Human Interest

A 100-year old African American elementary school in Cumberland County has been given landmark status by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. It’s one of six historic Rosenwald schools in the county.

The VA Tech Helmet Lab use sensors in mouth-guards on a women’s club rugby team to see what happens to a woman’s head when being hit. At the Gloucester Pocahontas Festival we take a look at the challenges and successful strides made by Virginia Tribes. See how the Prime Timers group allows aging gay men a chance to be open, for some the first time in their lives. Visit the Pope-Leighey House.

For the New Year, Forecasters at the National Weather Service say January should continue with above normal temperatures, like most of the Winter of 2019.

One of the goals of Fear 2 Freedom is humanizing trauma instead of turning victims into statistics. This organization educates CNU students on showing support to sexual assault survivors while giving them a voice. We visit the campus during their Shadow Event which is an immersive 90-minute presentation centered around survivors telling their stories. Survivors are silhouetted behind a curtain to protect their identities and to help them feel safe.

For the first time, GRTC will heavily cutback on how often buses run on Christmas and New Years Days.

If you are looking to declutter and downsize? Why not consider donating unwanted items to one of these suggested charitable partners. Or you can donate good conditioned items to a church, shelter or other organization near you.

The federal lawsuit accusing two dozen individuals and groups of conspiring to commit violence during the 2017 Unite the Right rally has dragged on for years now-in part because defendants in the case of defied court orders to turn over evidence.

Protestors and advocates rallied at the State Capitol Wednesday to demand an increase of Virginia’s minimum wage. The wage has stood at the federal minimum of $7.25 since it was last increased over a decade ago.

Many people are attracted to VCU because of the diversity of the student population. But the faculty at the Richmond-area university are overwhelmingly white.

In an effort to educate Virginians about issues facing some in the LGBTQ community, the advocacy group Equality Virginia held a panel discussion called “Ask a Trans Person” last night at a church in Chesterfield County. The panel series started in 2018 with forums throughout the state.