Alan Rodriguez Espinoza

Henrico schools’ superintendent says teachers and staff may be eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as next week, now that they have been included in the state’s next phase of vaccinations.

The city of Richmond relies on federal coronavirus funds for its emergency childcare program, but the latest stimulus package did not include money for local governments, leaving city leaders scrambling to fund those services.

Virginia is sending the state’s National Guard and 200 state troopers to help quell a violent uprising in Washington D.C., where armed supporters of the president have attempted to interrupt the certification of President-elect Joe Biden.

Henrico County is pushing back the timeline to reopen public schools. While they originally planned on returning to in-person learning next week, classrooms will now welcome back elementary students on January 25th.

Following COVID-19 prevention guidelines, school officials wore face masks as they were inaugurated into the 2021 RPS School Board on Monday.

Universities across Central Virginia say participation in international education dropped during the pandemic. While a dip was expected due to health risks, they say a tense political climate also contributed to the decrease in international students.

The Richmond City and Henrico Health Districts held their first COVID-19 vaccination event, after they received their first shipment of the Moderna vaccine for COVID-19 Tuesday.

About two and a half years ago, Alicia Wilburn began a new candle line as part of her company, Mama A’s Bath and Body Products, which is Black and Indigenous owned. She named the new series of candles “Two Fat Babies,” and the label features a cartoon of her two children.

A task force made up of childcare and early childhood education advocates is calling on Virginia to make childcare services available and affordable to everyone by 2030. Legislators endorsed the idea, though they have not yet propose any policies.

Según el CDC, sólo el 38% de los latinos se vacunaron contra la gripe el año pasado, la más baja de todos los grupos demográficos. Los expertos buscan elevar el numero de latinos con la vacuna del COVID-19.