News about Eastern Henrico County, Virginia, including the East Highland Park, Elko, Highland Springs, Montrose, Rocketts Landing, Sandston, Varina and White Oak areas.
Hermitage High School student Emily S. John tied for third place in the 2026 Fourth District Congressional Art Competition with her piece titled A Day in Pepperland. U.S. Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) announced the event's awards May 19. The overall first place winner, Thomas Dale High School
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On May 23, the Virginia Capital Trail Foundation will partner with Keep Henrico Beautiful for a Bike Maintenance 101 workshop from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. at Four Mile Creek Trailhead (3256 New Market Road). The entry-level class will teach cyclists the basics of bicycle upkeep and repair,
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In a fallow field off the Virginia Capital Trail in Henrico County Tuesday morning, urban agriculture expert Duron Chavis walked through the grass alongside Parker Agelasto, a former Richmond City councilman who now leads the Capital Region Land Conservancy. Chavis explained how putting 61 acres of land at the cross
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The Virginia Department of Transportation and the Virginia State Police will conduct controlled traffic slowdowns, or slow rolls, on northbound and southbound Interstate 295 in Henrico County May 12-15 to allow for the installation of overhead digital message signs. Motorists should obey the reduced speeds or seek alternate routes to
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Police are investigating at an apartment complex in the 1300 block of Old Bronze Road, off Oakland Road in eastern Henrico County. Crime Insider sources told CBS 6, and police later confirmed, a shooting call brought police to the complex overnight. "Once on scene, officers located an adult female
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