RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday announced a proposal to spend $25 million to transform historical sites in Virginia, including the Richmond spot where a soaring statue...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A TV was stolen during a break-in at the campaign headquarters of Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney, according to a campaign official.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The mayor of Virginia's capital city agreed to pay $1.8 million to a firm linked to a political donor to take down Richmond’s Confederate statues last month, according to...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond police have assigned a security detail to the mayor of the Virginia capital.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the decision revives a controversial...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The interim police chief in Richmond, Virginia, has resigned after 11 days on the job, and a new chief has been named to fill his role.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney has asked a state prosecutor to investigate an incident Saturday when a police SUV drove into a group of protesters who were blocking the vehicle's...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney had a good excuse for being late to a news conference for presidential hopeful Joe Biden: they were stuck...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A major redevelopment initiative that would have replaced a shuttered arena in Virginia's capital city with a new venue as well as high rises, housing, commercial and retail...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney says he will forgive $3.3 million in utility fees the city has been trying to collect from Richmond Public Schools for years.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A city council in Virginia unanimously passed an ordinance Monday night to fine people caught using hand-held devices while driving.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A task force has been created to come up with ways to help mitigate and prevent evictions in Richmond, Virginia.

The group will include affordable housing and social...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond city officials are set to hold the first in a series of town halls to discuss a major downtown redevelopment initiative.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia's capital city will recognize Indigenous Peoples' Day on Monday, joining a shift away from a day traditionally reserved for honoring Christopher...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney on Monday unveiled a $1.5 billion redevelopment deal for part of the city's downtown that includes plans for a new arena that would be the largest...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia mayor is resigning in protest from a historic Jamestown committee because of the group's reported plans to host President Donald Trump at the 400th anniversary...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond has picked a local to be its new police chief.

The Richmond Times Dispatch reports that Mayor Levar Stoney said Wednesday that William Smith will take the top...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond's mayor called Monday for a ban on guns in city-owned buildings, parks and community facilities, after a 9-year-old girl was fatally shot last month in a city...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond's first officially sanctioned scooter company has launched, deploying about 500 scooters the city.

Mayor Levar Stoney helped Bolt Mobility celebrate its launch...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Police are asking for the public's help as they search for suspects in the weekend shooting death of a 9-year-old girl in a Richmond park.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Reflecting national concerns over "food deserts," federal and state lawmakers on Monday called for legislation to help people in low-income neighborhoods get better access to...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Mayor Levar Stoney plans to host a series of town hall meetings to discuss his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2020.

Stoney presented his budget to the Richmond City...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney and former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu will discuss racism, the history and symbolism of Confederate monuments and other important issues...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney is proposing increases on property taxes and cigarettes to help pay for increased school funding.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Mayor Levar Stoney has announced appointments to a new commission that will advise him on issues of historical and cultural significance in Richmond.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney has been appointed by the U.S. Conference of Mayors to develop a strategic agenda as the new chairman of the group's Children, Health and Human Services Standing Committee.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A series of community meetings will be held in Richmond to gather input from residents during the search for a new police chief.

In addition to the public forums, an online survey will be available for residents to complete during a national search to find a replacement for retired police Chief Alfred Durham.

The meetings will be held throughout the city, in each of its four police precinct communities.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney has appointed a temporary police chief to lead the department when Chief Alfred Durham retires.

The police department announced Thursday that Stoney has named William C. Smith as interim chief.

The 50-year-old started with the Richmond Police Department in 1995 and has been serving as acting chief. He will become interim chief when Durham retires on Dec. 31.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney says he will continue to accept campaign contributions from Dominion Energy, a stance that puts him at odds with other prominent Democrats.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Officials have held ground-breaking ceremonies for three new schools in Richmond.

Mayor Levar Stoney, schools Superintendent Jason Kamras and other city officials broke ground Wednesday on two new elementary schools and one new middle school.

Stoney said the schools' designs were chosen by Richmond parents, students, teachers and other city residents after a public process of community engagement and neighborhood meetings.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The City of Richmond has received the highest score in the state for its initiatives to support LGBTQ communities.

Mayor Levar Stoney said that out of 11 municipalities rated by the Human Rights Commission in 2018, Richmond received the highest Municipal Equality Index score with a 94.

The Human Rights Campaign ranks cities across the country every year. The Municipal Equality Index scores cities from 0 to 100. In 2017, Richmond received a 42 on the MEI scorecard.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Richmond's mayor wants to create a commission to memorialize the city's history.

Mayor Levar Stoney has announced plans to submit legislation to the City Council to establish the Richmond History and Culture Commission.

Stoney said he wants the commission to evaluate and advance the city's significant historical sites and landscapes.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Meals in Virginia's capital city just got a little more expensive.

The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that an increase in the city's meals tax from 6 percent to 7.5 percent goes into effect on Sunday.

For a $10 meal, that'll mean the total cost going from $11.13 to $11.28.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The commission studying what to do with Richmond, Virginia's most prominent Confederate monuments has been given another month to complete its report.

The commission convened last year by Mayor Levar Stoney had been expected to submit its recommendations for Monument Avenue by Thursday. But a post on its website Tuesday said the deadline had been pushed back to July 2.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A commission studying what to do with Richmond's Confederate monuments has scheduled two public meetings to get additional community input.

The meetings will be held Thursday and Saturday, May 19. A press release from Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney's office says the meetings will provide a chance to review input solicited so far and take additional comments.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — City officials in Richmond have agreed to rebate the costs incurred by restaurant owners for collecting the city's meals tax.

On Monday, the City Council supported a $700,000 budget amendment to cover the costs acquired by restaurants to collect the city's 7.5 percent meals tax. The council approved a 1.5 percent increase to the tax in February as part of Mayor Levar Stoney's proposal to help fund school construction.

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Residents of a predominantly African-American neighborhood have called on a city commission to recommend removing the Confederate statues along Monument Avenue.

"You can rest assured, these statues are coming down," said Phil Wilayto of the Virginia Defenders of Freedom, Justice & Equality, a social justice organization.