Henrico Citizen Audio Articles

Theresa Mae (Sears) Treumer, 91, passed away on October 4, 2024. Born in Easthampton, Massachusetts on November 2, 1932. Preceded in death by her parents, Arthur and Eva (Lebeau) Sears, her husband Clarence (Parse) Treumer, her brother Raymond Sears, her sisters Ella Pacocha and Florence Mayo, her son Henry Brissette III and wife Martha (Blevins) Brissette. She is survived by her sister Elaine Mar...

Donna Cleaves Kratzert, 67, of Glen Allen, Virginia, passed away on Tuesday, October 1, 2024. She died peacefully with family members at her side. Donna was born December 25, 1956, in Colonial Beach, Virginia to Ruby and Bernard Cleaves. She graduated from Colonial Beach High School in 1975. She is survived by her loving husband, Chuck; daughter, Ruby; son, Charlie (Sarah); two brothers, Larry (Be...

Liam Oliver Mancuso Palma, 23, of Richmond, Virginia, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2024. Liam was born in Michoacan, Mexico, and emigrated to the United States on his own at age 14. After graduating from Douglas Freeman High School in 2020, Liam was a valued employee at Publix grocery store and later worked at a restaurant in downtown Richmond. At the time of his death, Liam had begun the...

Suzie Hester, the director of Henrico Schools’ Center for Spanish Language and Global Citizenship, was shuffling through papers in her office one day when she saw an old newspaper clipping from the Henrico Citizen. “Tucker High School’s Specialty Center commemorates 10 years.” The article was published in 2004, exactly 20 years ago. Hester, realizing that 2024 was the 30th anniversary of the Spani...

Soccer has been part of Josh Kirkland’s life since he was four. The boyhood Arsenal F.C. fan started his career for the Richmond Strikers Elite team at 10 before becoming a star for his high school and college teams. And last month, he signed a contract with his hometown team, the Richmond Kickers. After months on trial, Kirkland (who starred at Deep Run High School and was an All-American forward...

A man was listed in critical condition after Henrico County firefighters pulled him from a West End home early Thursday. Fire crews were called to the 1700 block of Shewalt Drive just before 3 a.m. Oct. 10. "[They] immediately recognized they needed to go into rescue mode from the reports they're getting from the neighbor that a person lived in the house and they suspected them still ins...

SEPT. 12 New Hunan Gourmet, 3107 Mechanicsville Turnpike – The following violations were reported during a routine inspection: dishes found in kitchen hand sink; raw chicken stored over seafood and raw shrimp stored over produce in walk-in cooler; bulk bins of sugar, flour and rice and containers of powdery white substances on hot line are unlabeled; front door to the restaurant was left wide open...

A man is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a shooting near the 370 block of North Laburnum Avenue, Crime Insider sources tell Jon Burkett. Henrico Police have confirmed the shooting took place shortly after 8 p.m. Tuesday. Click here to continue reading on WTVR.com, a Henrico Citizen partner organization. Article Link Support the show

Researchers and advocates discussed zoning ordinances and education equity in the Richmond area at an event at the University of Richmond Oct. 3. The event, titled “Reading Between the Lines: Zoning, Housing, and Education in the Richmond Region,” was hosted by UR in collaboration with Partnership for Housing Affordability, HousingForward Virginia, The Commonwealth Institute, Virginia Commonwealth...

The University of Richmond has launched a new initiative, the Humanities Center, to support and promote research and scholarship in the humanities across the university. The center will highlight the importance of humanities disciplines and offer opportunities for students and faculty to engage in collaborative work. "The humanities at UR are not defined as a set of majors, minors, or departm...

3823 Creighton Road, Fairfield District - 1,000, 1,415 SF (built in 1940), from Bruce S. Foster to Buying Virginia LLC. 1511 Regency Woods Road, Unit 102, Tuckahoe District - 5,000, 1,201 SF (built in 1980), from George C. Hsu Trustee to Morgan Stubbs. 2600 Hungary Road, Brookland District - 5,000, 922 SF (built in 1956), from Anthony Lynn Padgett to Cone Investments LLC. 305 Rollingview Drive, Va...

For more than 30 years, Dennis Bickmeier has had a front-row seat to what he calls the “business of sports.” From his 11-year tenure as president of Richmond Raceway to his current role as director of the Henrico Sports & Entertainment Authority, which he’s held since its creation more than two years ago, Bickmeier not only has gotten to witness some monumental sports moments up close, but he...

