Murder and violent crime fell in Richmond during 2024, police chief says
“I know it's not always obvious for folks and doesn't always feel that way, but this is the hard data,” Edwards said.
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Richmond police chief reveals he got speeding ticket from one of his own officers
Near the end of a briefing Thursday on Richmond’s annual crime statistics, Police Chief Rick Edwards voluntarily revealed he had his own brush with the law the day before.
While heading to a meeting in his police vehicle on Wednesday, Edwards said, one of his own officers pulled him
Avula calls Bingham departure an ‘amicable separation’: ‘We need a different skill set moving forward’
"Perhaps this event will at least shake everyone else out of their complacency."
Richmond DPU director resigns amid water crisis; interim director appointed
Richmond DPU Director April Bingham resigned on Wednesday, and an interim Director has been announced.
Richmond bringing in third auxiliary water pump after a primary pump fails overnight
"A new UPS backup battery system has been successfully installed and tested at the plant."
Here's what happens next in Richmond's water crisis
Mayor Danny Avula said discussions were underway on how to help those who were impacted by the crisis, including businesses that had to shut down and workers who went unpaid during those days.
Richmond’s Tavares Floyd controversy inspires General Assembly push to tighten campaign finance system
“I just think it’s a farce. Someone can come in and make a mockery of the entire electoral process and get away unscathed.”
