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Henrico parents make urgent plea to school board: limit technology use in schools • Storms knocked out power to 50,000 across Central Virginia

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Henrico parents make urgent plea to school board: limit technology use in schools

More than a dozen parents and community members spoke out at the June 11 Henrico School Board meeting, urging Henrico Schools officials to reconsider its one-to-one device ratio for students and set stricter limits on screen time in schools. Click here to read more

Storms knocked out power to 50,000 across Central Virginia
Roughly 11,500 Dominion Energy customers across Virginia remain without electricity after powerful storms swept through the Commonwealth Sunday. That number is down from nearly 79,000 during the peak of the outages Sunday evening. Roughly 50,300 customers were without power in Central Virginia as of 7:30 p.
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Richmond man arrested in Pennsylvania in connection with Henrico homicide
A Richmond man wanted in connection with a fatal shooting at a Henrico County apartment complex earlier this year has been arrested in Pennsylvania. Nagee Greg Sumler, 19, was taken into custody in Scranton, Pennsylvania on Wednesday. He was wanted in connection with the homicide of 18-year-old William
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Henrico Small Business Spotlight: Old Glory Home Health Care & Assistive Care
Kim Foster and Brooke Trainer didn’t like the way home health care was adapting to the corporate world. Old Glory Home Health Care & Assistive Care became the mother-daughter duo’s response as they forged their own path forward. Home health care became Foster’s passion decades before Old
Henrico CitizenAbigail Seaberg, Special to the Citizen
‘It’s outrageous’: Spanberger navigates budget fight, Democratic unrest six months into governorship
Virginia’s first woman governor defends her vetoes and cautious approach as lawmakers race towards a shutdown deadline
Henrico CitizenMarkus Schmidt, Virginia Mercury
Virginia SUN Bucks to provide $120 summer grocery benefit to eligible families
Eligible Virginia families will receive $120 per child in “Virginia SUN Bucks,” a program designed to help prevent child hunger during the summer months when school meals are unavailable. The Virginia Department of Social Services will participate in the SUN Bucks 2026 program, which will provide the funds automatically to
Henrico CitizenCitizen Staff Reports
Portion of Henrico’s Glasgow Road to close for 3 weeks
A portion of Glasgow Road in Glen Allen, from Ireland Road to Sadler Walk Lane, will close for about three weeks, starting Monday, June 15, for sewer system improvements. The closure will be effective weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Traffic will be detoured by
Henrico CitizenCitizen Staff Reports

Kids Summer Movie Series at Henrico Theatre continues June 17

ALSO MAKING NEWS

• The Big Shortage: Rates are down, sellers are up — but RVA’s housing supply is still slim (Richmond Magazine)
• The Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen unveils its 2026–2027 season (Richmond Family Magazine)

TRENDING THIS WEEK ON HENRICOCITIZEN.COM

• Richmond SailFest highlights area history, marks the nation’s 250th anniversary
• Lewis Ginter workers consider striking after more failed wage negotiations
• Wittman seeks to keep 1st District seat, as Democratic challengers face crowded primary
• Henrico’s draft Comprehensive Plan recommends preservation of 50% of Varina as rural, increased density in pockets of the West End
• Henrico supervisors approve new St. Mary’s Hospital parking lot, defer Short Pump townhouses again

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