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Henrico officials planning upgrades to Staples Mill water main • Henrico officials still hopeful that boil water advisory will be lifted Saturday

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Henrico officials planning upgrades to Staples Mill water main

Henrico Public Utilities officials have completed emergency repairs to a water main that broke at Staples Mill Road and Thalbro Drive Thursday night – the latest in a series of breaks that have occurred during the past year and a half or so at or near that location. Click here to read more

HENRICO WATER CRISIS
Henrico officials still hopeful that boil water advisory will be lifted Saturday
Henrico County officials are hopeful that the county’s boil water advisory will be lifted by Saturday afternoon, assuming that a series of water quality tests come back clean Friday and Saturday. Henrico Public Utilities officials late Thursday learned that their first round of required tests, which examined chlorine levels
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Henrico Schools hands out more than 1,000 meals, plans to distribute more to families Jan. 10
Henrico Schools is partnering with Feed More to give out meals today from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. (or until supplies run out) at three schools: Brookland Middle, Douglas L. Wilder Middle, and J.R. Tucker High. HCPS volunteers, including staff members and students, handed out more than
Henrico CitizenLiana Hardy, Citizen Education Reporter
Henrico School Board elects Shea as new chair, Irving as vice-chair
Henrico School Board members unanimously elected Tuckahoe District representative Marcie Shea as the board’s chair for 2025 and Three Chopt District representative Madison Irving as vice-chair at a Jan. 9 meeting. Shea, who has previously served as both the board’s chair and vice-chair, thanked and acknowledged Varina District
Henrico CitizenLiana Hardy, Citizen Education Reporter
VDH: Henrico Doctors’ Hospital failed to report suspected infant abuse in a timely manner in 2023
The Henrico County hospital at the center of a scandal involving the alleged abuse of vulnerable babies failed to report suspicion of the abuse within a timely manner, according to state and federal health officials. Via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, CBS 6 obtained a report detailing the
Henrico CitizenWTVR CBS 6
Police chase ends with crash in Henrico
An officer and one suspect were taken to area hospitals
Henrico CitizenWTVR CBS 6
Henrico Crime Report: Jan. 3-9, 2025
200 block of Newbridge Circle, Varina District – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with non-aggravated assault, strangulation, and petit larceny at an apartment complex Jan. 3 at 1:18 a.m. 500 block of North Laburnum Avenue, Fairfield District – Police arrested and charged a citizen(s) with discharging a
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Weekend Top 5
Comedian Sommore will perform at The Richmond Funny Bone in Short Pump at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Jan. 10, 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Jan. 11, and at 6 p.m. Jan. 12. With a winning combination of class and sass, Sommore offers
Henrico CitizenSarah Story, Citizen Online Editor
Obituaries - Henrico Citizen
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Totally Rad Vintage Fest planned Jan. 25 at Richmond Raceway Complex

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• Past inspections cited Richmond water plant for deteriorating equipment, outdated emergency planning (CBS-6)

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• Legislative battles ahead in Richmond as session kicks off this week
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