Wednesday, June 19 2013 2:07 PM EDT2013-06-19 18:07:15 GMT
STONY VREEK, VA--State Police are assisting authorities in Sussex County as they search for a man who fled into the woods Tuesday afternoon. It happened along the 1600 block of Blue Star Highway near theMore >>
A Sussex County manhunt has ended after the suspect was found hiding under a bridge Wednesday.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:52 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:52:59 GMT
RICHMOND, VA— The McGuire VA Medical Center is working to notify hundreds of patients after a recently hospitalized veteran tested positive for tuberculosis. As many as 500 patients may have been exposedMore >>
The McGuire VA Medical Center is working to notify hundreds of patients after a recently hospitalized veteran tested positive for tuberculosis.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:51 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:51:09 GMT
RICHMOND, VA—A jury has been seated in the trial against a former Richmond Public Schools teacher's aide accused of child sex crimes. Alex Erby, 58, a former teacher's aide at GH Reid Elementary SchoolMore >>
A jury has been seated in the trial against a former Richmond Public Schools teacher's aide accused of child sex crimes.More >>
Wednesday, June 19 2013 12:15 PM EDT2013-06-19 16:15:03 GMT
HANOVER, VA—Police are asking for help to identify the man who robbed a Hanover County convenience store early Tuesday morning. It happened around 5:15 a.m. at a convenience store located in the 6500More >>
Police have arrested a man in connection with the early Tuesday morning robbery a Hanover County convenience store.More >>
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - A commission attempting to tell the story of Richmond's slave-trading past is welcoming a delegation from western Africa.
The 20 visitors due in the capital city Saturday are from Benin, which was part of the slave-trading triangle in the 18th century that also included London and Virginia.
The republic of Benin is one of three places where statues were erected as part of a global initiative for slavery reconciliation. The Richmond City Council Slave Trail Commission will bring the Benin delegation to the city's slave reconciliation statue in Shockoe Bottom, the center of the city's once-thriving slave trade.
The Slave Trail Commission has identified key places in Richmond where the business of human trafficking occurred. It also envisions a slavery museum for the city.
The Benin delegation departs Monday.
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