Sara McCloskey
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Richmond Police say the man was charged with trespassing, but there was no weapons charge because the handgun was "being carried lawfully."
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On the seventh night of demonstrations in response to the death of George Floyd, a group of clergy organized a gathering a few blocks away from the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond.
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An hour before Richmond’s set curfew Sunday, about 200 people peacefully protested on the steps of the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Ave. Their numbers grew as curfew approached.
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The observance at the Virginia War Memorial was virtual and closed to the public.
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VCU Health has developed a process and equipment to decontaminate and clean N95 masks, so healthcare workers can safely reuse them.
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Hours after Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency in response to increasing cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, school divisions in Central Virginia are deciding to cancel in-person classes.
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The Virginia Dept. of Health and Fairfax County health officials said the individual started developing symptoms on February 28 and was hospitalized on March 5. Currently, he is in stable condition. The first positive test of the disease in Virginia was from a U.S. Marine at Fort Belvoir, which VDH announced Saturday.
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According to a press release from the Virginia Dept. of Health, a U.S. Marine at Fort Belvoir tested positive for COVID-19.
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The Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS), which is overseen by the Department of General Services, conducted the first two tests of suspected cases over the weekend. Those results came back negative.
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African American mathematician Katherine Johnson died today at 101. She is remembered for her contributions to the NASA space program and was portrayed in the Oscar-nominated film "Hidden Figures."