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This Richmond area pOpshelf is closing

pOpshelf, located at 7101 Forest Hill Ave., in the Shops at Stratford Hills, is closing. A spokesperson confirmed the store will close in the coming weeks. The store concept is owned by Dollar General and focuses on home decor, seasonal items, party goods, and other affordable, mostly non-consumable products. Earlier this month, Dollar General announced plans to close 96 of its Dollar General stores and 45 pOpshelf locations during the first quarter of fiscal 2025, as reported by WCNC. There are plans to transform six pOpshelf stores into Dollar General...

Heavy winds take down multiple trees in Caroline County

CAROLINE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Heavy winds from Monday night’s severe thunderstorms have taken down multiple trees in Caroline County. The National Weather Service (NWS) provides local storm reports on damage from severe weather. At 8:48 p.m. on Monday, one such local report was issued for Caroline. The report states that, per 911 callers, there are multiple trees down at the intersection of Lauraville and Newtown roads in Caroline as of 8:15 p.m. on Monday. As of the time of reporting, Caroline County is under a severe thunderstorm warning until...

Police Investigate as Woman Arrives Home to Find Critically Injured Stranger 'Crying' on Her Couch: Reports

Police are investigating after a woman in Virginia arrived home to find an injured man, who was later pronounced dead, inside her property, authorities have said. On Thursday, March 27 at 9:50 p.m. local time, dispatchers from the Fauquier County Emergency Communications Center received a call from a homeowner in the 13000 block of John Marshall Highway reporting that she "arrived at her residence and discovered an injured man inside her home," per a Fauquier County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) news release shared on Facebook . The post confirmed the Criminal...

With Greyhound station vacated, redevelopment on Arthur Ashe can begin

Greyhound Lines Inc. has vacated its bus station on Arthur Ashe Boulevard, clearing the way for the property’s new owner to redevelop the site. Greyhound left the station at 2910 N. Arthur Ashe Blvd. earlier this month, a spokesperson for the company confirmed. The property’s new owner, a Connecticut-based real estate firm called Twenty Lake Holdings, plans to build a mixed-use complex with almost 400 apartments and retail space on a site across the road from The Diamond. Twenty Lake has requested a permit for complete demolition of the property,...

Near miss at DCA between Delta flight and Air Force jet from Langley

CNN reported that an Air Force T-38 jet flew within 500 feet of a Delta Air Lines Airbus A319 taking off at Ronald Reagan National Airport in D.C. Example video title will go here for this video Next up in 5 Example video title will go here for this video Next up in 5 To stream 13News Now on your phone, you need the 13News Now app. WASHINGTON D.C., DC — CNN reports that an Air Force jet that took off from Langley Air Force Base and a Delta flight...

Spirit Airlines to start Richmond-Detroit service

The budget airline’s move follows its announcement earlier this month that it will start nonstop flights to New York’s LaGuardia airport. Spirit will fly three times a week to and from Detroit, on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, beginning June 12. When Spirit starts service to New York in May, it will join Delta Airlines in offering nonstops to Detroit. Spirit will be the third airline flying a nonstop Richmond-to-LaGuardia service. American Airlines and Delta Air Lines also fly the route. Spirit has existing service to Florida, with flights to Fort...

Avula's first budget calls for utility rate increase, projects higher real estate assessments

The nine councilmembers will now review the proposed budget and work with Avula to ensure it reflects the needs of their constituents. Public hearings on funding decisions will be held in April, with a financial plan slated to be finalized in May. RPS funding up but short of request That would be a record investment, and a 64% increase from school funding less than a decade ago. But it would still fall $20 million short of the figure RPS officials said they need from the city to keep up with...

Henrico looks for new developers of GreenCity site

The county is inviting developers to express their interest in the project, with a vision that includes an arena-anchored development. Officials plan to issue the formal solicitation, called a “request for interest” in late April. Parties will have 45 days to respond with their submissions. Henrico announced two weeks ago that it would be reclaiming the property from former developer Green City Development Corp. after it defaulted on a final $5 million payment to take over the land. The missed payment and consequential reclamation put an end to the $2.3...