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15/01/2024

Chesterfield County Library Location to Begin Accepting Passport Applications

15/01/2024

Gender dysphoria diagnoses rising across US: Report

(NewsNation) — Gender dysphoria diagnoses are on the rise across the U.S. as more states attempt to pass laws banning gender-affirming care for people under 18,...

14/01/2024

‘The Right Paths’ Taken

Cornelius Mimms was Chesterfield County’s first Black supervisor, but you’d be hard-pressed to find him within a 1911 photograph displayed at the Chesterfield County Museum without...

14/01/2024

Midwife Turned Entrepreneur Opens Virginia’s First Black-Owned Birthing Center

The newly opened facility is designed to be a welcoming haven for expanding...

14/01/2024

Fire damages Carytown staple: ‘It’s beyond a horrible thing’

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Flames engulfed the back of Carytown Burgers & Fries restaurant in Richmond early Friday morning. The entire back stairwell, made of wood,...

14/01/2024

VSP: One man is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Brunswick County

One man is dead following a single-vehicle crash in Brunswick County, police said.

14/01/2024

“Enhanced Winter Storm Threat” For Tuesday; Light Snow That Can Certainly Impact Schools

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Wind Advisory for most of the area that goes from 10am until 5pm today. We are also in...

14/01/2024

Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority chapter elects new officers for 2024

“Soaring to Greater Heights of Service and Sisterhood” is the 2022-2026 Administration Program theme of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated®. The Kappa Rho Omega Chapter of Farmville engages in community service projects that have an international impact and partners with organizations...

14/01/2024

Local mother loses two children in West Virginia house fire

STANARDSVILLE, Va. (CBS19 NEWS) -- One Stanardsville mother is mourning the loss of her only two children who died in a house fire in West Virginia...

14/01/2024

Some drivers ignore safety signs after flooding closes roads: 'I’m shocked'

More than a half dozen roads remained closed in Sussex County on Friday, days after severe storms flooded Virginia rivers and creeks and damaged the pavement.

14/01/2024

Maryland man sentenced for threats to America's largest LGBTQ+ rights group and several lawmakers

A Maryland man was sentenced to two years in prison for sending messages threatening to “cut your throats” and “put a bullet in your head” to...

13/01/2024

Missing 16-year-old boy found, according to Chesterfield Police

The Chesterfield County Police Department is asking for the public's help to find a missing 16-year-old boy.

13/01/2024

Body of missing Enon man found Thursday near his residence

CHESTERFIELD − The body of a county man reported missing New Year's Day has been found in an area not far from his residence. Chesterfield Police say they do not suspect any foul play in the death of 40-year-old Benjamin G. Brooks, but a death investigation is ongoing. Brooks' body was taken to th...

13/01/2024

Former Wizards Player Ryan Rollins Accused of Shoplifting From Virginia Target

Former Washington Wizards and Golden State Warriors player Ryan Rollins has been accused of shoplifting from a Target store in Virginia multiple times. Per Josh Robbins...

13/01/2024

7 Snow Tubing Parks Near Northern Virginia

Pack on the layers and head to the mountain to take an adrenaline-filled ride down these hills. Whether you’re a child or an adult, one of...

13/01/2024

Crime Insider: Man killed in Petersburg was shot multiple times

A man killed in Petersburg Saturday night was shot multiple times, Crime Insider sources told Jon Burkett.

13/01/2024

Crash on Chippenham Parkway closed southbound lanes, caused delays

A vehicle crash on Chippenham Parkway in Chesterfield County has closed southbound travel lanes on Friday, Jan. 12.

13/01/2024

Why this Powhatan woman decided to permanently save her Virginia farmland

Terry Adcock called her Oakdale Equestrian Center in Powhatan County, Virginia, which is home to 34 horses, 130-acres of pure bliss.

13/01/2024

Trump ‘too extreme’ to be on ballot in Virginia: Top leader

Virginia’s state House Speaker Don Scott, a Democrat and the first black man to have the job, said former President Donald Trump is “too extreme” to be on the commonwealth’s ballot in the November presidential election. “In my opinion, he should not” be on Virginia’s ballot, Scott told...

13/01/2024

Charlotte County supervisor arrested after state investigation

CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia State Police have charged a Charlotte County supervisor with three felony counts of perjury and two misdemeanor...

12/01/2024

Jerod Mayo, Hampton native, hired as new head coach for the Patriots, ESPN reports

HAMPTON, Va. — Jerod Mayo has been hired as the New England Patriot's new head coach, according to ESPN. Mayo was born in Hampton and graduated...

12/01/2024

The Next Big Storm moves in Friday with damaging winds once again

Thursday is a frosty start with breezy conditions and icy roads. Black ice will be the main threat but at least we have sunshine to help thaw us out throughout the day. By late morning, most roads will simply be wet as we begin to melt Wednesday’s snows. Temps push into the mid and upper […]

12/01/2024

Why a community raised nearly $15,000 for this Chesterfield deliveryman

Orcutt was able to give him a check with all the money raised and start a separate GoFundMe account for him. He was able to pay off his bike and order a car to make deliveries a bit easier.

12/01/2024

Police: 15-year-old shoots man after meeting for fight at high school in Chesterfield

The Chesterfield County Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old boy after he allegedly shot a man near Manchester High School.

12/01/2024

Aidan Bryant stars on America's Got Talent: Fantasy League: Watch new aerial routine

PRINCE GEORGE — Aerialist Aidan Bryant is back in the spotlight again. Wait... did he ever leave it? His mom Pam Bennett reached out to The Progress-Index to share his latest wild ride with America's Got Talent [AGT]. Bryant was offered the opportunity to be in AGT's spin-off show America's Got Ta...

02/02/2023

Tow truck driver from Hopewell dies in Gloucester County crash

A 28-year-old tow truck driver from Hopewell died after crashing into a traffic light pole early Tuesday morning on Route 17 in Gloucester, according to Virginia State Police.

02/02/2023

Race based: Burley Middle School offers black-only catered dinner event

Jackson P Burley Middle School (JPBMS)—a public school in Albemarle County, Virginia—is hosting a black-only, catered dinner event. Billed as “Dinner and Discussion; JPBMS Black Community,”...

02/02/2023

His mom was killed by a hit-and-run driver. Now he wants change: 'It's not safe'

Melquan Robinson said he was "upset and enraged" after his mother, 49-year-old Trinesse Robinson, was killed by a hit-and-run driver on a rainy Tuesday night in Henrico County, according to police.

02/02/2023

House committee supports Petersburg casino referendum; money panel now has to look at it

RICHMOND — Chalk up another legislative victory for the Petersburg casino referendum issue, and this one might be the most important one to date. Tuesday night, the House General Laws Committee voted 11-6 to approve Del. Kim Taylor's bill that would allow Petersburg voters to decide in November if...

02/02/2023

Sheriff bans Joe Morrissey from Henrico jail over an incident with children

Joe Morrissey has been banned from the Henrico jail facilities for 90 days after an incident involving his children, according to Henrico Sheriff Alisa Gregory.