Update: Judge extends Virginia voter registration deadline
by Brandon Jarvis Crews doing roadwork on Route 10 in Chesterfield cut a Verizon cable causing a network outage for several state agencies on Tuesday. One of those affected agencies…
Delegate Plans To Reintroduce Quarantine Pay Bill Next Session
By Zachary Klosko By Capital New Service RICHMOND, Va. — Del. Elizabeth Guzmán, D-Woodbridge, said she is no stranger to the struggles of low-paying jobs. Guzmán said she immigrated to…
A Petersburg Public Schools employee tested positive for COVID-19
By Brandon Jarvis COVID-19 school update: Petersburg City Public Schools announced on Monday morning that one of their employees has tested positive for COVID-19. “A staff member has tested positive…
Black Lives Matter renews interest in Richmond’s Black culture and history
Subscribe for our weekly email newsletter By Cierra Parks Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. – The Black Lives Matter movement has helped renew interest in Richmond’s African American culture and…
Virginia to observe Indigenous Peoples’ Day for the first time
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam has declared that Monday will be recognized as Indigenous Peoples’ Day in Virginia,. This is the first such proclamation in Virginia history according to Northam’s office. “For…
New Kent County issues COVID-19 warning
by Brandon Jarvis Officials in New Kent County have issued a warning about a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases in the area. Numbers across the State are starting to rise…
Safe Halloween activities in Hampton Roads
Halloween represents an exciting and fun time of the year for children and adults alike, but the current Halloween season may look different this year in light of the COVID-19…
Governor Northam Announces Additional Funding for Rent and Mortgage Relief
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced he is directing $12 million in additional funding from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to Virginia’s Rent and Mortgage Relief…
Northam announces that a portion of CARES Act funding will go towards fast-tracking broadband projects
COVID-19 Update: Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia is allocating $30 million from the CARES Act funding provided by the federal government to improve broadband access in underserved localities…
‘Black Space Matters’ Exhibit Transforms Richmond Asphalt Lot into Garden
By India Espy-Jones Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — A local activist transformed a vacant lot outside the Institute for Contemporary Art in Richmond to highlight issues of food security…