Yesterday, more than a thousand Richmonders took to Monument Avenue as part of the nationwide Good Trouble Lives On demonstration, organized by 50501 Virginia and local partners. The peaceful action stretched from Lombardy Street to Willow Lawn Drive,...
RICHMOND – Death penalty opponents lost a battle this week when a House committee endorsed a bill to make electrocution the default punishment if lethal injection is unavailable. RICHMOND – Death penalty opponents lost a battle this week when a House committee endorsed a bill to make electrocution the default punishment if lethal injection is...
Millions of people will tune in this Sunday to watch the Carolina Panthers take on the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Millions of people will tune in this Sunday to watch the Carolina Panthers take on the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl 50 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. While watching...
A Senate committee showed support for one pot bill while crushing another yesterday. A Senate committee showed support for one pot bill while crushing another yesterday. Hopes for reducing the punishment of simple possession of an ounce or less of chromic to a fine were cashed, but for those who do get caught, you might not get your drivers...
Virginia Tech student David Eisenhauer has found himself at the center of an investigation involving the murder of a Virginia Tech student David Eisenhauer has found himself at the center of an investigation involving the murder of a 13-year-old girl, but less than a year ago he was making headlines for another reason. Eisenhauer, a Columbia, MD,...
The House chose to shake up the wording on a bill that, if passed, would have allowed restaurant owners with a mixed beverage license to cut their food-to-alcohol sales ratios. The House chose to shake up the wording on a bill that, if passed, would have allowed restaurant owners with a mixed beverage license to cut their food-to-alcohol sales...
It's been a few years since a small army of people were arrested and held without charge after protesting changes made to Virginia's abortion laws. It's been a few years since a small army of people were arrested and held without charge after protesting changes made to Virginia's abortion laws. We've been reporting on legislator's attempts to...
There's a fight brewing down at the 2016 General Assembly, and one of Virginia's oldest liquor laws is at stake. There's a fight brewing down at the 2016 General Assembly, and one of Virginia's oldest liquor laws is at stake. Local restaurant owners and advocates have banded together in the hopes of changing the state's "ratio law" from 45% to...
People are still making missed connections out and about in RVA, a lot being automotive related. I guess they are “revving up their engines” for the ever so important Valentine's Day in a few weeks. People are still making missed connections out and about in RVA, a lot being automotive related. I guess they are “revving up their engines” for the...
Hallelujah: For those who are too comfortable to leave their home, or too drunk to drive, there are establishments here in RVA that will deliver alcohol (and even cigarettes) to you. Hallelujah: For those who are too comfortable to leave their home, or too drunk to drive, there are establishments here in RVA that will deliver alcohol (and even...
