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Game over for SportsQuest?
Empty bleachers. An empty field. Just the sign of what’s to come for the beleaguered SportsQuest. “For Chesterfield County, this would’ve been ideal. Prime location here on 288,” said Kenneth Windle....
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SportsQuest sold to Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) – Shaw Industries, Inc. purchased SportsQuest during an auction outside the Chesterfield County courthouse Tuesday, according to CBS 6 reporter Sandra Jones. North...
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RPS budget gap doesn’t stop school construction
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Mayor Dwight Jones and some other city leaders toured the construction sites for two South Richmond schools Wednesday. The project was delayed for several months because the...
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City leaders react to critics after CBS 6 investigation
Editor’s Note: This is part three of CBS 6 News Reporter Sandra Jones’ investigation into possible changes for Richmond’s public housing. Mayor Jones and his staff traveled to the city of Atlanta in...
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Crime sweep targets Northside offenders
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Police from local, state and federal agencies swarmed Richmond’s Northside neighborhood Friday looking for violent offenders. “This is our first time in the Northside and what...
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Owners of Midlothian Antiques Center come foward with details
Tonight lawyers representing the owners of the Midlothian Antiques Center give CBS 6 their side of the story, after the landlord abruptly shut down the venue to vendors and the public, last week. The...
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Man forgives triggerman in brother’s murder
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – The brother of a man who was killed in a convenience store shooting said he was shaking as he headed into court Thursday. “I didn’t even know if I was going to be able to go...
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Former city mayoral contender calls foul and will appeal elections board
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Michael Ryan, Jr. believes that Mayor Dwight Jones has a free pass at the upcoming election. So he plans to put up a fight and challenge the state’s non-appeal process. “It’s...
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Richmond cops fired after alleged Obama, first lady threats
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – On the eve of President Barack Obama’s visit to Central Virginia, city leaders say two Richmond police officers accused of making threats against the president and first lady...
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Audit: Office of Minority Business Development is ineffective, needs overhaul
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – A new audit finds Richmond’s Office of Minority Business Development (OMBD) needs improvement — and essentially has no way to make sure awarded contracts go to minority...
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Wilder refuses to comment on slavery museum’s future
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) - The National Slavery Museum, a project headed by former Virginia governor Doug Wilder, could be in jeopardy once again. This comes after an anonymous donor stepped forward in...
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Police raid Richmond store, remove items
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Police raided a South Richmond convenience store, witnesses told CBS 6 reporter Sandra Jones. Richmond Police, Virginia State Police, the ATF and a Chesterfield forensics unit...
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New elementary school worries some West End parents
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) – Few things fire up parents of school-age children like the school redistricting process. Each time schools redistrict neighborhoods, there is a group of families forced to...
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Nelson pleads guilty to murdering pregnant girlfriend
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) – Gregory Nelson pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend Susana Cisneros. That plea was entered Thursday afternoon in Henrico County Court. In...
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Lawyer says ‘modern-day slavery’ is happening in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – In the heart of Richmond’s Southside, you’ll find a community saturated with Latino businesses. It bustles with community businesses that fulfill the needs of a growing...
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Battle continues over western Henrico school boundaries
HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) – It’s a battle over school boundary lines in western Henrico. A growing population was faced with two redistricting plans already on the table. But parents living in...
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Man pleads guilty to beating and robbing local teacher
POWHATAN COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) – A man pleaded guilty to five counts that included breaking and entering, malicious wounding and arson–all part of a violent attack and robbery that left a Powhatan County...
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Jail contractor slaps city with multi-million dollar lawsuit
RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) — As the city’s new justice center transforms into a state-of-the-art facility, questions are being raised over the way city leaders handled the process to build the jail. That’s...
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Charles City fire kills 84-year-old man
CHARLES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) — Fire officials are investigating a fatal fire in Charles City. The blaze broke out in the 4000 block of Old Union Road around 10:45 a.m. Saturday. A neighbor reported...
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Body of 84-year-old man found in house fire
CHARLES CITY COUNTY, Va. (WTVR) – A man was killed when fire ripped through his one-story home in Charles City County early Saturday morning. A neighbor called 911 when she saw smoke coming up from...
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