One Richmond-area student’s fight reveals how Virginia’s 2020 reforms often died on arrival. When Lyn Jones transferred to Matoaca High School, just south of Richmond, she noticed something odd. Every girls’ restroom was outfitted with a metal dispenser—mounted to the...
In light of a recent CBS6 report, more questions have been raised about the employment of John Sydnor, former Executive Director of the Enrichmond Foundation, in his new role as Fundraising and Communications Program Officer at LISC Virginia. This development comes despite the unresolved controversy surrounding his involvement in the collapse...
Seven Henrico County sheriff deputies have been charged with second-degree murder after a man in their custody, Ivor Otieno, died shortly after they took him from county jail to a state mental health facility on March 6. According to a statement from Dinwiddie County Commonwealth's Attorney Ann Cabell Baskervill, state police investigators...
On Tuesday, Richmond leaders came together to honor those who lost their lives to COVID-19 at a memorial service. In the 2021 Regular Session of the Virginia General Assembly, Del. Delores McQuinn (D-Charles City) introduced a bill that was passed by both chambers. This bill, HJ 605, designates March 14 as “Victims of COVID-19 Remembrance Day”...
A few more pre-orders and a General Assembly sponsor are all Richmond Animal Care and Control needs to establish a license plate design commemorating Tommie the pit bull. A Virginia animal shelter wants to release a license plate in memory of Tommie the pit bull, who died after he was tied to a fence post and lit on fire, and the organization...
Life uninhibited by the financial strain of healthcare: Rx Partnership works to provide Virginians with affordable medications across the state. Since 2003, Virginia nonprofit Rx Partnership and their associated clinics have helped provide access to free prescription medicine to over 68,000 uninsured Virginians, totalling over $150 million in...
Legislation making its way through the General Assembly would raise the legal age for purchasing and possessing tobacco and vaping products from 18 to 21, drawing mixed reactions from young adults who would be affected by the new law. The House and Senate have passed similar bills to increase the age to buy or possess products containing...
At Ellwood Thompson's, elected officials and community advocates gathered to discuss the future of legal cannabis-derived CBD oil in Virginia. Much was learned. CBD oil: there is a lot of confusion surrounding its legality, not to mention what exactly it is. To provide some clarification, Ellwood Thompson’s held a panel discussion to clear up...
As hundreds of teachers and supporters from around the state marched to the Virginia Capitol to call for higher salaries and more funding for public schools, legislative leaders announced Monday that they would include a 5 percent pay raise for teachers in the state budget. Armed with red coats, scarves and signs, participants of all ages...
Virginians with a variety of medical issues are hoping the state will make it easier for them to access medical marijuana. RICHMOND, Va. -- As other states have relaxed their laws against marijuana, citizens across Virginia gathered here Saturday to discuss how to persuade the General Assembly to legalize medical and recreational marijuana in...
