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New touchless parking coming to RIC • Henrico Police seek tips in unsolved 1998 double homicide

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New touchless parking coming to RIC

This winter, people who park at Richmond International Airport facilities will encounter a new ticketless and touchless parking access and payment technology system. (Click here to continue reading)

Henrico Police seeking tips in unsolved 1998 double homicide
Henrico Police are asking the public for information that could help solve the 1998 killings of two roommates in the Tuckahoe District. Officers found Shelly Schantz, 36, and Allen Ripka, 33, dead inside a home in the 300 block of Sleepy Duck Place after responding to a welfare check at
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Lane shifts to affect Mayland Drive traffic through Friday
Utility work will reduce traffic to one lane in each direction on Mayland Drive between Pemberton Road and Andover Hills Place from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily through Friday, Oct. 2, according to Henrico County Department of Public Works. On Tuesday and Wednesday, the eastbound lanes
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Want to weigh in on the Dominion-NextEra merger? Here’s where public hearings will be held.
The State Corporation Commission will hold three in-person hearings to collect public testimony on the proposed $67 billion merger between Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy, in addition to three anticipated days of testimony by phone. If approved by multiple state and federal agencies, the merger would create the largest
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This Day in Henrico History: Sept. 30 – Confederate counterattack at Fort Harrison fails
On Sept. 30, 1864, Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee attempted to reverse one of the previous day’s most serious setbacks by ordering an assault to retake Fort Harrison in Eastern Henrico. Union troops had captured the fort on Sept. 29 as part of a larger offensive that also included
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Henrico Environmental Watch: DEQ sets hearing on airport stormwater permit, 2 stream restoration requests total $3 million
Environmental issues, violations, proposals, permits and other related news from throughout Henrico County. DEQ schedules October hearing on Richmond International Airport stormwater permit The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality will hold a public hearing Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. at Henrico Theatre, 305 E. Nine Mile Road, on
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Henrico Scholastic Sports Ticker — Sept. 30, 2026
A roundup of recent results, achievements and other news and notes from Henrico County public and private school teams. Girls volleyball Atlee defeated Henrico 3-0 Tuesday, Sept. 29. The result left Henrico at 3-7. Maggie Walker defeated J.R. Tucker 3-0 Tuesday. The result dropped Tucker to
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Henrico Fur Finder: Sept. 30, 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: Sept. 9-15, 2026
BROOKLAND 4508 Village Run Drive, Brookland District - $0, 2,272 SF (built in 1987), from David M. Fellowes and Lynn L. Fellowes to David Manning Fellowes and Lynn L. Fellowes, trustees. 4129 San Marco Drive, Brookland District - $0, 1,403 SF (built in 2005), from Gurjinder S. Ahuja to Gurjinder
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Hardywood Oktoberfest 2026 planned Oct. 3-4

Richmond Symphony will present 'Horn & Serenade: Strauss & Brahms' Oct. 3 at St. Christopher's School

ALSO MAKING NEWS

• Weiner dogs assemble for Dachtoberfest Day (RVAHub)
• Lakeside Halloween Market on Sunday to feature local treats, pumpkin decorating (WRIC)
• Grove Eye Care now open at Regency mall in Henrico (Richmond BizSense)

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Henrico News Minute – Sept. 30, 2026
Henrico officials celebrate the planned construction of a new trail; how to provide comments about the proposed NextEra-Dominion Energy merger; Virginia Board of Education approves new ways for school systems to measure student learning; Shepherd’s Center of Richmond to host Lunch and Life series lecture today.
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• Henrico County honors centenarians
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• Chesterfield man sentenced to 15 years in Henrico animal cruelty, fraud case
• 'We need our Henrico leadership to step up': Nearby Goochland data center park prompts concerns for Henrico residents

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