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'Clear the Shelter!' event results on 25 pets being...

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2024/08/22

The Henrico County Animal Shelter hosted its "Clear the Shelter!" pet adoption event Aug. 10, and 25 pets found their forever homes that day. More than 20 volunteers from the Henrico Humane Society, the William A. Harrison, Jr. Foundation and other local organizations assisted with the six-hour event, which included the placement of dogs, cats, and one guinea pig in their new homes. All adoption fees were waived for the pets, and potential adopters were presented with a wide variety of breeds...

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Popular Van Gogh 'immersive experience' arrives in...

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2024/08/22

An interactive exhibit based on the life of Van Gogh is opening to the public in Short Pump on Thursday. Van Gogh: The Immersive Experience is a 360-degree digital art exhibition that allows visitors to step into the life and universe of Dutch artist Vincent Van Gogh. The exhibit is set up in the former Lidl location in Short Pump off West Broad Street through October. Click here to continue reading on WTVR.com, a Henrico Citizen partner organization.Article LinkSupport the Show.

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1:19

Partnership for the Future honors Henrico HS...

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2024/08/22

Partnership for the Future recently held its annual Reaching for the Stars Celebration to celebrate the journeys of the organization's 51 graduating high school seniors. All were accepted into a four-year college, and they collectively earned more than .9 million in scholarships, the highest amount in the organization’s history. The organization assists high school students from disadvantaged backgrounds in the Richmond region, and its annual celebration honored the new graduates and celebrat...

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0:52

Henrico Humane Society plans Bark in the Park Dog...

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2024/08/22

The Henrico Humane Society will host its Bark in the Park Dog Walk Saturday, Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Deep Run Park to help raise money to support dogs in need of medical care. The overall event is free to attend but registration for the 2k walk is for one adult and for children ages 6 to 12. Through Sept. 9, two adults can register together for . Funds raised will help support animals like April and June, two puppies who battled the life-threatening parvo disease at a cost of mo...

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1:24

Western Henrico Rotary Club presents 'Service Above...

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2024/08/22

The Western Henrico Rotary Club recently presented its annual Service Above Self Awards to a police officer and a firefighter for their service to their communities. The presentations took place during the club's Aug. 13 meeting at The Westwood Club. Henrico Police Officer Phillip Moyer received the award for his work, as well as his efforts with Kelona Hills Farm, a charitable initiative he founded with his wife, Meghan (who attended the ceremony with their one-month-old fourth child). In ho...

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1:01

West End business owner says Henrico Police didn't...

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2024/08/22

Brett McCray has sold jewelry and antiques at his store Need-Ful Things & More on Pemberton Road in Henrico for the past seven years. "It was my dream," said McCray. “I have five stars. I mean, people love me and my customers. I even give the little ladies little coupons for a hug when they come in, because that's the type of person I am." But Monday morning, the place where McCray finds so much joy became a nightmare. “I built this business, and now we're here today because I'm scared," ...

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Henrico Police seek person of interest in connection...

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2024/08/21

The Henrico County Police Division has identified a person of interest in connection with a double-homicide that occurred in March. Xavier Perkins, 36, is wanted in connection with the March 29 shootings inside a business in the 900 block of Nine Mile Road and also is wanted by Richmond Police on unrelated charges. He is considered armed and dangerous. The victims in the March 29 shootings – Jemarlo Tisdale, 31, of Richmond and Rufus Witcher, 36, of Henrico – were not related to each other, p...

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1:16

Henrico man sentenced to 27 years in prison for...

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2024/08/21

A Henrico man was sentenced to 27 years in prison Aug. 16 for selling fentanyl to law enforcement officials in three separate transactions in 2022 while he was also in possession of multiple guns, prosecutors said. Jason Dominic Coley, 38, was arrested on March 22, 2022, after investigators found 13.8 ounces of fentanyl, as well as two semiautomatic handguns, a semiautomatic rifle, 13.8 ounces of fentanyl and 4.3 ounces of cocaine at his home. He was also found in possession of another .45 ca...

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1:43

'Saturation Saturday' checkpoints planned in Henrico,...

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2024/08/21

Law enforcement agencies throughout Virginia, including the Henrico Division of Police and Virginia State Police, will be hosting sobriety checkpoints in partnership with volunteers from Mothers Against Drunk Driving Saturday, Aug. 24. It's part of the annual "Saturation Saturday" effort ahead of Labor Day weekend, designed to prevent drunk driving deaths and injuries. Labor Day weekend celebrations often lead to a dramatic rise in fatal impaired driving crashes, according to MADD and police ...

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1:23

Virginia First Lady Youngkin helping to spearhead...

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2024/08/21

A new nationwide campaign to prevent fentanyl overdoses is getting underway, and Virginia First Lady Suzanne Youngkin has teamed with New Jersey First Lady Tammy Murphy to help spearhead it. The "It Only Takes One" campaign is a collaboration of first spouses, public figures, athletes, and influencers across the country. Most first spouses have joined the campaign, whose goal is to raise awareness about the dangers of fentanyl and the importance of having conversations about the issue. "Tiny ...

