community Connections Day at Cedarwood Manor Apartments in Highland Springs June 13

CMTA's Richmond Walk 4 CMT planned June 14 at Dorey Park

Henrico Recreation and Parks to present 'The Life and Legacy of Octavia E. Butler' at Eastern Henrico Recreation Center June 14

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