How Richmond ended up with a $5.8M bill for a decades-old wrongful conviction
City officials have not yet said if they intend to make the payment to Marvin Grimm, whose wrongful incarceration for a 1976 conviction is the longest in Virginia history.
Graham Moomaw
Council OKs new restrictions on vape shops, tougher rules on city residency
The restrictions will prevent new tobacco and hemp retailers from opening in most of the city.
Youngkin blasts Richmond over city’s failure to pay $5.8M to wrongfully convicted man
If the city does not pay Grimm by Aug. 15, the governor said he will withhold state funding from Richmond.
Richmond hires new finance director from Virginia Beach
A Richmond native, Shelton spent 19 years working for the city.
Avula moves ahead with revised version of regional water group
Avula’s original plan called for elected officials to be included in the work group, but that idea appears to have been dropped for the sake of a smaller and potentially more efficient panel.
More than a third of required reports to City Council aren’t being filed, review finds
It's been dubbed a “report on reports.”
How DPU got rid of the convenience fee for online utility bill payments
As of July 1, the city has scrapped the $2.25 extra fee charged for making an online payment.
