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City audit reveals questionable practices with sidewalk repairs
A city audit reveals that the Department of Public Works is not completing or keeping track of city sidewalk repairs, and could be potentially wasting taxpayer money. CBS 6 also found out that crews...
View ArticleSecond Street Connector dedication is today
However, the plan will not address who is responsible for knocking down a 150-foot portion of the brick wall on city property almost seven months ago without a permit to do so. Officials believe the...
View ArticleRPD Gives Thousands Of Tax-Payer Dollars To ROC
The Richmond Police Department gave more than half a million dollars to the ROC for crime prevention programs at two Richmond high schools. Link
View ArticleLee Bridge safety fix passes Richmond committee
With its members agreeing that safety trumps aesthetics, the Richmond Urban Design Committee unanimously endorsed a city Public Works Department plan to restrict access to the Robert E. Lee Bridge’s...
View ArticleJuvenile Detention Center decision Wednesday
The report tells board members when it comes to both mandatory and non-mandatory standards, the city is in 100% compliance. Meeting those benchmarks and reopening the facility is costing the city about...
View ArticleRichmond’s juvenile detention center to reopen
City officials estimate the cost for reopening at $3.7 million, including capital improvements, facility preparation, transportation, security, housing, payroll, training and supplies. Link
View ArticleShockoe Bottom to roll out street cameras
How do you balance privacy and your safety? Richmond’s public safety committee discussed rolling out cameras on city streets Monday night. Link
View ArticleRichmond police chief briefs city council after recent violence
“Let me just say, the citizens do not feel safe in our city,” Councilwoman Reva Trammell asserted. There have been 14 murders so far this year, including seven in the particularly deadly month of May....
View ArticlePolice chief talks crime at City Council meeting
According to Richmond police statistics, violent crime is up 9 percent this year compared with the same period last year, driven in part by a 39 percent increase in street robberies. Link
View ArticleRichmond woman hospitalized after fall on city sidewalk
A report published by the city auditor last month says, unless council makes sidewalks a priority, the conditions will only get worse. Link
View ArticleRetiree’s fall highlights city’s sidewalk problems
Patricia McBride had been trying for years to get city workers to fix the uneven sidewalk in front of her house on Frank Road in South Richmond. All it took to get their attention, it turns out, was a...
View ArticleRichmond to compel contractor to rebuild accidentally destroyed wall
More than eight months after the city of Richmond began investigating the destruction of a pre-Civil War brick wall on city property that once ringed the Tredegar Iron Works, it says it will make a...
View ArticleRichmond mother takes on city over mice infestation
A Richmond mother is taking on the city. She says her neighborhood is infested with mice! Link
View ArticleFirefighters Claim Exposure Mold in Station
Richmond firefighters claim they are being exposed to mold and inadequate air conditioning while working their 24 hour shifts at Richmond Fire Station 14 on Hawthorne Ave. Link
View ArticleState inspectors touring several Richmond fire stations after mold concerns
Virginia Department of Labor and Industry health compliance officers will tour nearly a dozen fire stations, according to Richmond firefighters union representative Keith Andes. Link
View ArticleCity makes progress on overgrown grass
“I think the mayor needs to get off his butt and do his job instead of always being gone,” Trammell said. Link
View ArticleViewer calls 911, gets recording
A Richmond woman wants answers after she calls 911 – and doesn’t get the response she expects. Link
View ArticleRichmond social services issues are “an anomaly”
But McWhinney said the state remains unsure of Richmond’s ability to recruit and retain the talent it needs to rebuild the department. Link
View ArticleRichmond Fire “browning out” companies
The practice is known as “browning out” a company. It basically means officials are taking certain crews out of service, and according to some, leaving areas of the city understaffed. It started just...
View ArticlePothole on Cary Street gives eight vehicles flat tires
Richmond public utilities spokeswoman Angela Fountain said the city was installing a new natural gas pipeline that runs under the street. Link
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