Colonial Heights COVID-19 update 11/30
11/30 As there is finally a light at the end of the tunnel with several highly-effective vaccines becoming available soon, COVID-19 numbers continue to rise with the colder weather arriving…
Monday’s top news from around Virginia
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Redistricting: How the new process will work in Virginia
Sign up for our daily email newsletter by Brandon Jarvis A constitutional amendment establishing a bipartisan redistricting commission passed on a ballot referendum with an overwhelming 65% of the vote…
Racial equity obstacles in Virginia’s push to legalizing marijuana
By Brandon Shillingford Capital News Service RICHMOND, Va. — Could legalizing marijuana in Virginia help address social disparities and inequities? That’s one of the topics the state’s legislative watchdog agency…
Chesterfield nears mark that would trigger district-wide school shutdown process
by Brandon Jarvis Monday Update: The number dropped from 23.4 on Wednesday to 21.7 on Monday. This is good news for the schools. Read more for context below: Chesterfield County…
Petersburg Police are investigating a shooting
Police in Petersburg said they are investigating after someone was shot on Saturday night. Police officers responded to the Econo Lodge on Winfield Road for reports of a person shot…
Photos: Police chase in Colonial Heights ends in neighborhood
A police chase just ended on Forestview Drive in Colonial Heights. We have been told that someone is in custody. U.S. Marshals were on the scene as well. This post…
Top political stories from the last week
Welcome to the weekend! Here is a rundown of what we covered this week in Virginia politics. (Go here to subscribe to our daily newsletter with all of the top…
VDH is holding four free COVID-19 testing events in Chesterfield this week
Sign up for our daily email list to stay up to date on all of the news in Chesterfield and the surrounding areas. The Chesterfield Health District will offer four…
Petersburg COVID-19 numbers are trending down
(The toilet paper aisle at the Publix in Colonial Heights was empty on November 18th, 2020.) 11/20/2020 Update: In a COVID-19 update provided by the Virginia Department of Health, Petersburg…