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The worldwide sell-off for financial markets slammed into a higher gear Friday as the S&P 500 plummeted 6%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 5.5% and the Nasdaq composite dropped 5.8%.

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A Justice Department attorney conceded that Abrego Garcia should not have been removed from the U.S. and sent to El Salvador.

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Gregg Louis Gamble, 55, was convicted for purchasing and distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine to several people in Virginia.

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China's ByteDance own's TikTok and its closely held algorithm and insists the platform is not for sale.

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China has announced it will impose a 34% tariff on imports of all U.S. products beginning April 10, part of a flurry of retaliatory measures following Trump's double-digit tariffs.

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Previously, the hospital would not say how many employees had been laid off.

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Since the abrupt resignation of Hanover baseball coach Tyler Kane, parents of former and current Hawks players have voiced widespread support for him. Texts reveal rift with principal Kristina Reece.

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Opening on Saturday, the much-anticipated exhibit on Frida Kahlo explores the mystery and myth of one of the most recognized artists of the 20th century.

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The unanimous verdict came more than three months after the opposition-controlled National Assembly voted to impeach him.

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Democrats argue the GOP is focusing on tax breaks for the wealthy at the expense of programs and services millions of Americans rely on.

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Financial markets around the world reeled following President Donald Trump's latest and most severe set of tariffs, and the U.S. stock market took the worst of it.

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Her campaign says that is a first-quarter record for a GOP candidate for governor in Virginia - excluding self-funding.

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Anyone with information about the identity of this individual is asked to call Third Precinct Detective D. Holmes at (804) 646-1165.

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Anyone with information about the shooting on West Main Street is asked to call Major Crimes Detective D. Jones at (804) 646-5316.

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A 15-year-old girl is dead after a shooting Wednesday evening in Richmond's Gilpin neighborhood.

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Avula texted all nine councilmember Wednesday to say his proposed budget accidentally included several major policy changes that were not supposed to be included.

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The settlement concludes a case brought by the family of Andre Bassette, Jr. who was killed by a driver fleeing from Prince George County police officers.

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Richmond Restaurant Week (Apr.28 to May 4), which happens in the spring and fall, started in 2001 on the initiative of Aline Reitzer, owner of Acacia Midtown, who decided to

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While Richmond’s City Hall is built and maintained at the expense of taxpayers, residents do not have unobstructed access to most of its offices or personnel.

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Dozens of pages of inspection records and emergency response plans for the city’s water treatment plant are either missing or entirely redacted. Officials previously said that was for security reasons.

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The Hanover residents suing Wegmans and the county said they won't appeal their case to the Virginia Supreme Court.

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After already setting a record for vetoes, Gov. Glenn Youngkin added to his score when the General Assembly failed to overturn vetoes on cannabis, minimum wage increases and capping medication prices.

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Four Republicans back Democrats in an effort to reverse President Donald Trump's emergency rationale for tariffs against Canada.

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Former VCU commit Silas Barksdale flipped his pledge to Virginia basketball on Wednesday to join Ryan Odom with the Hoos.

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Late last month, the city bought the property at 2001 Walmsley Blvd. for $5.5 million from Philip Morris USA.

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Initial reports suggest that the son had just caught a fish when he fell off the dock.

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The House did not approve most of the $300 million in spending cuts that Youngkin proposed to boost the state's revenues to respond to a federal funding crisis.

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After weeks of White House hype and public anxiety, President Donald Trump was scheduled Wednesday to announce a barrage of what he calls reciprocal tariffs on friend and foe alike.

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The announcement comes a week after officials said they had issued thousands of real estate tax rebate checks to the wrong homes and businesses.

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“We stand for life, and how can it ever be wrong to stand for life?” said Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears, the leading GOP candidate for governor.

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Secrett Curtis, 23, was brought to the hospital with signs of malnourishment before passing away.

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Virginia State Police's Med-Flight 1 helicopter was requested for the rescue of a teenage girl who was hiking from Devil's Marble Yard in Rockbridge County.

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During Fotis Sotiropoulos' four years at VCU, the university added a curriculum for artificial intelligence, started an academic restructuring and put extra emphasis on professors needing doctoral degrees.

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Novelis, an Atlanta-based industrial aluminum company, is shutting down its plant in Chesterfield County on May 30.

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When the cast of “Fat Ham” learned that their Richmond run had been canceled last month by Virginia Repertory Theatre, they were devastated.

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Celebrate Mexican artist Frida Kahlo, dine locally for Chesterfield Restaurant Week, play ball with Flying Squirrels opening weekend and more.

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The owners of Pho Thien Phat have opened a new Vietnamese restaurant in North Chesterfield, Rice Field.

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Her win keeps the court under a 4-3 liberal majority, as it has been since 2023.

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At approximately 4:15 p.m. Monday, a Med-Flight 1 helicopter crew performed a hoist rescue of a 67-year-old woman who became injured while hiking on Old Rag Mountain.

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New Virginia basketball coach Ryan Odom will make $3.25 million in 2025-26 and his contract will run through the 2030-31 season, according to an offer sheet he signed obtained by The Daily Progress.

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Dominion Energy is seeking steep increases in its rates next year.

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pOpshelf, located at 7101 Forest Hill Ave., in the Shops at Stratford Hills, is closing.

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A nurse at a Virginia prison was arrested on Friday for the murder of a former Green Beret medic whose disappearance had stumped law enforcement and attracted national media attention.

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Richmond police responded around 6:32 p.m. to a report of a shooting in the 4900 block of Chamberlayne Avenue.

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VCU hoops transfer updates: Locals Daughtry, Parker Jr., Cosby Jr. in portal. Odom's staff, including Theus, follow him to UVa. Jennings, Bamgboye visit Charlottesville. Reid visits VCU.

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"It's not an everyday 'forecasting is hard' type of fog. It's a 'zero visibility,' pull over and turn on your hazards type of fog."

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Local officials asked the state’s elections department to assume control of Richmond’s elections office after former Registrar Keith Balmer’s resignation, according to Starlet Stevens, who chairs the city’s electoral board.

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On Monday at 8:10 p.m. the National Weather Service released a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 8:45 p.m. The warning is for the Richmond Area as well as Caroline,

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The local ABC affiliate's chief meteorologist made his Richmond debut in 1984.

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The National Weather Service issued an updated weather alert at 7:53 p.m. on Monday for strong thunderstorms until 8:45 p.m. The alert is for the Richmond Area as well as

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