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1:14

Henrico Schools named one of nation's 'Best-in-State...

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2024/08/21

For the second year in a row, Henrico County Public Schools has been named one of "America's Best-In-State Employers" by Forbes magazine. The recognition is based on criteria such as working conditions, salary, diversity, and recommendations from within the state and from national industry and staff. HCPS employs more than 7,000 people and serves almost 50,000 students. Every employee's salary has increased by at least 13% in the past two years, and since 2012-13, teacher pay is up about 605 ...

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1:18

Missing Missouri teen may be in Virginia

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2024/08/21

The family of a missing 17-year-old girl from Missouri believes she could be in Virginia. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children is urging the public to be on the lookout for Abigail Lawless, who is missing from West Plains, Missouri. She disappeared from her family's home in the middle of the night Aug. 17 after family members fell asleep, and they are concerned that she may have traveled to Virginia with someone she met online. Lawless is described as 5 foot 9, weighing 16...

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A look at how federal plans could make the costs of...

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2024/08/21

As renters and would-be homeowners struggle with the high cost of housing, the Biden administration has announced policies to address this strain on household budgets. That includes 0 million in funding for a program to incentivize affordable housing production and streamlining loan application processes to expedite building more housing. Some of those proposals — such as a cap on rent increases from corporate landlords — call for Congressional action, while others are rules and grants that c...

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Henrico Property Transactions: July 24-30, 2024

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2024/08/21

822 Winnetka Avenue - 4,500, 1,522 SF (built in 1980), from Joe Reeves to Jeannette Erving-Cordor. 9 Lowell Street - 5,000, 1,452 SF (built in 1920), from Gesina Charles to Brian David Moore Jr. 6291 Habersham Drive - 5,000, 1,629 SF (built in 1988), from Frances J. Wylie to Tristan E. Carter. 2812 Farm Creek Drive - 5,000, 1,232 SF (built in 1990), from Elaine Cusack to Sundae Ray. 209 Taylor Farm Lane - 5,000, 1,680 SF (built in 2013), from Charles H. and Sandra P. Johnson to Jerrell Johnso...

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2:01

Henrico School Board to review new additions to...

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2024/08/21

The Henrico School Board will meet Thursday for a 4 p.m. work session to discuss new tools that will be added to the ParentSquare communication app used by the division’s staff and families. Some of the new features will include: Online sign ups – for volunteer recruitment and signs ups for class and project supplies; Appointment sign ups – for parent-teacher conferences and other meetings; RSVP – for school events, indicating the number of adults and kids attending; Forms – electronic signat...

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2:03

RIC modernizing its operations in four key areas

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2024/08/21

Richmond International Airport is investing in upgrades in four areas – cleaner air, energy audits, electric vehicle chargers, and robotics – in an effort to prepare for anticipated passenger traffic growth and as a way to enhance its sustainability efforts. in its latest 20-year annual forecast, Airports Council International World predicted total passenger traffic worldwide would grow at a compound annual growth rate of 7.5%, while strategic advisor firm Oliver Wyman concluded that the glob...

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1:38

Virginia home sales spike in July

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2024/08/21

Virginia home sales were up 10.7% in July, when compared to the same month last year, according to the Virginia Home Sales Report released on Wednesday by Virginia Realtors. The report showed that inventory continued to expand in the state, with 19,162 active listings statewide at the end of July, which is 4,223 more listings than a year ago – a 28.3% increase. There also were also 12,439 new listings that came onto the market in Virginia in July, a 13.6% increase (nearly 1,500 more homes) wh...

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1:23

Traveling Smithsonian exhibit coming to Union...

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2024/08/21

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History is sending one of its exhibits to Union Presbyterian Seminary's William Smith Morton Library in Richmond. The traveling exhibition Exploring Human Origins: What Does It Mean to Be Human? will be at the library, at 3406 Chamberlayne Avenue, not far from the Henrico line, from Sept. 3 to Nov. 15. “We are so excited that Union Presbyterian Seminary was selected to host this unique and fascinating exhibit,” said Seminary Exhibition Coordinator Ch...

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AARP Virginia, Mercy Chefs to host free Zoom series...

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2024/08/21

Portsmouth-based Mercy Chefs and AARP Virginia have announced a new partnership to spotlight food insecurity while also helping people cook healthy meals on a budget. The organizations will host “Dinner in a SNAP!” – an online series of free cooking demonstrations that will take place each Wednesday in September, from 5 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., on Zoom. The series will demonstrate how to cook healthy meals using ingredients that can be purchased with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (or SN...

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Pulse rides will travel deeper into the West End as...

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2024/08/21

The Henrico County Board of Supervisors recently approved the [post_excerpt].3 million purchase of a West End strip mall, between Parham Road and West Broad Street, where the county and GRTC will build a new bus transfer station and Pulse bus stop. "That is the dream. To have a climate controlled place for people to wait, use the bathroom, just a much more comfortable transfer experience than might exist at Willow Lawn right now, which has shelters but isn’t perfect," GRTC spokesperson Henry ...

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