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Arrest made in hit-and-run that killed Henrico firefighter • Henrico rolls out fall public works projects – from pedestrian safety to clean energy

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Arrest made in hit-and-run that killed Henrico firefighter

An arrest has been made in connection to a fatal hit-and-run on Sept. 25 that killed 28-year-old Ashtain Noel Davis, a Henrico County firefighter. (Click here to continue reading)

Henrico rolls out fall public works projects – from pedestrian safety to clean energy
Infrastructure modernization, pedestrian safety and seasonal environmental initiatives are priorities across Henrico County this October as the Department of Public Works (DPW) and the Department of Public Utilities (DPU) roll out autumn projects and public engagement efforts. Across Henrico this month, the DPW and DPU are emphasizing multi-modal pedestrian
Henrico CitizenDina Weinstein, Community Vitality Reporter
SwimRVA challenges state finding that summer camps should have been licensed
SwimRVA is taking the Virginia Department of Education to court, challenging the state's finding that its summer camps did not qualify for an exemption from child care licensing requirements when 9-year-old King Overton drowned at one of its camps. SwimRVA filed a petition for appeal in Richmond
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Months after the flood, Henrico renters wait for answers
A flood that filled an Oakland Chase apartment with water left a Henrico woman dealing with exposed walls and unanswered questions for weeks before her complex's parent company responded. Dee, an Oakland Chase resident who wanted to keep her identity private, said the flooding began late one night in
Henrico CitizenWTVR CBS 6
Principal says Colonial Trail ES will review safety protocols after student found wandering toward interstate
Colonial Trail Elementary is reviewing its safety protocols after one of its students made it off school grounds and was found wandering toward the interstate, according to a message sent to families Wednesday. Principal Kevin Schatz said the incident happened Wednesday around 12 p.m. when one of the school'
Henrico CitizenWTVR CBS 6
Scott’s Walk ER to host prescription drug take back site Oct. 24
Scott’s Walk ER will serve as a local collection site for unused and expired medications during the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 24. The collection will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the freestanding emergency department at
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Transgender care for young patients remains on hold at Virginia hospitals
A legal challenge to Trump’s executive order remains unresolved, leaving hospitals uncertain about resuming services.
Henrico CitizenCharlotte Rene Woods, Virginia Mercury
This Day in Henrico History: October 23 – Anthrax scare disrupts workplaces and mail operations in Henrico
On October 23, 2001, two facilities in Henrico County were disrupted by suspicious mail during a national wave of anxiety over anthrax attacks. Henrico Police’s official history records the evacuation of employees at an Internal Revenue Service distribution center on Carolina Avenue after a white powder was found in
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Henrico Crime Report: Oct. 12-18, 2026
BROOKLAND 7900 block of Waddill Drive, Brookland District – Police reported non-aggravated assault by strangulation inside a building on Oct. 12 at 4:23 a.m.; possession of cocaine outside a building on Oct. 12 at 4:23 a.m.; and non-aggravated assault (including domestic) inside a building on
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Henrico School Bell: Oct. 23, 2026
A weekly look at some of what’s happening in public and private schools throughout Henrico County. Pocahontas Middle School Pocahontas Middle School has scheduled its Henrico Christmas Mother canned food drive to begin Oct. 29. The school also announced that its gifted program referral window runs from Oct. 22
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10 ways to support the Henrico Citizen
Local journalism is stronger when the community is part of it. For 25 years, the Henrico Citizen has worked to provide independent, locally focused journalism about the people, places, issues and institutions that shape Henrico County. If you value having a local news organization dedicated specifically to Henrico, there are
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NAMIWalks Virginia planned Oct. 24 at Deep Run Park

Meadow Farm to host 'Trough or Treat' Oct. 24

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