- Curious Commonwealth asks: Why is there a herd of elk in North Chesterfield?
- Virginia lawmakers seek to balance energy affordability, reliability in 2026
- Allegations of racism, retaliation at Red Onion State Prison deemed ‘inconclusive’
- Democrats Jones, Schmidt win Richmond-area General Assembly seats
- House of Delegates to continue subsidizing members’ child care costs in 2026
Richmond leaders pledge action after string of pedestrian deaths
Since December 2025, six pedestrians have been killed while walking in various parts of the City of Richmond. Two of the fatalities have occurred since New Year’s Day.
City leaders, including Mayor Danny Avula and Police Chief Rick Edwards, addressed the issue in a press conference Thursday, saying that traffic deaths should never be accepted as routine.
“Every person who walks or rides in Richmond deserves to feel safe, and I know that right now, many walkers and others don’t feel that way,” Avula said.
Read more about what Richmond is doing to reduce pedestrian traffic fatalities.
BizSense Beat: RRHA, Richmond water, GameStop
BizSense Beat is a weekly collaboration between VPM News and Richmond BizSense that recaps the region’s top business stories.
This week, host Lyndon German and BizSense reporter Jackie DiBartolomeo discuss delays in the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority’s plan to redevelop an aging Grace Street apartment complex into low-income housing for seniors, improvements to Richmond’s water system and four local GameStop locations closing their doors.
This week in VPM News Shorts: Bellwood elk; Richmond bag tax
What happened this week in VPM News Shorts?
On Tuesday, Billy Shields dug into his reporting on Chesterfield County’s Bellwood elk herd for Curious Commonwealth. And News Director Elliott Robinson finished the week with a look at Richmond’s newly-instituted 5-cent plastic bag tax.
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