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A glass door was shattered at Richmond's KCRT Television in Civic Center Plaza Sunday morning, leaving broken glass on the ground and doors unable to be secured. The vandalism was reported by a passerby at 11:56 am Sunday morning. Police responded, cleared the building, and then called
Crime in the City
A man shot to death in the Fairmede neighborhood Wednesday morning is Richmond’s first homicide of 2023. The city’s gunshot detection system alerted police to 17 rounds fired in the 2400 block of Aberdeen Way, quickly followed by another activation of 12 more shots around 11:24 a.
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Police detained a driver involved in a crash following a short foot chase late Friday afternoon in the north and east neighborhood. Police set up a perimeter following reports of the driver fleeing the scene and eventually caught up with him in the 600 block of 26th street. An Ambulance
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An early morning crash on I-80 near the Dam Road left one victim dead and others injured, according to firefighters who responded to the scene. Just before 5 am, firefighters from E66 and Con Fire E70/T70 responded to the area of I-80 and San Pablo Dam Road for a
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Richmond firefighters responded to a call for a recreational vehicle on fire and arrived to find the vehicle engulfed in flames just around 9 p.m. last night near civic center. The fire, which broke out in an RV parked in front of Motel 6 on Preble Avenue, was quickly
Crime in the City
Three people were sent to the hospital after two groups reportedly exchanged gunfire at the Crescent Park Apartments complex causing a car to smash into an apartment building Friday night.
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Richmond Public Library invites you to its 2023 Black History Month program honoring the city's early Black recreation and sports leaders and their contributions to the community. The program will honor local recreation and sports legends Charlie Reid, Eural McKelvy, and C.A. Robertson, who were instrumental in
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The Richmond Green-Blue New Deal Community Input Survey is live and ready to receive your comments and suggestions. Providing your input and feedback will help to shape the goals, direction, and priorities of the Richmond Green-Blue New Deal Workforce Development Plan. The Richmond City Council adopted Resolution 88-21 in July
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Saturday night was a wild one in several parts of Richmond, with police responding to a high number of calls, including gunfire near 23rd Street. Neighbors in the area of 26th and Gaynor say they heard gunshots sometime after 11:30 p.m. Police responded to a Shotspotter activation just
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Silence was shattered early Sunday morning as police worked to disburse participants of a large sideshow that took place in the middle of Carlson Boulevard waking residents and causing a loud disturbance. Richmond police were dispatched at 12:37 a.m. to Carlson Boulevard and Bayview Avenue for reports of
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Contra Costa Animal Services is offering free adoptions at the Martinez shelter during the month of February with the hopes of finding homes for the many pets they currently have available. According to animal services, the shelter is full due to a high average daily intake of about 20 pets
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Annie's Annuals and Perennials Nursery is offering an event aimed at those interested in learning more about creating low-water, high-biodiversity gardens. The event, which will be held at Annies Annuals Nursery on Saturday, February 11th, is part of their yearly series of "talks" providing useful information