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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.