News about community issues, topics and events in Henrico County, Virginia.
If you have a real Christmas tree, you can recycle it at various drop-off locations across Central Virginia to help protect the environment. Henrico Public Utilities and the Keep Henrico Beautiful Committee are accepting Christmas trees now through Friday, Jan. 9. They will be recycling the trees by converting them
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A fire damaged two townhomes in Henrico County on Tuesday morning, according to Henrico Fire Assistant Chief Mike Crawford. Fire crews responded to the 500 block of Rivanna Hill Road, just off Telegraph Road in Glen Allen, shortly before 11 a.m. Everyone exited the home safely; no injuries and
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Both Virginia and Henrico County are facing a major housing shortage, and increasing the housing supply is the “ultimate answer,” according to Henrico state senator Schuyler VanValkenburg (D-16th District). At a Dec. 17 town hall held in Henrico by the Hamkae Center – an Asian-American advocacy group based in Virginia – VanValkenburg
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Andrew Baker of Glen Allen was named to the fall 2025 president’s list at Bob Jones University in South Carolina. To qualify for the president’s list, students must earn a minimum 3.75 grade point average for the semester. Baker is a senior majoring in Business Administration. Luke
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A ticket sold at a Henrico grocery store scored $150,000 in Saturday's billion-dollar Powerball drawing, according to Virginia Lottery officials. The winning ticket was purchased at the Publix at White Oak Village (South Laburnum Avenue) in eastern Henrico, officials announced on Sunday. Additionally, five Powerball tickets purchased
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