PETER BACQUÉ
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Virginia civil engineer group says infrastructure fixes could cost $40 billion
A Virginia civil engineer group gives the state's infrastructure an overall grade of C- minus, marginally up from the D-plus the engineers graded it five years ago. → Read More
Karen Coltrane is leaving the Children's Museum of Richmond
Since the entrepreneurial Coltrane became its president and CEO in 2007, CMoR has established three branch locations and more than doubled its visitors. → Read More
Darcy Oman announces plans to retire from The Community Foundation
Darcy Oman, who built The Community Foundation Serving Richmond & Central Virginia into a nearly billion-dollar philanthropic organization during her nearly three-decade tenure, announced this afternoon that she will retire by late next year as the group's top executive. → Read More
Pumpkin-tossing trebuchet makes for fall fun in Henrico
Hundreds of families -- with kids in little princess costumes and boys buffed up like Spiderman -- flocked under cool blue skies to the fall event in Henrico to bowl pumpkins, wander in a hay maze and eat festival delicacies. → Read More
Man charged in Henrico with discharging a firearm in public
Henrico County police charged a man with discharging a firearm in public after a group of juveniles crossed his yard Saturday evening. → Read More
UMFS plans redevelopment of its Broad Street campus
UMFS, a nonprofit family services organization, is planning as much as a $46-million redevelopment of its 33-acre location on Richmond’s West Broad Street. → Read More
Chicago air control outage affecting Richmond flights
Nearly half of Richmond's Chicago flights have already cancelled today, according to Troy Bell with Richmond International Airport. → Read More
Dominion Virginia Power starting test borings for offshore wind energy project
A ship will collect data 300 feet to 3,300 feet from the shoreline for the design of an underground electric distribution line → Read More
Guns allowed on planes, if packed properly
You can bring a weapon when you fly on an airliner. → Read More
Summer youth sports events to bring nearly 50,000 visitors to Richmond region
Eight major youth sporting events should bring 47,900 visitors to the Richmond metro area this summer. → Read More
Natural gas pipeline through 5 Virginia counties is considered
RICHMOND — Dominion Resources Inc. is considering building an approximately 450-mile-long natural gas transmission pipeline from West Virginia through Virginia to southern North Carolina that would go into service by the end of 2018. → Read More
Virginia’s legal community faces large demand for pro bono services
While Virginia’s legal community is working to expand its efforts to help the poor, it’s got a long way to go to meet that goal, officials said at the Chief Justice’s Pro Bono Summit Wednesday. → Read More
Tour operator to provide air service to Bahamas and Mexico from RIC
Tour operator Vacation Express will provide vacation-package air service to resorts in the Bahamas and Mexico non-stop from Richmond International Airport during this spring and summer travel season. → Read More
Airline, rail cancellations slow Va. travel
Three-quarters of Richmond International's airline flights today are cancelled and Amtrak has suspended most of its rail service in the state. → Read More