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Crime in the City   -   Jun 27, 2024 Updated: Nebraska police arrest suspect in connection with Sunday’s Bella Vista apartment homicide
Nebraska Walmart.

Updated at 5 p.m. June 27, 2024 Police in Nebraska have located and arrested a Richmond man suspected of killing 26-year-old Elizander Navarez-Fernandez of Richmond and shooting another person at the Bella Vista apartment complex Sunday night. According to Richmond Police Public Information Officer Lt. Donald Patchin, officers responded

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Jun 26, 2024 Richmond City Council moves to regulate sidewalk vending, create food hub
Richmond City Council moves to regulate sidewalk vending, create food hub

The Richmond City Council unanimously agreed to move forward with an ordinance to regulate sidewalk vendors and establish a food hub at a yet to be decided downtown location at Tuesday night’s council meeting. City staff have received increasing complaints regarding vendors not having proper health permits and blocking

by Soren Hemmila
Burrito Trail   -   Jun 25, 2024 On the Richmond Burrito Trail: Tacos Los Primos on 23rd Street
Tacos Los Primos

We are back on 23rd Street looking for a dear, dear burrito of ours. We ended up at Tacos Los Primos for a Traditional Super Carnitas Burrito. Los Primos operates out of a small army green food trailer set up in a 23rd Street parking lot between Barrett and Roosevelt

by Soren Hemmila
Crime in the City   -   Jun 24, 2024 One dead in double shooting at Bella Vista apartments overnight
One dead in double shooting at Bella Vista apartments overnight

A shooting late Sunday night at the Bella Vista apartment complex has left one person dead and another in critical condition, according to police. Richmond officers responded to reports of shots fired in the 3400 block of Richmond Parkway, according to Lynnelle Sanchez, Public Information Officer for the Richmond Police

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Jun 23, 2024 On the agenda: Richmond to consider new sidewalk vendor ordinance
On the agenda: Richmond to consider new sidewalk vendor ordinance

The Richmond City Council will consider a new ordinance to regulate sidewalk vending over health concerns brought on by an influx of vendors at the Tuesday meeting. The proposal will establish a permit system and create a vendor plaza program to ensure compliance with state law. Residents and the 23rd

by Soren Hemmila
Crime in the City   -   Jun 21, 2024 Victims of Richmond shooting identified
Victims of Richmond shooting identified

The Contra Costa County Coroner has identified two people who were killed in a shooting this week as Richmond residents Maciyah Brown, 21, and Alvaro Garciapar, 30. Brown and Par are two of three people killed in shootings on Pennsylvania Avenue and Kelsey Street on Tuesday afternoon and early Wednesday

by Soren Hemmila
News   -   Jun 18, 2024 Update: Three dead in two Richmond shootings
Update: Three dead in two Richmond shootings

Updated at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2024 Richmond Police are investigating multiple homicides this morning after two people were shot to death Tuesday afternoon and one early Wednesday morning. On Tuesday, two people were killed and two more injured in a shooting on Pennsylvania Avenue. Richmond Police

by Soren Hemmila
Burrito Trail   -   Jun 18, 2024 On the Richmond Burrito Trail: Tacos El Chino
On the Richmond Burrito Trail: Tacos El Chino

After tackling half a dozen burritos, the Richmond Burrito Trail has hit 23th Street. Maybe we were just practicing for this moment when we tackled Richmond’s famed taqueria corridor.  There are so many taquerias we had to research and create a plan to approach this food mecca. We read

by Soren Hemmila
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