In an effort to bolster tourism and support local businesses, Richmond Region Tourism has announced two new grant programs. The Special Event Grant program and the Hotel Workforce Intern Grant program, both funded by the Tourism Improvement District, aim to attract visitors to the region and support the hospitality industry. The Special Event Grant program offers up to ,000 to organizers of new sp...

Veterans and their families can get free assistance with their benefits claims at an information seminar hosted by the Disabled American Veterans on Tuesday, Oct. 15. The seminar will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Military Retirees Club, located at 2220 Chamberlayne Avenue in Richmond. The seminar will be staffed by DAV national service officers who can provide professional support to ve...

The Henrico Extension Bug Bizarre will return to Deep Run Recreation Center Saturday, Oct. 12, offering a unique and educational experience for people of all ages. The free event will take place from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the center, located at 9900 Ridgefield Parkway. The Bug Bizarre will provide a closer look into the world of insects. Attendees can get up close and personal with live insects, inc...

The Kiwanis Club of Richmond and Tuckahoe Kiwanis Club are joining forces to host the annual Kiwanis Cup Golf Tournament on Monday, Oct. 28, at Hermitage Country Club, 1248 Hermitage Road in Manakin-Sabot. The event will raise funds for two local children's charities, ChildSavers and Henrico CASA. The tournament will begin with registration at 11 a.m., followed by a shotgun start at 12:30 p.m...

ZoeRVA Health recently celebrated the grand opening of its newest practice, Zoe Primary Care, at 4191 Innslake Drive, Suite 212 in Glen Allen. Zoe Primary Care offers medical services to individuals and families of all ages, with services that include wellness and sick visits, point-of-care testing, immunizations, chronic condition management, physicals, and women’s health offerings, among others....

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin Oct. 7 issued Executive Order 38, which directs the Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security to establish an Office of First Responder Wellness at the Department of Criminal Justice Services. The initiative aims to address the mental and physical health challenges faced by first responders in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Citing the recent devastation caused by...

Henrico Police are investigating a death as a homicide after officers found a man's body the morning of Oct. 6 in the 700 block of Queens Crosse Court at the Kings Crossing apartment complex, off Patterson Avenue near Gaskins Road. Police responded to the scene at 10:02 a.m. after receiving a report of a suspicious death. When they arrived, they found the body of a 20-year-old man, later iden...

At a work session Oct. 10, Henrico School Board members will vote on the schematic design for the rebuild of Quioccasin Middle School, which is scheduled to be completed in the winter of 2027. The design for the million project, funded by the county's 2022 bond referendum, proposes a new three-story building just north of the existing track field. The current building would be demolished to a...

Henrico CASA needs your help to stand up for kids who have experienced abuse or neglect. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocates and CASA volunteers are paired with children to review their circumstances and advocate for them in court so a judge can ultimately make the best possible decision about the child's situation. Henrico CASA leaders said they are in dire need of volunteers,...

Henrico County received some unexpected international attention Sunday night as the result of a post on X by the social media platform’s owner, Elon Musk, who has more than 200 million followers. Musk reposted a tweet from last November made by user George Behizy that cited claims from “election integrity leaders in Virginia” who alleged that they had discovered that “many local precincts in Henri...

A double shooting in Henrico County Friday night has turned into a homicide investigation after one of the victims died. The incident occurred in 3600 block of Mechanicsville Turnpike at about 8:30 p.m. Police arrived to find two men suffering from life-threatening gunshot wounds. Forty-four year-old Darnell Lee Porter, of Henrico, has died from his injuries, while the second victim remains in cri...

Fourteen of Henrico County's public schools were marked as “accredited with conditions” by the Virginia Department of Education’s accreditation system this year, including five that were labeled "fully accredited" last year. VDOE data released Sept. 30 designated 14% of schools statewide as accredited with conditions, compared to 21% of schools in Henrico. Virginia’s school accredit...

Kitchen Classroom, a culinary education center providing hands-on cooking classes, has acquired Henrico-based RVA Food Safety LLC, a provider of in-person ServeSafe Manager classes and testing. The acquisition will expand Kitchen Classroom’s services to offer food safety training and certification to food service professionals in the Richmond area, company officials said in a statement. RVA Food S...