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Child found: Loaded gun, disguises found in mother’s car, police said
[Photo: Stafford County Sheriff’s Office]Two children have been returned to their father due to multiple law enforcement agencies work after an abduction on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Stafford County. At 3:30 p.m., deputies responded to a call of parental...
Richmond’s UNOS loses monopoly on organ transplantation
Surge in warmth coming Thursday The federal government will break up the contract to oversee organ transplantation in the United States, a blow to the Richmond-based United Network for Organ Sharing, which has been the contract's sole operator...
Richmond's Max's on Broad announces restaurant closure
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — After nearly 10 years of service, Max’s on Broad has announced the restaurant is closing its doors. “After almost ten years in service, we have decided to close our doors on April 1,” the restaurant said in the closing announcement...
Gov. Youngkin appoints new superintendent for Virginia Department of Education
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Gov. Glenn Youngkin has appointed Tennessee Chief Academic Officer Lisa Coons as Virginia’s 27th Superintendent of Public Instruction. In an announcement made Wednesday, March 22, Youngkin announced that Coons would begin her new position...
Va. Rep. Don Beyer returns to school more than 50 years after college graduation
"In some ways, I'm just catching up at the age of 72," Virginia Congressman Don Beyer said on going back to school to study fields closely aligned with artificial intelligence at George Mason University. For Northern Virginia Congressman Don Beyer, it’s never...
County board approves lower-than-advertised pay raises, its first in eight years
SEIU Virginia 512 Fairfax President Tammie Wondong advocates for better worker compensation at a public hearing on proposed Board of Supervisors pay raises (via Fairfax County) The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors will get its first salary increase in eight...
One man injured after reported shooting inside Henrico business
HENRICO COUNTRY, Va. (WRIC) — One man is injured after a shooting inside a Henrico business on Tuesday evening. Henrico Police responded to a business on the 1900 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike just before 6 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21 for a reported shooting....
Waynesboro Police looking for 'armed and dangerous' shooting suspect
WAYNESBORO, Va. (WRIC) — The Waynesboro Police Department is asking for help finding a shooting suspect who they consider to be armed and dangerous. According to police, officers responded to the intersection of Ohio Street and North Magnolia Avenue at around...
Alexandria’s police department has diversity issues, some APD personnel say
Alexandria Police at the annual wreath laying ceremony for fallen officers on May 10, 2021. (Staff photo by James Cullum) Despite previous commitments to diversity, including recruitment efforts and leadership from a Black chief of police, the Alexandria Police...